World War II Honoree

George Riley Newman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Indianapolis, Indiana

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE JAPANESE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. SERVED AS A P-47 'THUNDERBOLT' FIGHTER AIRPLANE MECHANIC OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, IN ICELAND, DURING THE WAR. AWARDED HIS SILVER WINGS AND THE AAF TECHNICIAN QUALIFICATION BADGE WITH 'AIRPLANE MECHANIC' QUALIFICATION BAR. ALSO AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.