SGT James Robert Newman

Male14 May 1924–23 February 1945

Brief Life History of James Robert

When SGT James Robert Newman was born on 14 May 1924, in Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, United States, his father, Gerald Edward Newman, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Clifford Hathcock, was 33. He lived in District 988, Stewart, Georgia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 23 February 1945, in Iwo Jima, Ogasawara-shichō, Tōkyō-to, Japan, at the age of 20, and was buried in Stewart, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gerald Edward Newman
1893–1948
Sarah Clifford Hathcock
1890–1978
SGT James Robert Newman
1924–1945
Frances Newman
1927–1984

Sources (4)

  • Bobbie Newman in household of Gerald E Newman, "United States Census, 1940"
  • James R Newman, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"
  • James Robert Newman, "Find A Grave Index"

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Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1925

Age 1

The electorate increases fivefold.

1927 · Kansas Adopts a Flag

Age 3

The flag of the State of Kansas was adopted on September 24, 1927. The flag was designed by Hazel Avery in 1925.

1931

Age 7

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

English (southern): nickname from Middle English newe ‘new’ (i.e. newly arrived or newly appointed) + man ‘man’ (Old English nīwe + mann).

Americanized form (translation into English) of surnames meaning ‘new man, newcomer’, for example German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Neumann , Swedish Nyman , Polish Nowak , Czech or Slovak Novák, Slovenian, Croatian, or Serbian Novak .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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