Crisp County GaArchives Military Records.....LEWIS, PFC THOMAS H. 
WWII U.S.ARMY  FIFTH ARMY
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CORDEL SOLDIER DECORATED IN ITALY
 WITH THE FIFTH ARMY,ITALY
 PFC THOS, H ,LEWIS OF CORDELE,GA. RECENTLY AWARDED THEBRONZE STAR FOR MKERETIROUS
SERVICE IN COMBAT ON THE FIFTH ARMY FRONT IN NORTHERN ITALY.
LEWIS 21,IS A MEMBER OF CO. B.363RD INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE 91ST POWDER RIVER
DIVISION.
LEWIS GUIDED A 16 MAN RATION DETAIL TO THE NEW LOCATION OF AN INFANTRY PLATOON. ON
THE RETURN TRIP,THE GROUP WAS CAUGHT IN A MORTAR BARRAGE, KILLING ONE AND WOUNDING
SEVEN, ONE FATALIY.LEWIS GUIDED THE LITTER TEAMS TWICE OVER THE 350 YARDS OF RUGGED
TERRAIN, UNDER HARASSING MORTAR AND MACHINEGUN FIRE. 
 BY HIS ACTION HE WAS LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOE RHE SUCCESSFULEVACUATION OF THE
WOUNDED MEN.
 HIS HERIOC ACTION IS TYPICAL OF THE FINE TRADITIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIE. THE
CITATION READ.
 BEFORE ENTERING THE ARMY IN SEPTEMBER 1942,LEWIS WAS A FARMER.HE ALSOWEARS THE
COMBAT INFANTRYMAN'S BADGE. HIS SISTER THELMA LIVES ON ROUTE 1,CORDELE.

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