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Albert Kenneth Newsome

Albert Kenneth Newsome


Purple Heart Prisoner of War Medal

Rank/Rate Chief Machinist's Mate
Service Number 265 53 46
Birth Date February 13, 1909
From Ahoskie, North Carolina
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Submarine USS Perch (SS-176)
Loss Date April 6, 1945
Location Makassar Prisoner of War Camp, Celebes, Indonesia
Circumstances Died of Pellagra as a Prisoner of War
Remarks Some sources list his birth date as February 13, 1907.

Photos and information courtesy of Paul Newsome, cousin.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer and Steve Moore.

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