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Personal info

Full name
LEWIS, Jess Berttruman
Date of birth
1 February 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Nutter Fort, Harrison County, West Virginia
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33402809
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 October 1944
Place of death
Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 5 40

Immediate family

Members
Harry L. Lewis (father)
Nora D. (Ashcraft) Lewis (mother)
Mabel V. Lewis (sister)
Floyd R. Lewis (brother)
Albert A. Lewis (brother)
Clarence F. Lewis (brother)
Harold L. Lewis (brother)
Dorothy Lewis (sister)
Harry A. Lewis (brother)
Elizabeth R. Lewis (sister)

More information

Sgt Jess B. Lewis enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 25 November 1942.
He attended high school for 4 years and was a checker before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Lewis Family Tree

Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Harry Lewis