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Personal info

Full name
LEWIS, Joseph Edward
Date of birth
7 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Horton, Brown County, Kansas
Hometown
Will County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36336865
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Hébronval area, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 6 7

Immediate family

Members
Charles S. Lewis (father)
Mary E. Lewis (mother)
Paul C. Lewis (brother)
Delia E. Lewis (sister)

More information

Pvt Joseph E. Lewis enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 8 May 1942.

He was first buried at Block AAA, Row 9, Grave 167.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet