George A. Newcomb | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	6912390
Unit	90th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group, Light
Rank	Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Missouri
Date of Death	March 12 1944
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

90th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group, Light

Air Medal

Purple Heart

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Notes

Sgt. Newcomb's remains were recovered and identified after the war. He is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is permanently engraved on the Walls of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.