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Newman E. Kincaid

Technician 5th Grade Army World War II

Army
Army
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Technician 5th Grade
Unit
Hq. Company 2nd Batallion, 262nd Infantry Regiment
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
03/23/1943 – 03/11/1946
Date of Birth
05/14/1923
Date of Death
10/03/2002
Hometown
Liberty, OH
Awards & Decorations
Purple Heart, American Theater Ribbon, EAME Theater Ribbon with 1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, World War II Victory Medal
Burial Location
Liberty Twp: Raymond
Monument Paver
Yes — Section C
Overseas Service
survived bombing of troop ship Leopoldville, torpedoed in English Channel by German U-boat 486 on 12/24/1944; 800 American infantry troops aboard the Leopoldville died; 493 bodies were never recovered from the English Channel; Newman Kincaid survived, was rescued in a lifeboat and hospitalized with pneumonia in Cherbourg, France; His company then fought as an infantry unit until May 1945, end of war
Township (entering service)
Liberty
Township (current / at death)
Orange Park, Florida
Church
Peoria Evangelical United Brethren
School
Raymond High School
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Good Conduct Medal
Good Conduct Medal
Purple Heart
Purple Heart

Biography

Overseas service: survived bombing of troop ship Leopoldville, torpedoed in English Channel by German U-boat 486 on 12/24/1944; 800 American infantry troops aboard the Leopoldville died; 493 bodies were never recovered from the English Channel; Newman Kincaid survived, was rescued in a lifeboat and hospitalized with pneumonia in Cherbourg, France; His company then fought as an infantry unit until May 1945, end of war. Church: Peoria Evangelical United Brethren. School: Raymond High School. survivor Leopoldville troop ship bombing

Source: DD-214, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 5, p. 101