Dewey Ernest Newhart

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-13176.jpeg UPL 13176 Capt. Dewey E Newhart. 350th Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-76141 LH-D "Mud n' Mules". Right hand side of the cowling depicts the rear-end of the mule. Capt. Newhart was killed in action on 12 June 1944 in Wayne Blickenstaff's LH-U "Soubrette" and LH-D was reassigned to Capt. Lonnie M Davis as LH-Q. Capt. Davis renamed the a/c "Arkansas Traveller" but kept the mule artwork out of respect for Capt. Newhart.

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Object Number - UPL 13176 - Capt. Dewey E Newhart. 350th Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-76141 LH-D "Mud n' Mules". Right hand side of the cowling depicts the rear-end of the mule....

Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Dreux in P-47D 42-26402 (LH-U) He had already completed his tour of combat missions; that of 12 June 1944 was just a 'fill-in' as he waited for another posting.

 

Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (3OLC), EAME, PH

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Stanley R Pidduck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-432117
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel

Aircraft

42-26402

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Soubrette
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
Three ground crew of the 353rd Fighter Group examine the armaments of P-47 Thunderbolt, serial number 42-76141, nicknamed "Mud N' Mules" by pilot Captain Dewey E. Newhart. Left to right they are: Private First Class Lloyd M. Hoover, Corporal Robert L. Thout and Staff Sergeant Lawrence Gamble. Printed caption on reverse: '51388 AC - P-47 Latest Threat....Cpl. Robert L. Thout (center) of Joilet, Ill., armament crew member explains to Pfc. Lloyd M. Hoover, (on bike) of Mitchellvile, Ia., and S/Sgt. Lawrence

42-76141

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Mud N Mules Arkansas Traveller
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 36th Fighter Group 23rd Fighter Squadron 350th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kansas City, Kansas 25 January 1919 Born in Kansas City, Kansas he entered the service while living in Stewartsville, DeKalb County, Missouri

Enlisted

Kansas City, Kansas 6 January 1942 Enlisted Kansas City, Kansas

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Dreux, France 12 June 1944 On a ground attack mission near Dreux, France. His P-47 was hit by fire from a German fighter. He had radioed his attempt to belly-land but was hit by two more fighters and crashed, killing him.

Buried

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer, France 1 January 1946 Re-Interred Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer, France

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https://www.fold3.com/memorial/529916151/dewey-e-newhart

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56648216/dewey-ernest-newhart

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Jonah's Feet are Dry

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Fold3 draft registration records and MACR's.

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5749 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Dewey Ernest Newhart: Gallery (5 items)

Three ground crew of the 353rd Fighter Group examine the armaments of P-47 Thunderbolt, serial number 42-76141, nicknamed "Mud N' Mules" by pilot Captain Dewey E. Newhart. Left to right they are: Private First Class Lloyd M. Hoover, Corporal Robert L. Thout and Staff Sergeant Lawrence Gamble. Printed caption on reverse: '51388 AC - P-47 Latest Threat....Cpl. Robert L. Thout (center) of Joilet, Ill., armament crew member explains to Pfc. Lloyd M. Hoover, (on bike) of Mitchellvile, Ia., and S/Sgt. Lawrence

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