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PFC Edwin Russell Newsom

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PFC Edwin Russell Newsom Veteran

Birth
Morgan County, Ohio, USA
Death
7 Sep 1944 (aged 30)
Villers-le-Sec, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France
Burial
Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France Add to Map
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After 4 years of high school Russell stayed on the farm in partner with his brother,Ermil until he was drafted into the service. Entered Oct 1942 PFC Infantry.
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His mother's maiden name was Mary Allice McNichols
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SIBLINGS:
Ermil Newsom B 5 Sept 1908 D 27 July 1988
Mary Vianna Newsom B 9 Feb 1910 D 1993
Ruth Lucille Newsom B 5 Jan 1916 (Married Charles Penrose in 1934) D 1997
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WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
about Edwin R. Newsom
Name: Edwin R. Newsom

Death Date: 7 Sep 1944
Cemetery: Epinal American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Plot A Row 28 Grave 53
Cemetery City: Epinal
Cemetery Country: France

War: World War II
Awards: Purple Heart
Title: Private First Class
Rank: Private First Class
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 35611371
Division: 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
After 4 years of high school Russell stayed on the farm in partner with his brother,Ermil until he was drafted into the service. Entered Oct 1942 PFC Infantry.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
His mother's maiden name was Mary Allice McNichols
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SIBLINGS:
Ermil Newsom B 5 Sept 1908 D 27 July 1988
Mary Vianna Newsom B 9 Feb 1910 D 1993
Ruth Lucille Newsom B 5 Jan 1916 (Married Charles Penrose in 1934) D 1997
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
about Edwin R. Newsom
Name: Edwin R. Newsom

Death Date: 7 Sep 1944
Cemetery: Epinal American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Plot A Row 28 Grave 53
Cemetery City: Epinal
Cemetery Country: France

War: World War II
Awards: Purple Heart
Title: Private First Class
Rank: Private First Class
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 35611371
Division: 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll

Gravesite Details

Entered the Service from Ohio.



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  • Maintained by: Kay
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56374510/edwin_russell-newsom: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Edwin Russell Newsom (29 Aug 1914–7 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56374510, citing Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Kay (contributor 47555674).