Letters, 1830-1990 (bulk 1943-1944).

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Letters, 1830-1990 (bulk 1943-1944).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191918255

This collection contains the World War II letters of United States Army Lieutenant Kenneth G. Maddox to his family. Also present are genealogical materials relating to the Maddox and Edmondson families.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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Maddox, Kenneth G., 1919-1944.

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Kenneth G. Maddox was born in Louisville, Kentucky on May 6, 1919. He enlisted in the army in 1941, joining the 138th Field Artillery of the 38th Division. He attended officer training school and graduated as a second lieutenant. He was later assigned to the 28th Division, known as the "Keystone Division," and was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. Maddox was posted to England. Following the Normandy invasion, his unit went to the front lines in France (1944). The divis...