Robert J. Newton, age 21, from Creve Coeur, Illinois, Tazewell county.
School: East Peoria Community High (2007)
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. Enlisted 2007. Purple Heart
Date of death: Monday, August 23, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Pekin Times, Peroia Journal Star, Military Times