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NEWMAN, Thomas Kenneth - Date of
birth
26 August 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33175835 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
723rd Bombardment Squadron,
450th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1944 - Place of
death
Grunau, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 54 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Newman (father)
Hannah A. (Hazzard) Newman (mother)
George Newman (brother)
Weber C. Newman (brother)
Laura V. Newman (sister)
Clinora Newman (sister)
Molly Newman (sister)
James J. Newman (brother)
Gladys Newman (sister)
Betty J. (Remick) Newman (wife)
Frank C. Newman (son)
Raymond T. Newman (son)
Joseph J. Newman (son)
Gary L. Newman (son)
Thomas K. Newman Jr. (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-29213 -
Data
Nickname: Round Trip Rosie
Type: B-24H
Destination: Steyr, Austria
Mission: Combat
MACR: 3366
More information
On February 1944 a formation was on a mission to bomb installations at Steyr, Austria. Lt Samsa, who was piloting ship 41-29213 fell out of the element and went down out of control. Other crews observed two chutes leave the ship. The time was approximately 1210 hours. The altitude about 21,000 feet. Lt Samsa and Top turret Gunner B. Breneman bailed out and spent the rest of the war in several POW camps.The body of S/Sgt Thomas K. Newman was found on 13 May 1944 by field police mountain post Gruenau on the Gruenauerberg.
The rest of the crew were buried on 16 May 1944 on the southern slope of Gruenauerberg, 150 meters northeast of the so called Trauenbichler-Holzknechthuette.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / 1920/1930 Census / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.wwiimemorial.com, Peter Schouteten