Newton, Robert Roy
First Name
Robert
Middle Name
Roy
Last Name
Newton
Serial Number
AO-786448
Service Branch
Air Force
Highest Rank
MAJ
War or Action
Korean War
County
El Paso
Biography

Married. Member Headquarters Squadron, 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. Pilot of B-26B Invader bomber. Went MIA on March 31, 1952 while on night intruder mission and contact was lost with aircraft. Presumed dead on December 31, 1953, remains never recovered. Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Place Of Burial
Honolulu Memorial, Courts of the Missing
Place Of Death
Korea
Circumstances
Missing In Action
Row Number
10
Column Number
1
Panel Number
17

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