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LEWIS, John L - Date of
birth
26 June 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Wildersville, Henderson County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34887040 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Herpelmont, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 22 | 51 |
Immediate family
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Members
Cleo P. Lewis (father)
Mary E. (Murren) Lewis (mother)
Robbie L. Lewis (sister)
Samuel A. Lewis (brother)
Nealie P. Lewis (brother)
George H. Lewis (brother)
James T. Lewis (brother)
Mary E. Lewis (sister)
Robert A. Lewis (brother)
Alfred A. Lewis (brother)
Eva A. Lewis (sister)
Bertha E. Lewis (sister)
Margaret Lewis (sister)
Martha Lewis (sister)
More information
Pfc John L. Lewis enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 20 October 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, https://36th-id.frb.io, 36thID-roster-part-1.pdf, 141aar-October-November-1944.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Angela Detzler