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NEWTON, Claude Alvin - Date of
birth
4 August 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri -
Hometown
Ray County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37138032 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
46th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 20 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Hugh E. Newton (father)
Flora J. (Bramen) Newton (mother)
Harold L. Newton (brother)
Paul Newton (brother)
Mildred Newton (sister)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Henk Dideriks