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Personal info

Full name
NEWTON, William John
Date of birth
7 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Monessen, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36972278
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
Near Albestroff, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 22 37

Immediate family

Members
William C. Newton (father)
Alta B. (Foss) Newton (mother)
Dorothy E. (Dittman) Newton (wife)
William J. Newton (son)
Dorothy E. Newton (daughter)

More information

Pvt William J. Newton was employed at the Dodge Main Plant.

He enlisted in April 1944 and was overseas for only six weeks when he was killed.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Newton Family Tree / 1950 Census, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The Detroit News - 28 December 1944