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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James H. Newton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Roswell, New Mexico

Honored By

Ms. Eleanor Newton

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Central Pacific, Northern Solomon Islands, Eastern Mandates, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, February 1, 1944; 44 combat missions, 387 combat hours, B-24 South Pacific June 1943 to March 1944; 270 combat hours. Received the Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters. Member of the 727th Bomb Squadron, 307th Bombardment Group, Navigator B-24, 14 combat hours, March 12, 1944 to June 1944; returned to U.S. leave and processing; 92nd Bomb Group, 554th Bomb Squad, Memphis, Tennessee, June 16 to March 13, 1945; Flight training PT-17, AT-6, TB-25.