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Personal info

Full name
NEWARK, Harold C
Date of birth
7 April 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
Hometown
Mekinock, Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Military service

Service number
37544940
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 October 1944
Place of death
Ravelsberg, South of Würselen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 4 65

Immediate family

Members
Frank J. Newark (father)
Bernice M. (Gracie) Newark (mother)
Sylvester A. Newark (brother)
Joseph A. Newark (brother)
Dorothy Newark (sister)

More information

Sgt Harold C. Newark's mother was born in Germany. The grandfather from his father's side emigrated from Poland.

Sgt Harold C. Newark was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle Block T, Row 4, Grave 69.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / various Family Trees / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - O'Donnell Family Tree