World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Blakey Newman II
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Little Rock, Arkansas
Honored By
McVMI 1943
Relationship
Friends
AS AN AMERICAN IN 1942, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CHINESE ARMY OF CHIANG KAI-SHEK KNOWN AS THE 'Y' FORCE DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE CHINESE IN DRIVING THE JAPANESE OUT OF BURMA.