John G. Lewis Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1946

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

M Company, 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, 1st Army

Location of Service

Fort Meade, Maryland; Camp Kilmer, New Jersey; Bamberg, Germany; Elbogen, Czechoslovakia; Switzerland

Battles/Campaigns

Rhineland, Central Europe

Highest Rank

Private First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Original photographic print [176 items] -- Photograph

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [9 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Printed matter [22 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Correspondence [106 items] -- Handwritten document

Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files

Manuscript: Maps [2 items] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [1 item] -- Photograph

Photograph: Original photographic print [1 item] -- Panorama

Contributor:

Elaine Lewis

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/98268

Subjects:

Lewis, John G.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

John G. Lewis Collection
(AFC/2001/001/98268), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress