Wayne Newton Post 346
| Wayne Edward Newton | |
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ORIGINS Born: May 7, 1919 Place: Vigo County, Indiana Residence: 1422 4th Ave. Father: William Andrew Newton Mother: Ethyl Newton |
SCHOOLING Fairview: 1925 - 1926 Warren: 1926 - 1932 Deming: 1932 - 1934 Gerstmeyer: 1934 - 1938 |
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INTERESTS Print Shop, Football, Tribune Paper Carrier |
FACT On November 16, 2001 Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon issued a proclamation that Wayne Edward Newton was the first person from Indiana to die in World War II. |
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Enlisted: April 12, 1938, U.S. Navy Graduated: Great Lakes Naval Center Date: October 19, 1938 Assigned: U.S.S. Maryland Date: Oct. 22, 1938 - March 23, 1940 Promoted: Seaman 1st Class Date: March 23, 1940 |
Assigned: U.S.S. California Date: March 23, 1940 - May 10, 1940 Assigned: U.S.S. New Mexico Date: May 10, 1940 - Sept. 14, 1940 Assigned: U.S.S. California Date: Sept. 14, 1940 - Dec. 7, 1941 Died: In Battle, at Pearl Harbor Date: December 7, 1941 8:05 a.m. |
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