GREEN BERETS Newby, Robert Francis

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Newby ​

• FORENAME

Robert Francis​

• UNIT

10 SF Group ​

• RANK

Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

• DATE OF DEATH

17th October 1978 ​

• AGE

20​

• GRAVESITE

Gardens of Faith Cemetery,Rosedale,Baltimore County,Maryland​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Baltimore,Maryland (1600 block East Northern Parkland)​

born 30.10.1957 Baltimore,Maryland​

son of Rita Ann (nee Maier) Newby​

attended St Matthew's Elementary School​

graduated Archbishop Curley High School 1975​

enlisted Maryland National Guard 1974​

re-enlisted Regular Army​

10 SF Group​

Sergeant January 1977​

killed when parachute failed to open during night HALO exercise near Fort Drum,New York​

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note​

described as Sergeant John Newby in certain books (error)​

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