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LEWIS, Howard E - Date of
birth
1919 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Colorado -
Hometown
Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-734937 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
511th Bombardment Squadron,
351st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
15 May 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, near Borkum Isle, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Nathan E. Lewis (father)
Mary D. (Zimmer) Lewis (mother)
Nathan S. Lewis (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3173 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Spare Ball
Destination: Emden, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railroad yards
MACR:15581
More information
Howard E. Lewis graduated from Nampa High School in 1937 where he played in the school band.The airplane exploded in mid-air after it was hit by a bomb, dropped by another B-17 in the group. The entire crew of ten men was killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.351st.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Idaho Division of Veteran Services