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personal-war-service-record-of-virginia-s-war-dead
virginia-world-war-ii-history-commission
part-i-personal-data
first-name: ALBERT
middle-name: KENNETH
last-name: NEWSOME
suffix:
home-address: Portsmouth, Va.
county: City Portsmouth
birthplace: Ahoskie, N. C.
date-of-birth: 1909-02-14
race: White
sex: Male
height-ft: 5
height-ins: 3
weight-lbs: 150
marital-status: Single
wife-maiden-name-or-husband
first-name:
middle-name:
last-name:
suffix:
place-of-marriage:
date-of-marriage:
children-1:
date-of-birth-1:
children-2:
date-of-birth-2:
children-3:
date-of-birth-3:
children-4:
date-of-birth-4:
education
elementary-years: 7
high-school-years: 1
college-years:
other:
degrees:
occupation: U. S. Navy
religious-affiliation: member of Baptist church
citizen-of-what-nation: U. S. A.
father-s-name
first-name: John
middle-name: C.
last-name: Newsome
suffix:
mother-s-maiden-name
first-name: Dora
middle-name:
last-name: Newsome
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part-ii-military-record
means-of-entry: Enlisted
date-of-entry: 1925-mm-dd
place-of-entry: Norfolk
rank-at-entry: Fireman
first-served: Coast Guard for three years, then enlisted in the U.S. Navy + was continuously in the Navy until his death April 6, 1945
branch-of-service:
service-number: 265-53-46
previous-military-education-training-and-service:
trained-or-stationed-within-the-united-states
camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: Coast Guard Station Newport, R.I. He was on the U.S.S. Chaumont, U.S.S. Canofus a submarine tender and submarine U.S.S. Perch
promoted
from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date: Seaman ---- Chief Machinist Mate ---- don't know date
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information-about-overseas-service: He was in the Asiatic Fleet prior to the war. He was taken prisoner on March 3rd, 1942m after the U.S.S. submarine Perch was sunk by the Japanese off the north coast of Java. He was taken to Macassar in the Netherland East Indies, where he was held prisoner until his death.
citations-decorations-service-medals-etc:
circumstances-of-death:
area-of-place-of-death: Japanese prison camp Macassar Netherlands East Indies
date-of-death: 1945-04-06
any-other-details-known: Died of malnutrition and a kidney ailment.
photograph: No
next-of-kin
prefix: Mrs.
first-name: Beulah
middle-name: Inez
last-name: Belk
suffix:
address: 2000 Asheboro St. Greensboro, N. C.
relationship: Sister
people-supplying-this-information
prefix:
first-name: Thomas
middle-name: Wesley
last-name: Newsome
suffix:
address: 315 Florida Ave., Portsmouth, Va.
people-submitting-this-information
prefix:
first-name: Thomas
middle-name: Wesley
last-name: Newsome
suffix:
address: Albert Kenneth Newsome had 7 brothers & sisters besides the two noted above.
