World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Burton Elliott Newell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Spirit Lake, Iowa
Honored By
Jeffrey and Craig Newell
SERVED AS STAFF SERGEANT AND AIRPLANE ARMORER WITH THE 793RD SQUADRON IN THE 466TH GROUP, 58TH BOMBARDMENT WING, 20TH AIRFORCE. HE PARTICIPATED IN B-29 AIRCRAFT OFFENSIVES AGAINST JAPANESE FORCES IN CHINA, JAPAN, EAST INDIES, EASTERN MANDATES, CENTRAL BURMA AND INDIA-BURMA. HE WAS AT TINIAN WHEN THE ENOLA GAY FLEW OUT WITH THE ATOMIC BOMB. ENLISTED 3 MARCH 1943 AND WAS SEPARATED 6 DECEMBER 1946.