About
World War II (1939-1945)
Robert Clarendon Maxon was born in Berlin, New York, on March 9, 1909. He was living in Schenectady, New York, in 1915; between 1920 and 1930, he returned to Berlin, New York, before moving back to Schenectady, New York, in 1931. He graduated from Union College, and after graduation he went on to Columbia University and graduated with a medical degree.
On August 13, 1942, Robert enlisted in the United States Navy. He was a flight surgeon with the rank of first lieutenant. He was sent to a San Diego, California, naval hospital. He died suddenly on April 28, 1944, just before being deployed overseas. He is buried in the Center Berlin Baptist Cemetery in Berlin, New York.
*Robert has a ballpark named after him, and his office on Nott Street in Schenectady, New York, is still standing.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry