James M. Newton
Private, U.S. Army
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James M. Newton
James M. Newton
Private, U.S. Army
Service #19020479
Assigned to H Battery,
60th Coast Artillery Regiment (AntiAircraft),
Philippine Islands
Died on July 8, 1943
At or Near
Osaka POW Camp, Osaka, Japan
Officially Listed as Died Non-Battle
While In Prisoner of War Status
Laid to Rest at Plot B, Row 13, Grave 121
Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines
Awards:
Prisoner of War
Medal*
American Campaign
Service Medal*
Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal*
World War II
Victory Medal*
These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Prisoner of War Medal Authorized for issue to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces, was taken prisoner and held captive after April 5, 1917.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Awarded for military service with the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.
*Awarded Posthumously
PVT Newton entered the US Army from Idaho,
and his loss is recorded in the
Idaho World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing,
page 1, Ada County,
published by the War Department in June 1946.
His name is also listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.
The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946
SERIAL NUMBER
19020479
NAME
NEWTON JAMES M.
GRADE, ALPHA
Private
SERVICE CODE
ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE
Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
DATE REPORT
5/7/1942
RACE
WHITE
STATE OF RESIDENCE
Idaho
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
No Data Entered
PARENT UNIT NUMBER
No Data Entered
PARENT UNIT TYPE
No Data Entered
AREA
Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands
LATEST REPORT DATE
7/8/1943
SOURCE OF REPORT
Sources considered official.
STATUS
Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases
DETAINING POWER
JAPAN
CAMP
Osaka Main Camp Chikko Osaka 34-135
REP
(No Data Entered)
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS
(No Data Entered)
Online Related Information:
Osaka Main POW Camp by mansell.com Center for Research - Allied POWs Under the Japanese
The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
NO RECORDS FOUND
NO RECORDS FOUND
The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
World War II Prisoners of the Japanese File, 2007 Update, ca. 1941 - ca. 1945
NAME
NEWTON JAMES MERVIN
RANK
Private
SERVICE NUMBER
19020479
ARM OR SERVICE
Coast Artillery Corps
SOURCE 1
Information from POW or POW descendants
SOURCE 2
Center for Research Allied POWs Under the Japanese by Roger Mansell
SOURCE 3
(No Data Entered)
SUBORDINATE UNIT
H Battery
ASSIGNED UNIT
60th Coast Artillery Regiment (AntiAircraft)
PARENT UNIT
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
POW CAMPS NOTES
Tanagawa
Online Related Information:
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