World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph Eldon Newsom
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Donie, Texas
Honored By
Christine Newsom Russell
Relationship
Daughter
CHIEF ELECTRICIAN MATE UPON RETIREMENT. SERVED FROM AUGUST, 1942 TO AUGUST, 1964 ABOARD USS DENEBOLA AD-12, USS CHANTICLEER ASR-7 AND USS PETREL ASR-14 SUBMARINES DURING WW2. AWARDED GOOD CONDUCT, AMERICAN THEATER, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN AND NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDALS, AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON.