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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Blackwell Newhall

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

John H. Newhall

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

1923, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY GRADUATE. ENLISTED IN APRIL. 1942, COMMANDING OFFICER NAVY TRAINING CENTER (RADIO) BEDFORD, PENNSYLVANIA. ASSIGNED TO BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL, WASHINGTON, D.C., 1943. SERVED IN PACIFIC THEATER, BASE COMMANDER. MONTHS LATER SERVED ABOARD THE USS CHILTON APA-38, WAS STRUCK BY KAMIKAZE OFF OKINAWA. WON ACCOMMODATION MEDAL.