World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Roder Newman
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Charles Roder Newman
AT AGE 16 IN 1943, I QUIT SCHOOL AND JOINED THE MERCHANT MARINES. SERVED UNTIL THE WAR ENDED AND RETURNED HOME IN THE EARLY FALL 1945. I SAILED ON 3 DIFFERENT SHIPS, SERVED IN 4 BATTLE AREAS.