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Burton Elliott Newell, D.D.S.
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| Burt Newell, WWII |
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| Recent Address: |
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13684 Hwy. 276, Spirit Lake, IA 51360 |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Harry and Grace; Wife: Raeburn; Children: Craig, Jeffrey |
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| Hometown: |
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Oklahoma, City, OK |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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March 3 1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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38401302 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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468th |
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| Squadron: |
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793rd |
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge, Air Offensive Japan, China Offensive Campaign, East Indies Campaign, Eastern Mandates, Central Burma Campaign, India-Burma Campaign |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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AAF Aircraft Armament, Lowry Field., CO 1943; AAF Tower Turret, Briggs Mfg. Co., Detroit, MI 1943 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 911-Airplane Armorer, Pistol Marksman |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Staff Sergeant |
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| Crew Type: |
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Ground crew |
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| Were you a POW? |
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No |
| If so, where? |
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| Were you interned? |
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No |
| If so, where? |
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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December 2 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Burton was an Orthodontist in Spirit Lake. |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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| Comments: |
| Burton loaded bombs on the airplanes and flew over the Hump several times to the base in China. He passed away in November 1992. He told many stories about his time in service, and especially about the thrill of flying over the Missouri when Japan surrendered. |
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| Burton Newell DDS |
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