Walter Lee Newman, Jr. was born December 29, 1924 at Greenwood, Sebastian Co., Ar. to Walter Lee, Sr. & Nellie Griffith Newman. March 12, 1951 he married Viola Jane Lindsey in Pulaski Co., Ar. December 29, 1942 Walter registered for the military draft at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. No enlistment date has been found. His rank was Aerographer's mate. ( An AG supplies important environmental information that impacts Navy missions of all types. They perform duties that may include: Collecting, recording and analyzing weather and oceanographic information Making visual and instrument observations of weather and sea conditions Operating meteorological satellite receivers Interpreting satellite data, radar imagery, and meteorological and oceanographic codes Preparing up-to-date weather maps and oceanographic data Issuing weather forecasts and warnings Providing weather/oceanographic briefings Using, testing, calibrating and performing minor and preventive maintenance on meteorological instruments Working under the oversight of METOC Officers who manage information related to meteorology and oceanography.) Walter passed away May 21, 2014. His burial was in the National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. The obits below are not identical although they are both from the Times Record