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Last Rank
Private 1st Class
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Last Primary MOS
0311-Rifleman
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Last MOSGroup
Infantry
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Previously Held MOS
Not Specified
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Last Unit
1968-1968, 0311, 1st Bn (1/7)/D Co
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Service Years
1966 - 1968
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State of Birth
Michigan | |
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Year of Birth
1947 |
Home Town
Brothers Only |
Last Address
Buckley
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Casualty Date
Oct 31, 1968 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire |
Location
Quang Nam |
Conflict
Vietnam |
Location of Interment
Not Specified |
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Last Known Activity
Tom Newstead was on his second tour after briefly returning to Michigan. He served with Company D, 1st Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF and was killed on the last day of a search and destroy operation. He was awarded a Purple Heart with Gold Star. He is buried in Grant Township Cemetery, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, and a Marine Corps Flag is flown over his grave.
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Comments/Citation
Thomas Eugene Newstead
Private First Class
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Buckley, Michigan
Date of birth: Tuesday, 10/21/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Marine Corps (Regular)
Grade at loss: E2
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 2288642
MOS: 0311 Rifleman
LenSvc: Between 2 and 3 years
Unit: D CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Wednesday, 03/20/1968
Cas Date: Thursday, 10/31/1968
Age at Loss: 21
Remains: Body Recovered
Location: Quang Nam, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, Died
Reason: Gun, Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty
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