Hilery S. Newman - 298th Engineer Combat Battalion, WWII, WW2

Hilery S. Newman

Source: Memorial Networks
Hilery S. Newman, 86, of Hillsville, Va., passed away on Friday, November 23, 2007 at Waddell Nursing & Rehab Center. Mr. Newman was born in Wythe County, Va. to the late Garnett and Annie Mae Duncan Newman. He served in the United States Army during World War II and was a POW during the war. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Delphia Newman; brothers, Paul, Buford and Bolen Newman; and a sister, Beulah Hudson. He is survived by three sisters-in-law, Ollie Newman of Austinville, Lucille Newman of Hillsville and Helen Newman of Mt. Airy, N.C.; and three nieces Pauline Gross and Judy Hill both of Mt. Airy, NC and Kim Cloud of Fancy Gap. Services on Sunday, November 25, 2007 at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel with Rev. Harvey Carrico. Burial in the Woodlawn Cemetery. Military Rites by the Hillsville V.F.W. Post 1115.

Source: Find A Grave
Hilery Sidney Newman
BIRTH 10 May 1921, Wythe County, Virginia
DEATH 23 Nov 2007 (aged 86), Galax City, Virginia
BURIAL Woodlawn United Methodist Church Cemetery, Woodlawn, Carroll County, Virginia
MEMORIAL ID 23113563

Source: The National Archives
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 33656652
NAME NEWMAN HILERY S
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT ROANOKE VIRGINIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 30 August 43
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION Private
TERM OF ENLISTMENT Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
NATIVITY VIRGINIA
YEAR OF BIRTH 21
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP White, citizen
EDUCATION Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
MARITAL STATUS Married

Source: WW2POW.info
Name: Hilery S Newman
Ser. Number: 33656652
Grade: Private
Service: Army
Arm: Corps Of Engineers
First Report: 08/07/1944
Last Report: 06/12/1945
Race: White
Residence: Virginia
Area: European Theatre Germany
Source: Official Sources
Status: Liberated Or Repatriated
Detaining Power: Germany
Camp: Stalag 7a Moosburg Bavaria 48 12 Work Ca

Listed in After/After Action Reports 26 July - 1 Dec 1944:
LOSSES IN ACTION - C Co - 7 AUGUST 1944
Pvt Hilery S. Newman 33656652

Listed in the 1975 Reunion Roster under 298TH MEN NOT LOCATED AS YET , AND LAST KNOWN LOCATIONS:
C Newman, Hillary S. Shorts Creek, VA.

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