World War II Honoree

William S. Newman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Portales, New Mexico

Honored By

Alta Geneva Newman

Relationship

Wife

CORPORAL. JOINED THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1942. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC. WHILE THERE, HE AND HIS OUTFIT DROPPED SUPPLIES TO TROOPS ON NEW GUINEA WHO WERE CUT OFF FROM THEIR SUPPLY LINES. ORIGINALLY THEY WERE GOING TO DELIVER SUPPLIES BY MULE TRAIN, THEN IT WAS DECIDED THAT WAS TOO DANGEROUS SO THEY DROPPED THEM BY PARACHUTE. DISCHARGED 1945.