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PFC Robert L. Lewis

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Birth	:	23 Jan 1924 Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Death	:	31 Jan 1944 Anzio, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy
Burial	:	Mount Bethel Cemetery, Garfield, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.6199989, -77.5130997
Plot	:	S-39
Description	:	The News, Frederick, MD, October 1, 1943 Brothers in Army PVT. ROBERT L. LEWIS, 33556906, APO 448, is stationed with Co C., 347th Infantry, at Camp McCain, Miss., and his brother, Pfc. Gail A. Lewis is stationed with Btry. A., 402nd A.A.A. Gun Bn., Camp Edwards, Mass. The two soldiers are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Russell H. Lewis, Smithsburg, Rt. 1. _______________________________________________ The News, Frederick, MD, March 1, 1944 Pfc. Robert L. Lewis, of Smithsburg, Route 1, was killed in action in Italy on January 31, his mother, Mrs. Russell H. Lewis was notified early this week in a... Read More	The News, Frederick, MD, October 1, 1943 Brothers in Army PVT. ROBERT L. LEWIS, 33556906, APO 448, is stationed with Co C., 347th Infantry, at Camp McCain, Miss., and his brother, Pfc. Gail A. Lewis is stationed with Btry. A., 402nd A.A.A. Gun Bn., Camp Edwards, Mass. The two soldiers are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Russell H. Lewis, Smithsburg, Rt. 1. _______________________________________________ The News, Frederick, MD, March 1, 1944 Pfc. Robert L. Lewis, of Smithsburg, Route 1, was killed in action in Italy on January 31, his mother, Mrs. Russell H. Lewis was notified early this week in a telegram from the War Department. No other information was given. Pfc. Lewis had been in Italy for several months. He was inducted into the Army less than a year ago. Prior to induction, he had been employed at the Fairchild plant in Hagerstown. ______________________________________________ The News, Frederick, MD, July 7, 1948 The remains of Pfc. Robert L. Lewis, whose mother, Mrs. Russell H. Lewis, resides in Smithsburg, Route 1, have been returned to the United States aboard the Army transport, Carroll Victory, the Department of the Army announced today. Pfc. Lewis was killed in action in Italy on January 31, 1944. He had been in Italy for several months and was inducted into the Army less than a year before his death. Prior to induction, he worked at the Fairchild plant in Hagerstown. ______________________________________________ The News, Frederick, MD, August 5, 1948 The body of Pfc. Robert L. Lewis, 20, near Smithsburg, who was killed in action January 31, 1044 on the Anzio beachhead, arrived in Middletown Wednesday for reinterment. Funeral services will be held Sunday. A son of Mrs. Hallie Tyler Lewis and the late Russell Lewis, Pfc. Lewis was working at the Firchild plant in Hagerstown when inducted February 19, 1943. He trained at Camp McCain in Mississippi and went overseas October 12, 1943. He participated in the North African campaign in General Patton's Third Army with Company L, 15th Infantry. Besides his mother, he is survived by a brother, Gail, Smithsburg; six sisters, Mrs. Paul Gladhill, Fairfield, Pa.; Mrs. Ralph Willard, Smithsburg; Mrs. Howard Delauter and Mrs. Eugene Kuhn, Lantz; and Misses Pearl and Olive Lewis, at home. The body is at the funeral home in Middletown, where brief services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:45 o'clock (DST). Further rites will be conducted in Mt. Bethel church, Garfield, by Rev. William E. Fox. The family requests that flowers be omitted. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The Gladhill Co., funeral directors, have charge of arrangements. ______________________________________________ The News, Frederick, MD, August 9, 1948 Reburial services for Pfc. Robert L. Lewis, killed in action in Italy, January 31, 1944, were conducted Sunday, with brief requiem at the funeral home in Middletown, 1:45 p.m., and final rites, 2:30 p.m. at Mt. Bethel church, Garfield. Rev. William E. Fox officiated. His buddies from World War II serving as pallbearers, were Kenneth King, Gerald, Ralph and Hubert Wegley, Mark Lewis and Harold Harne. Interment was in the church cemetery. Gladhill Co. funeral directors.

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Where is PFC Robert L. Lewis's memorial?
PFC Robert L. Lewis's memorial is located at: Mount Bethel Cemetery, Garfield, Frederick County, USA.
When did PFC Robert L. Lewis death?
PFC Robert L. Lewis death on 31 Jan 1944 in Anzio, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy
Where are the coordinates of the PFC Robert L. Lewis's memorial?
Latitude: 39.6199989
Longitude: -77.5130997

Family Members:

Parent

Russell Harrison Lewis

(1890 - 1944)

Harriet Eliza “Hallie” Tyler Lewis

(1898 - 1985)

Siblings

Ruth Marie Lewis Willard

(1918 - 1995)

Gail Andrew Lewis

(1920 - 1988)

Nina Ardean Lewis Delauter

(1921 - 1995)

Sarah E Lewis Kuhn

(1926 - 2002)

Pearl Louise Lewis Powell

(1934 - 2020)

Olive Faye Lewis Hooks

(1937 - 2019)

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Coordinate: 39.6199989, -77.5130997

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