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CITATION: GO 34 17 March 1945 (pages 3 & 4)
MILLARD A. NEWMAN, 36505165, Corporal, 508th Parachute
Infantry. For gallantry in action on 22 January 1945, in ******, BELGIUM.
Corporal NEWMAN, on duty with the aid station of the First Battalion, 508th
Parachute Infantry, in the course of removing the harness of a casualty, cut
the tape on a fragmentation grenade. The pin had apparently been
removed previously for the grenade fused. All of the personnel except
Corporal NEWMAN attempted to leave the room. Corporal NEWMAN,
in an attempt to protect the three litter cases in the room, seized some
blankets and attempted to smother the grenade. The grenade exploded
before Corporal NEWMAN was able to cover it and he received penetrating
wounds of the face and leg.
Entered service from
FLINT, MICHIGAN..
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