Personal File · AirmanKilled in Action
Robert A. Newell.
Co-Pilot · Of 1818 Court St., Redding, California, CA.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
F/O Robert A. Newell served as co-pilot on the 16 January 1945 mission to Lauta. He was initially listed as MIA on the MACR.
German records state that Newell was killed when his parachute failed to open. His body was identified by a 1942 car operator license and a Social Security identity card found at the crash site. His home address was recorded as 1818 Court St., Redding, California.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Flight Officer
Position
Co-Pilot
Serial Number
T-128582
Hometown
1818 Court St., Redding, California, CA
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 16 Jan 1945
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 796
16 Jan 1945
Lauta
42-51275
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1945
Official record