World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Gayle W. Newman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William David Wilson, 6th Bomb Group Assn.
Served in the 40th Squadron, 6th Bomb Group (B-29) stationed on Tinian in the Mariana Islands. Lost on March 28, 1945, on a Night Mining Mission to the Shimonoseki Straits of Japan. Five minutes after 'Bombs Away' the crew sent a distress message telling of one engine out, but this was the last report received. Twelve search sorties were flown by the Sixth Bomb Group with only negative results. The crew was never found. Memorialized at the National Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. He was Awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart. Served as Pilot on the B-29 'The Bad Penny' Serial #44-69675.