World War II Honoree

Jack Delmar Newton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE LIGHT CRUISER USS DETROIT (CL-8) DURING THE WAR. HIS SHIP WAS AT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII AT THE TIME OF THE JAPANESE SURPRISE ATTACK ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC AREA; ALONG THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA; WITH THE 5TH FLEET IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTH PACIFIC AREAS; AND WAS AT TOKYO BAY AND IN JAPANESE WATERS FOR THE SURRENDER AND TO SUPPORT OCCUPATION FORCES. AWARDED THE COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL WITH ‘ASIA’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RATING OF PHARMACIST'S MATE THIRD CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.