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LEWIS, Kendall Clarence - Date of
birth
28 June 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
St. Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17162176 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Longvilly, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Newell F. Lewis (father)
Delta M. (Swartzbaugh) Lewis (mother)
More information
T/5 Kendall C. Lewis worked on a farm before he volunteered for the US Army in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 11 December 1942.He is remembered at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / We are all Connected Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery /ShaneO, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch