MERRILL'S MARAUDERS Newman, Robert Carter

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Newman ​

• FORENAME

Robert Carter​

• UNIT

3 Bn (HQ Company)​

• RANK

First Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

0-1285984​

• AWARD

Silver Star ,Bronze Star,Purple Heart​

• PLACE

Burma 1944 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 11.11.1916 Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
son of John Wesley and Florence Cecil (nee Bowlier) Newman (married 15.9.1915)​

Infantry​

WIA 1.8.1944 near Myitkyina,Burma
475 Infantry Regiment 1944-45
achieved rank of Captain
awarded Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster
married Genevieve (1920-2002)
died 18.8.1992
St Joseph Cemetery,Bristol,Hartford County,Connecticut​

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