Sergeant Jack Harding Lewis 32253215 KIA

Sergeant Jack Harding Lewis service number 32253215 United States Army Missing in Action / Killed in Action. He was born on June 12, 1920 in Onondaga, New York, the son of Albert Lewis and Abbie M Smith Lewis. He had one brother Technician 2nd Class Edwin Smith "Ted" Lewis and one sister Annie L. Lewis Wooster. He was also the brother in law of Lester Barclay Wooster. Jack lived in Skaneateles, New York. Before the war Jack was employed by Sears and Roebuck 159 Genesee St Auburn, New York. Sergeant Jack Lewis entered the United States Army on March 12, 1942, at the age of 21. At the time of his enlistment he was 5 foot 11 inches tall weighed 165 pounds had Brown hair and blue eyes. He trained at Camp Polk, Louisiana; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Desert Training Station, California; Fort Henning, Georgia. He went overseas to the European Theatre of Operations on June 6, 1944. He served in the 40th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division. He was killed in action on September 9, 1944 at the age of 24. His body was not recovered. He was awarded the European Theatre Medal, the World War Two Victory Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Purple Heart Medal.

Sergeant Jack Harding Lewis service number 32253215 United States Army Missing in Action / Killed in Action. He was born on June 12, 1920 in Onondaga, New York, the son of Albert Lewis and Abbie M Smith Lewis. He had one brother Technician 2nd Class Edwin Smith “Ted” Lewis and one sister Annie L. Lewis Wooster. He was also the brother in law of Lester Barclay Wooster. Jack lived in Skaneateles, New York. Before the war Jack was employed by Sears and Roebuck 159 Genesee St Auburn, New York. Sergeant Jack Lewis entered the United States Army on March 12, 1942, at the age of 21. At the time of his enlistment he was 5 foot 11 inches tall weighed 165 pounds had Brown hair and blue eyes. He trained at Camp Polk, Louisiana; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Desert Training Station, California; Fort Henning, Georgia. He went overseas to the European Theatre of Operations on June 6, 1944. He served in the 40th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division. He was killed in action on September 9, 1944 at the age of 24. His body was not recovered. He was awarded the European Theatre Medal, the World War Two Victory Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Purple Heart Medal.

 

Pictorial and historical history record of Skaneateles New York in the World Wars

the U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949

1930 United States Federal Census

1940 United States Federal Census

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

in the U.S., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable), 1941-1975