WWII

Julius Jones Newberry

Rate / Rank
Sergeant

Birthdate
August 22 1913

Date of Death
August 15 2005

Branch
USMC

Active Duty Service
January 20 1942 - December 15 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Pacific Theater of Operations; June 22, 1942 - April 14, 1945
Participated in action against the enemy: Guadalcanal August 7, 1942 - December 22, 1942, Okinawa June 13, 1945 - June 21, 1945, Occupation (Japan) August 3, 1945 - November 18, 1945

Significant Duty Stations

1st Marine Division

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two battle stars; Presidential Unit Citations (Guadalcanal and Okinawa) Occupation Medal (Japan); Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Sharps Shooter Pistol

Notes

Graduated Whigham High School; University of Georgia with degree in Journalism. Wrote the long running column "The Live Oak Tree" (Cairo Messenger). Was one of the founders of the Whigham Rattlesnake Roundup. Brother of Private James Roby Newberry US Army. Louie Hughes (The Triangle) gave a war bond to Julius for being the first from Grady County to kill a Japanese soldier. Burial; Spring Hill United Methodist Cemetery, Whigham, Grady County, Georgia.