Leon Lewis
BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Navy
HOMETOWN
Paoli, IN
HONORED BY
Grateful American
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 3 SEPTEMBER 1943 AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. REPORTED ABOARD THE USS ARD-5 ON 1 MAY 1944 FROM NAVAL BASE NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATION. RATING OF SHIP'S SERVICEMAN (LAUNDRYMAN) PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS.