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Personal info

Full name
NEWLIN, Frank Clarence
Date of birth
18 March 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36530174
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Light Machine Gunner
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bavigne, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 6 26

Immediate family

Members
Morris E. Newlin (father)
Anna M. (Buckland) Newlin (mother)
Constance M. Newlin (sister)
James R. Newlin (brother)
Shirley V. Newlin (sister)
Barbara A. Newlin (sister)
Paul R. Newlin (brother)
Kathleen J. Newlin (sister)
Frances C. (Hill) Newlin (wife)
Michael D. Newlin (son)

More information

Pfc Frank C. Newlin was employed by the Dow Chemical in Ludington before he enlisted on 6 October 1941. He was sent overseas early in 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Michigan Marriage Records, www.findagrave.com - Debbie McGinley, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - Livingston County Daily Press and Argus - 11 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com - Livingston County Daily Press and Argus - 11 April 1945