World War II Honoree

Fred Newell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Mounds, Illinois

Honored By

Mrs. Catherine Newell

Relationship

Wife

ON MAY 25, 1943, DURING AN ATTACK BY U.S. ARMY FORCES ON A PASS ON ATTU ISLAND IN THE ALEUTIANS, HE WAS WOUNDED IN THE LEG BY JAPANESE SNIPER FIRE. AFTER TREATMENT AND RECOVERY, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE AVIATION CADETS FOR RADIO CODE TRAINING AND THEN TO CADRE DUTY AT CAMP MCQUAIDE, CALIFORNIA AS A MEMBER OF THE WEST COAST PROCESSING CENTER, TRAINING REPLACEMENTS IN THE USE OF INFANTRY WEAPONS AND TACTICS, UNTIL DEMOBILIZATION ON OCTOBER 10, 1945. HE RECEIVED HONORABLE DISCHARGE WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION. HE WAS ALSO AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.