Roll of Honor

Midshipmen entering the gates of Columbia University, circa 1943.


Newton Henry Mason

  • School: Dental & Oral Surgery
  • Class Year: 1943
  • War: World War II
  • Date of Death: 

Ensign Newton Henry Mason, D.D.S., U.S. Naval Air Corps, was declared missing in action at the Battle of the Coral Sea. He received a Distinguished Flying Cross "for extraordinary achievement in aerial combat as pilot of a fighter plane." He was honored in a memorial service by the School of Dental and Oral Surgery.

Newton Henry Mason

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