World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George R. Newton
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Salt Lake City, Utah
Honored By
George R. Newton
STATIONED AT THE AMERICAN EMBASSY AS GUARD, PEKING, CHINA. CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE TROOPS UPON THE OUTBREAK OF WWII. A PRISONER OF WAR FOR THE ENTIRE WAR. RELEASED AT WAR'S END. CONTINUED WITH A CAREER IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS.