Pvt. Willis E. Lewis

Mother: Shelton Lewis & Mattie Kay-Lewis

Siblings: 2 sisters, 4 brothers

Hometown: Mount Washington, Kentucky

Inducted: 

    - U. S. Army

         - 21 February 1941

Training:

    - Fort Knox, Kentucky

    - Camp Polk, Louisiana

Overseas Duty: Philippine Islands

Engagements: 

    - Battle of Luzon

        - 8 December 1941 - 6 January 1942

    - Battle of Bataan

        - 7 January 1942 - 9 April 1942

            - escaped to Corregidor - 8 April 1942

    - Battle of Corregidor

        - 9 April 1942 - 6 May 1942 

Prisoner of War:

    - 6 May 1942

POW Camps: 

    Philippine Islands:

        - Cabanatuan

    Japan:

        - Shinjuku Camp

Hell Ship:

    - Unknown

Liberated: September 1945

Discharged: 12 January 1946

Occupation: Owner of flooring store

Died:

    - 23 April 2008 - Mount Washington, Kentucky

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