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PVT Lewis Elwyn Barnes
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PVT Lewis Elwyn Barnes

Birth
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Death
15 Jun 1944 (aged 20)
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
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Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
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USMC World War II
PVT Lewis E. Barnes MIA/KIA location Marianas Islands, date of loss June 15, 1944
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Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida
Entered Service From: Georgia
Mother, Mrs. Jewell Taylor
service#298550
Awards:Purple Heart

Details of career here.
The Marine Corps lists his date of birth as 4 May 1922; this may have been falsified when Barnes enlisted in 1940 as he would have been underage to join the Marine Corps. Entered the service from Georgia.
He was reported missing in action on 15 June 1944 when his unit (C/1/25th Marines, 4th Marine Division) landed on Saipan.
USMC World War II
PVT Lewis E. Barnes MIA/KIA location Marianas Islands, date of loss June 15, 1944
Unit
Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida
Entered Service From: Georgia
Mother, Mrs. Jewell Taylor
service#298550
Awards:Purple Heart

Details of career here.
The Marine Corps lists his date of birth as 4 May 1922; this may have been falsified when Barnes enlisted in 1940 as he would have been underage to join the Marine Corps. Entered the service from Georgia.
He was reported missing in action on 15 June 1944 when his unit (C/1/25th Marines, 4th Marine Division) landed on Saipan.

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PVT, US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II

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