Axtell was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, on 29 November 1920 and graduated from high school there in 1938.
He attended the University of Alabama before enlisting in the Marine Corps in July 1940 as a Marine Aviation cadet.
He held a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Master of Arts degree (comptroller) from George Washington University.
Axtell was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, on 29 November 1920 and graduated from high school there in 1938. He attended the University of Alabama before enlisting in the Marine Corps in July 1940 as a Marine Aviation cadet. He held a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Master of Arts degree (comptroller) from George Washington University.
George C. Axtell