Charles Albert Newton
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Mid Air collision on formation practice flight in B-17 42-29953 'Wolfless', Killed non Operational (KNO).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Framingham, Massachusetts | 18 September 1925 | BornFramingham, MassachusettsDraft record shows his YoB as 1922, probably gave this false date to get in the fight. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Devens, Massachusetts | 3 November 1942 | EnlistedFort Devens, Massachusetts |
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Died |
Newton Bromswold, UK | 15 November 1943 | Killed non Operational (KNO)Newton Bromswold, UK |
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Buried |
Lakeview Cemetery Wayland, Massachusett | 1 January 1948 | Re-InterredLakeview CemeteryWayland, Massachusett |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Combat Chronology, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 373 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia