James Clifford Newman Jr.
Aviation Machinist’s Mate (Reciprocating), First Class Newman was livign in Knoxville, TN when he entered the service and was a member of Patrol Squadron 26, at U Tapao Airbase, Thailand.
On February 6, 1968, he was a crew member of a Lockeed Orion Patrol Bomber (P-3B) over South Vietnam when contact was lost. His remains were never recovered.
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
- Rank: Aviation Machinist Mate First Class
- Date of birth: 24 September 1932
- Date of death: 6 February 1968
- County: Knox
- Hometown: Knoxville
- Service Branch: Navy
- Division/Assignment: VP-26, TF 72, 7th Fleet
- Conflict: Vietnam
- Burial/Memorial Location: Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XXIII, Middle Panel
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