John Andrew Newton
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: S/Sgt John F Hobgood, S/Sgt Jim S Reeves, S/Sgt Albert W Bricker, T/Sgt James A O'Leary, T/Sgt Leonard A. Turner.
Front L-R: 2Lt William F Drew, 2Lt Frank G Mowatt, 1Lt John A Newton, 1Lt George L Lange Jr.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10268-61751AC.
Object Number - UPL 26517 - Lt J A Newton and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-102411 'Miss Lace', England. 19 July 1944. Rear L-R: S/Sgt...
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions.
Failed to Return (FTR) mission to IG Farben Plant, Ludwigshafen. Received direct flak hit in the cockpit of B-17 43-38323 and another on #1 engine, entire nose section, left wing and #1 engine fell off, crashed at Ludwigshafen, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8597.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37676724
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11093708 / O-762908
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18076575
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17114735 / O-717228
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13142396 / O-822776
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 9 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kansas, USA | 23 December 1919 | Son of George Elting and Mary S Newton. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Riley, KS 66442, USA | 4 July 1942 | Fort Riley Kansas USA |
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Died |
Ludwigshafen, Germany | 9 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to IG Farben Plant, Ludwigshafen. Received direct flak hit in the cockpit of B-17 43-38323 and another on #1 engine, entire nose section , left wing and #1 engine fell off, crashed at Ludwigshafen, Germany. KIA MACR 8597. |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Molesworth | 9 September 1944 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Hodgeman County, KS, USA | |||
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Buried |
Interred Lorraine American Cemetery Saint-Avold France | ||
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Buried |
Whiting, KS 66552, USA | Re-Interred Spring Hill Cemetery Whiting Kansas |
Revisions
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B-17 MEMORIES: From Memphis Belle to Victory By T/Sgt. James Lee Hutchinson, Ed.S.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8597 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database