World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Richard A. Newcomb
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Milton, Massachusetts
Honored By
712th Tank Battalion Association
SERVED AS PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IN HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 712TH TANK BATTALION. KILLED IN ACTION ON DECEMBER 24, 1944 IN FRANCE. PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES IN EUROPE, INCLUDING NORMANDY, WHERE HE LANDED WITH THE BATTALION AT UTAH BEACH ON JUNE 28, 1944 AS PART OF THE 1ST ARMY. IN THE CAMPAIGNS OF NORTHERN FRANCE AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE WHILE THE BATTALION WAS ATTACHED TO THE 90TH INFANTRY, 3RD ARMY, UNDER COMMAND OF GENERAL PATTON.