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LEWIS, John Albert - Date of
birth
24 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1032634 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
4 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Fénétrange, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 42 |
Immediate family
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Members
John K. Lewis (father)
Elizabeth P. Lewis (mother)
Lillian Lewis (sister)
Kathryn Lewis (sister)
Mary Lewis (sister)
More information
2nd Lt John A. Lewis attended high school for four years and was employed in a machine shop before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 12 June 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cmemtery 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 / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
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