Thomas Eugene Newstead

Private First Class
D CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
21 October 1947 - 31 October 1968
Buckley, Michigan
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1ST MARDIV

7TH MARINES 		Purple Heart (2 awards), National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Thomas Eugene Newstead

20 Mar 2001

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.

Anyone who served with Tom is welcome to contact me.





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