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Personal info

Full name
NEWMAN, Louis George
Date of birth
16 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33593359
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
22 October 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 1 3

Immediate family

Members
Samuel Newman (father)
Julia J. (Venus) Newman (mother)
Samuel J. Newman (brother)
Albert Newman (brother)
Philip J. Newman (brother)

More information

Pfc Louis G. Newman enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 17 March 1943.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com