Serviceman

William J Newton

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

6858275

Rank

Pvt (25 October 1943), Pvt (15 December 1943), Pvt (20 December 1943), Pvt (4 February 1944), Pvt (5 February 1944), Pvt (7 February 1944), Pvt (22 February 1944), CPL (14 September 1944), TSGT (1 December 1944), SSGT (22 February 1945), SSGT (23 March 1945), SSGT (21 May 1945)

Hometown

OOLTEWAH TN; Ooltewah TN; Boston MA; Poston MA; Ooltewah, TN

Also written

William Newton

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 37

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• James E. Cinnamon Crew · 815th

Missions placed on him

• mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · The James E. Cinnamon crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 37)
• mission 80, 28 August 1944 · Moosbierbaum · The James E. Cinnamon crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 37)
• mission 116, 3 November 1944 · Vienna South · The James E. Cinnamon crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 37)
• mission 118, 6 November 1944 · Moosbierbaum · The James E. Cinnamon crew's history names Moosbierbaum: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 37)
• mission 135, 11 December 1944 · Moosbierbaum · The James E. Cinnamon crew's history names Moosbierbaum: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 37)
• mission 152, 31 January 1945 · Moosbierbaum · The James E. Cinnamon crew's history names Moosbierbaum: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 37)
• mission 156, 9 February 1945 · Moosbierbaum · The James E. Cinnamon crew's history names Moosbierbaum: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 37)
• mission 172, 1 March 1945 · Moosbierbaum · The James E. Cinnamon crew's history names Moosbierbaum: one of 5 missions there in its time (p. 37)
• mission 188, 24 March 1945 · Berlin, Marienfelde · The James E. Cinnamon crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 37)

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

9 entries, first 25 October 1943, last 22 February 1944; grades seen: Pvt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

• 1943-10-25 815th: OFFICER FLD o a CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
• 1943-10-25 HQ: Trfd to 815th Sq. this Gp. for dy per MOS (521) RSU (4000) 0-903790 Fidleman; Arthu XI. /Major
• 1943-12-15 815th: dv to sk (LD) in hosp
• 1943-12-20 815th: sk (ID) in hosp to dy
• 1944-02-04 815th: 3 Feb 1944 dy to sk(EPTI) in hosp
• 1944-02-05 815th: S/M as M/R of 4 Feb 1944 as reads (3 Feb 1944 dy to sk (10%) EPTI) in hosp) is amended to read 3 Feb 1944 dy to sk(NID AR 35-1410) in hosp
• 1944-02-05 815th: sk (NLD AR 35-1/40) in hosp to dy
• 1944-02-07 815th: 5 Feb 1944 remarks re: above named EM(3 Feb 1944 dy to SK"NLD AR 35-1440" in hosp) and (sk "NLD AR 35-1440" in hosp to dy) deleted as erroneously made--EM sk(EPTI)
• 1944-02-22 815th: J above 2 EM (ak (ID) in hosp) trfd to 396th Bomb Gp(H) Drew Fld Fla

National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 612, roll 453519128 p. 653, roll 458053820 p. 61, roll 458053820 p. 75, roll 463205991 p. 592, roll 463205991 p. 593, roll 463205991 p. 596, roll 463205991 p. 618