World War II Honoree

Tivis Guy 'Doc' Newberry

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Virginia

Honored By

Rona Newberry

Relationship

Wife

JOINED THE U.S. NAVY IN NOVEMBER 1936. SERVED AS A MEDICAL CORPSMAN ABOARD THE 'FIGHTING LADY', THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS YORKTOWN CV-5. PARTICIPATED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC SEA BATTLES OF THE CORAL SEA AND MIDWAY. SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE USS YORKTOWN OFF MIDWAY BY JAPANESE NAVAL FORCES. LATER ASSIGNED TO A U.S. MARINE CORPS FIGHTER SQUADRON FORWARD DEPLOYED ASHORE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. RETIRED FROM THE U.S. NAVY AFTER 23 YEARS OF SERVICE.