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A black-and-white photo of a young man in military uniform, including an army cap and ribbons on his chest, posing for a portrait. He has short hair and is looking directly at the camera with a slight smile.

May 31, 1922 – December 27, 2007

Don Newey

Personal Information

Birthplace: Ogden, Utah

Service Information

Branch of Service: Army Air Corps

Unit: 5th Recon.

Theater of Operation: Pacific

Enlisted / Commissioned: Oct 17, 1942

Discharged: Nov 16, 1945

Honored By: Wife Geraldine Newey and Six Children

Biography

In 1939 Don graduated from High School, and joined the Navy. He left the Navy before WWII started, and afterwards he joined the Army Air Corps and served with the 5th Recon Unit in Saipan and Guam as a photograph developer. Leaving the service of his country on 1945, he then spent the rest of his life as a finish carpenter until his retirement 1980.

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