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NEWTON, Eugene Lee - Date of
birth
6 June 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
White Hall, Greene County, Illinois -
Hometown
Greene County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36441261 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
702nd Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1944 - Place of
death
Nwest of Munich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 26 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry L. Newton (father)
Clara L. Newton (mother)
Clarence Whitworth (stepfather)
Mardell Newton (sister)
Racheal Newton (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-110048 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destinaton: Ober Faffenhafen, Germany
MACR: 3832
More information
Eugene L. Newton attended three years of high school before he enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 2 January 1943.Ship number 42-110048 was hit in the bomb bay by flak over the target and split down the middle. No chutes were seen.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Enlistment Record / 1930/1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Daily Illinois State Journal - 3 October 1943