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| Arch Joseph Lewis, Jr. |
| World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
Army; Army
337th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 101st Airborne Division
European Theater; Normandy, France
Second Lieutenant
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 Audio (Interview Excerpts) (6 items) |
| Accidents happening while making night jumps. (00:54) |
The D-Day jump! (02:59) |
Would the kindness of a French civilian get "Lew" killed? (03:48) |
| New allies and finally joining up with American forces. (01:32) |
Surrendering to Germans after a firefight. (02:57) |
Getting shot at by American planes and having to bury a friend. (01:19) |
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 Official Documents (11 items) |
| From Albert B. Chandler to Imoegene Lewis, mother of Arch Lewis, announcing his MIA status, September. 19, 1944. |
Telegram to Imogene Lewis, mother of Arch Lewis, announcing MIA status of Lewis, July 25, 1944 |
Telegram to mother of Arch Lewis announcing his status as POW, August 10, 2944. |
| Telegram to Imogene Lewis, announcing his recovery from POW camp, March 18, 1945 (?) |
Telegram to Imogene Lewis, announcing his return to the U.S., April 8, 1945. |
From Joy Ciarcia-Levy of ABC to Dr. Blasi c/o Arch Lewis, no date. |
| From Steve Bryant to Arch Lewis, February 22, 1995. |
To Senators Coats and Lugar, February 16, 1995. |
From Edward F. Witsell to Mr. Paul Pinkosky, informing him of his son's death, 3 July 1945. |
| Telegram to Paul Pinkosky informing him of his son's death, from the collection of Arch J. Lewis |
Discharge papers | |
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 Personal Correspondence (3 items) |
| V-mail to his mother, Imogene Lewis, Friday, March 9, 1945. |
To Mrs. Arch J. Lewis, December 25, 1944. |
To John C. Melzler, Jr., Arlington Cemetery. |
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 Other Materials (4 items) |
| News clipping, no source provided, relating to the death of Pvt. John Pinkowsky, provided by Arch Lewis. |
List of the dead and missing from the 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, from the collection of Arch J. Lewis. |
Pages from "Data For Morning Reports," June 8, 1944 through June 13, 1944. |
| Unit roster | | |
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