World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Robert Newsome
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mount Vernon, Texas
Honored By
John Robert & Mary C. Newsome
Relationship
Spouse and self
Okinawa service period: July 16, 1943 to March 1, 1946. 85th Naval Construction Battalion, Dutch Harbor, Aleutian Islands; 19th Naval Construction Battalion. Received Victory Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal & American Campaign Medal.