AIR COMMANDO 2 Newton, William John

John Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Newton
  • FORENAME
William John
  • UNIT
606 Air Commando Squadron (634 Combat Support Group)
  • RANK
Lieutenant Colonel
  • NUMBER
00040270
  • DATE OF DEATH
23rd October 1966
  • AGE
44
  • GRAVESITE
Pacific View Memorial Park,Corona Del Mar,Orange County,California
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Los Angeles,California
born 8.4.1922 California
graduated Eagle Rock High School
flight instructor in WW2
B-26 pilot in Korean War
awards D.F.C.,Air Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
pilot
T-28D (49-1582)
killed in air crash (non hostile) near Nakhon Phanom,Thailand
Captain Samuel James Baker also killed in crash
Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 11E Line 101
 

DATE OF DEATH:

23-Oct-1966
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