- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Technician 5th Grade
- Unit
- Hq. Company 2nd Batallion, 262nd Infantry Regiment
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 03/23/1943 – 03/11/1946
- Date of Birth
- 05/14/1923
- Date of Death
- 10/03/2002
- Hometown
- Liberty, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Purple Heart, American Theater Ribbon, EAME Theater Ribbon with 1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, World War II Victory Medal
- Burial Location
- Liberty Twp: Raymond
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section C
- Overseas Service
- survived bombing of troop ship Leopoldville, torpedoed in English Channel by German U-boat 486 on 12/24/1944; 800 American infantry troops aboard the Leopoldville died; 493 bodies were never recovered from the English Channel; Newman Kincaid survived, was rescued in a lifeboat and hospitalized with pneumonia in Cherbourg, France; His company then fought as an infantry unit until May 1945, end of war
- Township (entering service)
- Liberty
- Township (current / at death)
- Orange Park, Florida
- Church
- Peoria Evangelical United Brethren
- School
- Raymond High School
- Record Authenticated
- No
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: survived bombing of troop ship Leopoldville, torpedoed in English Channel by German U-boat 486 on 12/24/1944; 800 American infantry troops aboard the Leopoldville died; 493 bodies were never recovered from the English Channel; Newman Kincaid survived, was rescued in a lifeboat and hospitalized with pneumonia in Cherbourg, France; His company then fought as an infantry unit until May 1945, end of war. Church: Peoria Evangelical United Brethren. School: Raymond High School. survivor Leopoldville troop ship bombing
Source: DD-214, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 5, p. 101