Paul Eugene Newton |
USS West Virginia |
Paul Eugene Newton was born in Romney Indiana on September 22, 1921, and was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. As written, a statement of naval service: 1-9-1940 Enlisted in the U.S. Navy as Apprentice Seamen in Chicago Ill. 3-26-1940 Rating changed to Seaman second class 7-24-1940 Crossed the Equator on board the USS W VIRGINIA and duly initiated a Shellback 7-1-1941 Rating changed to Seaman first class 12-7-1941 Died in action as Seaman first class while attached to the USS W VIRGINIA |
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