Newton, Albert Chatman
Title
Newton, Albert Chatman
Last Name
Newton
First and Middle Name
Albert Chatman
Hometown
Fork Union, Virginia
County and/or State
Virginia
Birth Date
July 13, 1895
Death Date
December 11, 1945
Place of Death
Roanoke, Virginia
Parents
Joseph and Annie Newton
VPI Graduating Class
Unknown
Service Branch
Army
Unit
Company A, 318th Regiment, 80th Division
Rank
Private
Military Events
Was under medical care at Base Hospital 33 in Brest, France from June 3, 1918 - July 25, 1918; likely for tuberculosis which he again received treatment for after the war
Reported that he suffered from a "physical breakdown" one month after returning from France and he also indicated that he had not fully recovered from his wound as late as October 1921.
Wounded by shrapnel in the Bois de Fays during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on October 5, 1918
Reported that he suffered from a "physical breakdown" one month after returning from France and he also indicated that he had not fully recovered from his wound as late as October 1921.
Wounded by shrapnel in the Bois de Fays during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on October 5, 1918
Battles or Engagements
Arras Sector, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Postwar Life
Attended Virginia Tech after the war
Files
Collection
Citation
“Newton, Albert Chatman,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 23, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1151.
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