Elzie Fay Newman
1926-1975

Photo shared by Military Road History Museu, 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.