World War II Honoree

John T. Newman

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cleveland, Ohio

Honored By

Phyllis Shepard Tambini

Relationship

Wife

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATERS OF OPERATION DURING THE SICILY CAMPAIGN AND D-DAY AT NORMANDY. WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR WHILE SERVING WITH THE 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION DURING AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS ON SICILY WHILE SERVING AS A NAVAL FORWARD OBSERVER. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ABOARD USS PASADENA CL-65 AT THE BATTLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RYUKYUS, JAPANESE HOME ISLANDS, IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. SHIP WAS PRESENT IN TOKYO BAY AT SURRENDER.