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| Current Address: |
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118 E. Front St., Buffalo, IA 52728 |
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| Family Information: |
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| Hometown: |
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Buffalo, IA |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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August 16, 1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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17112845 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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462nd |
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| Squadron: |
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768th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Piardoba, India; December, 1944 |
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| Missions Flown: |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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American Theater Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 5 Bronze Service Stars
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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Signal Corps/Ft. Monmouth, NJ Jan 1944; Radar School/Camp Murphy, FL Apr 1944
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 867-Radar Mechanic, Bombardment
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Sgt |
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| Were you a POW? |
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No |
| If so, where? |
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| Were you interned? |
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No |
| If so, where? |
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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November 25, 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Reserves for three years |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Construction - Job Superintendent |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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| Comments: Lewis passed away June 25 1998 and is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Buffalo, IA. |
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