The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Robert Lee Newman
Rank
Aviation Electronicsman Third Class, U.S. Navy
Unit
47 PATRON
Date of Death
December 26, 1952

Aviation Electronicsman Third Class Newman was a crew member of a PBM-5S Catalina patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 47. On December 26, 1952, while participating anti-submarine patrol over Korean waters, his aircraft engine malfunctioned and crashed, killing 10 of the 14 seamen on board.