Russell L. Maxwell was an officer in the U.S. Army. Shortly before United States entry into World War II, Maxwell was sent to North Africa as head of the US Military North African Mission. He was the Lend Lease coordinator in the area. Maxwell became the Commanding General US Army Forces in the Middle East (USAFIME) which consisted largely of Army Air Forces units. By February 1941, Colonel Maxwell was the Administrator of Export Control. On 4 November 1942, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews replaced Maxwell as commander of USAFIME.
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