Newsom, Benjamin Byrd, Col

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Colonel

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1575A-Electronic Warfare Officer

Last AFSC Group
Electronic Warfare

Primary Unit
1966-1966, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing

Service Years
1943 - 1966

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Virginia

Year of Birth
1925

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Casualty Info

Home Town Madison	Last Address Takhli Royal Thai AFB, Thailand

Casualty Date Jul 26, 1966
Cause MIA-Died in Captivity	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Vietnam, North (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery - Madison, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates 09E 063

Official Badges

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1966, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page

1952-1952, AAF MOS 141, 67th Reconnaissance Group

From Month/Year - / 1952	To Month/Year - / 1952
Unit 67th Reconnaissance Group Unit Page
Rank Second Lieutenant	AFSC/MOS AAF MOS 141-Electronics Officer
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Korea

Patch	67th Reconnaissance Group Details

	Type Reconnaissance
	Parent Unit Reconnaissance Units	Strength USAF Group
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Mar 24, 2023

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