World War II Honoree

James M. Newton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Charleston, South Carolina

Honored By

Donna Newton

Relationship

Wife

SERVED WITH U.S. NAVY AMPHIBIOUS FORCES IN THE PACIFIC THEATER, ABOARD THE USS LCS(L)18. FROM SEPTEMBER 1944 TO MAY 1946. ONE OF 21 PLANK OWNERS OF THE SHIP. MOST HOSTILE ACTION WAS AT IWO JIMA, OKINAWA AREAS AS FRONT LINE DEFENSES IN BOTH INVASIONS. AT OKINAWA AFTER INITIAL INVASION, THE SHIP SERVED ON THE RADAR PICKET LINES NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF OKINAWA. AFTER V-J DAY, SERVED IN MANY POST-WAR ACTIVITIES IN THE JAPAN AREA.