World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Burl Newport
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Scott County, Tennessee
Honored By
A Grateful American
MASTER SERGEANT, FLIGHT ENGINEER, B-24 LIBERATOR, 400TH SQUADRON 'BLACK PIRATES', 90TH BOMB GROUP (JOLLY ROGERS), FIFTH AIR FORCE, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF LARK MARTIN CREW. HE WAS FLYING WITH PART OF MARTIN'S CREW THAT WAS TESTING A PLANE WHICH WAS GETTING READY FOR COMBAT. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, IT CRASHED IN FRIENDLY WATERS. HE WAS KILLED SEPTEMBER 2, 1943.