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LEWIS, Roy Bradley - Date of
birth
26 January 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Boulder County, Colorado -
Hometown
Denver, Boulder County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17089460 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
Groesbeekseweg
Heilig Landstichting, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 3 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert C. Lewis (father)
Mildred E. (Otis) Lewis (mother)
Elizabeth B. Lewis (sister)
Robert C. Lewis (brother)
Marshall S. Lewis (brother)
John F. Lewis (brother)
More information
Cpl Roy B. Lewis attended the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado in 1940.He was killed when he jumped in a foxhole in which a comrade was hiding who had his bayonet on top of his rifle. He eventually bled to death.
His remains were left on the street during a few days after which he was buried in the front yard of the house at n° 68 of the Groesbeekseweg.
Later, he was disinterred and at first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, The Netherlands.
Note: the Groesbeekseweg is now named the Nijmeegsebaan
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Lusth-Lewis Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://www.fold3.com