World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Edward Newby
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Medford, Massachusetts
Honored By
Deborah Newby Morrison & Kristina Newby Fries
Relationship
Daughters
DRAFTED JUNE 1943, ASSIGNED TO THE 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION, ITALIAN CAMPAIGN, NOVEMBER 1943. BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION 2ND LIEUTENANT NOVEMBER 1944 AT 19 YEARS, 5 MONTHS. INFANTRY PLATOON COMMANDER NOVEMBER 1944 TO MAY 1945. OCCUPATION DUTY MAY 1945-1946. DISCHARGED AS A 1ST LIEUTENANT 1946. RECIPIENT OF THE SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL.