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NEWSOM, Walter William - Date of
birth
13 November 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado -
Hometown
Lodi, San Joaquin County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39390583 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
358th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
3 February 1944 - Place of
death
40 miles off Terschelling, North Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter Newsom (father)
Kitty F. Newsom (mother)
Virginia Newsom (sister)
Forest Newsom (brother)
Azile C. (Tockey) Newsom (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-37927 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Wilhelmshaven
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 2238
More information
2nd Lt Walter W. Newsom was a meatcutter.He enlisted in Sacramento, California on 24 June 1942.
The airplane was probably hit by flak and was last seen after leaving the target and peeling off from the formation as to penetrate the overcast. It rolled over on its back and headed straight down. It crashed into the North Sea with the loss of the entire crew of ten and no bodies were recovered.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census, Social Security Record, 303 Bomb Group, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, 303 Bomb Group, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 43-I, Bruce Field, Ballinger, Texas.