Photo shared by Military Road History Museum, at Lavaca, Ar. Elzie Fay Newman was born March 27, 1926 in Greenwood, Sebastian Co., Ar. to Jeff Leander & Mattie Franklin Boatman Newman. They both passed away in Bloomer, Sebastian Co., Ar. Elzie married Dorothy Evelyn Payne April 2, 1948 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee. Elzie registired for the military draft March 27, 1944 at the Sebastian Co., Ar. courthouse in Fort Smith, Sebastiam Co. Ar. He enlisted in the US Army Air Corps as a Pvt. November 17, 1945 while residing in Sebastian Co., Ar. Here we have some puzzling records for Elzie Enlistment Record: Full Name: Elzie F Newman Army Serial Number: 38732425 - Notice the same Serial No. on records below Enlistment Date: 17 Nov 1945 Army Branch: Air Corps Service Branch: Army Race or Ethnicity: White Residence: Sebastian County, Arkansas Enlistment Term: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department Source of Army Personnel: Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC Army Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Level of Education: Grammar school Marital Status: Single, without dependents Birth Date: 1926 Birth Place: Arkansas If his enlistment date above is correct, who with the same name and serial number is below During his service he was admitted to the military hospital in May 1945. U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files Full Name: Newman, Elzie F Admission Age: 19 Admission Date: May 1945 Admission Type of Injury: Battle injury; Injury Type2: All battle casualties, and all battle injuries not intentionally inflicted by self or another person Military Service Number: 38732425 Rank: Enlisted Man (includes Aviation Cadet or Student) Unit 1 Branch: Infantry, General or Unspecified Length of Service: 6-12 mo. Medical Diagnosis: Fracture, compound, comminuted with no nerve or artery involvement; Location: Tibia, Shaft; CausativeAgent: Bullet, Missile Not Stated Medical Treatment: Debridement (removal of all foreign matter and dead tissue) without closure Discharge Type: Duty (includes AWOL) Discharge Date: Sep 1946 - (this can't be correct , probably Sept 1945 as he was admitted again - see below) Discharge Place: General Hospital December 1945 he was once again admitted to Vancouver Barracks, Washington with a diagnosis of "Malaria, vivax (tertian)". His discharge date from the "Station Hospital" was January 1946. According to the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, Name: Elzie F Newman Birth Date: 27 Mar 1926 Death Date: 18 Jul 1978 Enlistment Branch: AF Enlistment Date: 17 Nov 1945 Discharge Date: 27 Dec 1949 If this is correct he served 4 years? In the 1953 Fort Smith, Ar. City Directory Elzie's occupation was "Mover" and his residence was Lavaca. Elzie F. Newman passed away July 18, 1978 in Lavaca and his burial was at Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tenn.