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WILLIAM WALLACE NEWTON
Chief Petty Officer · U.S. Navy
November 29, 1917 – February 17, 1960
Service recordWilliam Wallace Newton, of Newberg, Oregon, served as a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy. He died on February 17, 1960, in South Vietnam, at age 42. His name is inscribed on Panel 10E, Line 107 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10E · Line 107
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Rank
- Chief Petty Officer (CPO)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aviation Electronics Technician (AT)
- Born
- November 29, 1917
- Home of record
- Newberg, Oregon (Yamhill County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 17, 1960
- Age
- 42
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date February 17, 1960. In February 1960, 4 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 10E, Line 107
- JAMES ANTHONY KIGERLance Corporal · September 17, 1966
- BILLIE DWAINE LANDERSStaff Sergeant · September 17, 1966
- HAROLD PAUL LEAPHARTCorporal · September 17, 1966
- JOHN ROBERT LEEPrivate First Class · September 17, 1966
- DAREL DEAN LEETUNLieutenant Colonel · September 17, 1966
From Newberg
- MICHAEL CLYDE KAMPHCorporal · August 27, 1967
- DICK EDWARD WHITNEYSpecialist Four · May 28, 1969
- EDWARD HARVEY JOHNSONColonel · December 21, 1972
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.