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Personal info

Full name
LEWIS, George Milton
Date of birth
5 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
O1303908
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
Near Albestroff, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 30 10

Immediate family

Members
Jack Lewis (father)
Pauline Lewis (mother)
Lawrence L. Lewis (brother)

More information

1st Lt George M. Lewis attended high school for four years and was employed at the General Cigar Company before he enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 28 January 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 26th Infantry, www.findagrave.com – Robbee Brown

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