Walter Edwin Newcomb Jr

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media-21420.jpeg UPL 21420 Photograph of Walter Edwin Newcomb, Jr., taken circa 1939 when he was at Yale College.

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Object Number - UPL 21420 - Photograph of Walter Edwin Newcomb, Jr., taken circa 1939 when he was at Yale College.

Walter Newcomb was killed when a C-60A (serial number 42-56015) crashed on take-off from Prestwick, Scotland. It was later determined that the left engine failed after take-off at an altitude of 300 feet. The crew were serving with the 1403rd Army Air Force Base Unit and ferrying the aircraft to the USA after they had completed their tours of duty. All five crew members were killed.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cleveland, OH, USA 1 October 1920

Enlisted

New Haven, CT, USA 16 April 1942

Died

Prestwick, South Ayrshire, UK 11 August 1944

Buried

Plot F Row 7 Grave 64

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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

ABMC record: http://abmc.gov/node/541847#.VxjunE32aUk
Findagrave record:http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=newcomb&GSfn=walter&G…;

Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=7&cat=all&tf…

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