Bergen Franklin Newell

Military
Lieutenant Bergen F Newell of the 303rd Bomb Group prepares to load bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943.' [stamp] and '245663.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'The bombs are all ready for loading-up at an American Army Air Force station somewhere in England, and Lieut. Bergen. F Newell, 69 Delaware Ave, Freeport, N.Y. gives them a final checking over. A few hours after this picture was taken th media-378821.jpg FRE 953 Lieutenant Bergen F Newell of the 303rd Bomb Group prepares to load bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943.' [stamp] and '245663.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'The bombs are all ready for loading-up at an American Army Air Force station somewhere in England, and Lieut. Bergen. F Newell, 69 Delaware Ave, Freeport, N.Y. gives them a final checking over. A few hours after this picture was taken these bombs fell on a German city. Aged 23, a student at Rensselner Polytechnic Institute in pre-war days, Lieut Newell says he is settling down very well in England-in spite of the mud'.' Roger Freeman Collection

Associated Bergen P. Newell from image caption

Object Number - FRE 953 - Lieutenant Bergen F Newell of the 303rd Bomb Group prepares to load bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright Current...

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jersey City, NJ 4 March 1919 Son of William Kenneth and Marion Newell.

Enlisted

New York City, NY 1 October 1941 New York City, New York

Other

Discharged USAAF

27 December 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Tampa, FL 13 May 1988

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Lieutenant Bergen F Newell of the 303rd Bomb Group prepares to load bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943.' [stamp] and '245663.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'The bombs are all ready for loading-up at an American Army Air Force station somewhere in England, and Lieut. Bergen. F Newell, 69 Delaware Ave, Freeport, N.Y. gives them a final checking over. A few hours after this picture was taken th

Object number: FRE 953 - Lieutenant Bergen F Newell of the 303rd Bomb Group...