William A. Newton

Korean War
Service #17194911
UnitHQ CO 2 ENGR CMBT BN 2 DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathFebruary 7 1951
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
HQ CO 2 ENGR CMBT BN 2 DIV
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Newton was awarded the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Newton was a member of Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on February 7, 1951. CPL Newton's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. His remains have been recovered and identified.
rosetta medal
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