Second Lieutenant James McKenzie Newton | UW Gold Star Honor Roll
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James McKenzie Newton

Graduating Class of 1942
Served in World War II

Second Lieutenant
James McKenzie Newton

Army

Hometown

Wauwatosa, WI

Date of Birth

Location of Death

Unknown

Date of Death

Location of Burial

Unknown

More About Second Lieutenant Newton

Second Lieutenant James McKenzie Newton was killed on March 15, 1943, in an airplane crash in present-day Guyana South America. Lieutenant Newton served as a navigator on a B-26 bomber. Lieutenant Newton was originally buried in Puerto but returned to the United States in 1948 to an unknown burial location.