Date of Birth: 10/27/1948
Neighborhood: Tioga
High School: Simon Gratz High School
Street: W Butler Street
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: PFC
Date of Casualty: 06/10/1969
Province of Casualty: Quang Tin
Philadelphia Memorial Panel: Panel 22
Panel Row: 7
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Newell graduated from Simon Gratz High School and packed goods in boxes for two years before entering the Army on June 18, 1958. The private first class, a machine gunner, was sent to Vietnam in Novemher 1968 and assigned to Company B of the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry, 196th Light Infantry Brigade. Newell died on June 10, 1969, at the age of 20. He was survived by his wife
