Walter R Newman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Top row, from left to right : Pilot Leo Belskis; Co-Pilot Glenn C. Vaugh; Navigator James V. Collett; Bombardier Ross W. Perrin Jr.
Bottom, from left to right : Top Turret Gunner Walter R. Newman; Right Waist Gunner Durward V. Suggs; Tail Gunner Robert P. Rogers; Radio Operator Elvis A. McCoy; Ball Turret Gunner Lynn J. Lauret Jr.
All except Mc Coy and Lauret were killed on the 11 December 1944 mission to Mannheim – B-17G Serial 43-38780 of 381st Bomb Group / 532nd Bomb Squadron. (Photo via the Perrin family).
Added crew photo
Object Number - UPL 19981 - The Leo Belskis crew : Top row, from left to right : Pilot Leo Belskis; Co-Pilot Glenn C. Vaugh; Navigator James V. Collett; Bombardier Ross W....
Walter Newman was a Top Turret Gunner in the 381st Bomb Group / 532nd Bomb Squadron. Killed In Action (KIA) in the loss of B-17G # 43-38780 on the Squadron’s 11 December 1944 mission to bomb the bridge over the Rhine at Mannheim, Germany.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16002193 and O-886725
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33560548 and O-722281
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18123654
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38468543
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14173829 and O-717895
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 December 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Fort Winfield Scott, California, United States | 24 March 1941 | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
near the Neckarauer Waldweg, Mannheim, Germany | 11 December 1944 | in the loss of b-17G # 43-38780 |
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Born |
Canada | the son of Horace and Margaretta Newman | |
| Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States | |||
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Enlisted |
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Buried |
Walter Newman's remains were brought to France after the war. He rests at Plot A, Row 13, Grave 52 |
Revisions
Added nickname, detail obtained from J. Ross Greene, nephew of Bombardier Ross W. Perrin and author of "A Fortress and a Legacy"
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, MACR 11341 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11341 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
