World War Two Fighter Pilot. Lieutenant Lewis' P-51 fighter was shot down Sept. 11, 1944, over Oberhof in eastern Germany during a fierce air battle in which 57 U.S. aircraft were lost. Lewis' plane was last seen nose-diving into a forest. Lewis' grave remained in obscurity near Oberhof until his daughter, Sharon Cross, motivated in 2001 by the film ``Saving Private Ryan,'' decided to search for her father. A family friend, computer consultant Ken Breaux, found a Czech aviation buff and battle historian, Jan Zdiarsky, over the Internet through whom Lewis was found.
World War Two Fighter Pilot. Lieutenant Lewis' P-51 fighter was shot down Sept. 11, 1944, over Oberhof in eastern Germany during a fierce air battle in which 57 U.S. aircraft were lost. Lewis' plane was last seen nose-diving into a forest. Lewis' grave remained in obscurity near Oberhof until his daughter, Sharon Cross, motivated in 2001 by the film ``Saving Private Ryan,'' decided to search for her father. A family friend, computer consultant Ken Breaux, found a Czech aviation buff and battle historian, Jan Zdiarsky, over the Internet through whom Lewis was found.
Bio by: Fred Beisser
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1LT 38 FTRSQ 55 FTR GP
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Entered the service from Oklahoma.
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