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Personal info

Full name
LEWIS, Woodrow A
Date of birth
1917
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Canada
Hometown
South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
O1312177
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 14 15

Immediate family

Members
Edith C. Lewis (wife)

More information

2nd Lt Woodrow A. Lewis enlisted in Los Angeles, California, on 31 July 1942.

He attended 1 year of college and was a trader before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Limey Cemetery, Toul, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

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