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LEWIS, Thomas Robert - Date of
birth
6 January 1910 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Lewisburg, Jefferson County, Alabama -
Hometown
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34818442 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 January 1945 - Place of
death
North of Neundorf, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 13 | 60 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas J. Lewis (father)
Elizabeth (Clelland) Lewis (mother)
Mary E. Lewis (sister)
David J. Lewis (brother)
Cecil A. Lewis (brother)
Douglas H. Lewis (brother)
Dorothy Lewis (wife)
Barbara Lewis (daughter)
More information
Pfc Thomas R. Lewis enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 6 November 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, various family trees, www.history.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Nathalie Harp / Leslie Edmondson