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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Kenneth Lucian Newman

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Haralson County, Georgia

Honored By

American Legion Post No. 19

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SIGNALMAN THIRD CLASS. ENTERED THE NAVY SERVICE IN JULY 1944 AND WAS DISCHARGED IN JUNE 1946. SERVED ABOARD LSM 383 AT GUAM, SAIPAN AND OKINAWA. LATER, HE WAS SHIPMATE ON THE LSMR 410. DURING THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA HE WAS UNDER KAMIKAZE BARRAGE FOR 17 DAYS YET HE WAS WITH THE FLEET AT THE SURRENDER OF MARCUS ISLAND.