Lewis, James Wimberley, Col

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Colonel

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1223A-Pilot

Last AFSC Group
Aircrew

Primary Unit
1965-1982, Status - POW/MIA

Service Years
1946 - 1965

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Texas

Year of Birth
1928

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Casualty Info

Home Town Marshall, TX	Last Address Bien Hoa AB, South Vietnam

Casualty Date Apr 07, 1965
Cause MIA-Finding of Death	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Laos	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates 01E 102

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1965, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page

1963-1965, 8th Bombardment Squadron

From Month/Year February / 1963	To Month/Year April / 1965
Unit 8th Bombardment Squadron Unit Page
Rank Captain	AFSC/MOS Not Specified
Base, Station or City Clark AB, Philippines; Bien Hoa AB, South Vietnam	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	8th Bombardment Squadron Details

	Type Bomber
	Parent Unit Bombardment Units	Strength Squadron
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Apr 7, 2015

Yearbook

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14 Members Also There at Same Time

8th Bombardment Squadron

Smith, Richard Dean, Maj, (1961-1965)			Major
Baker, Arthur Dale, Maj, (1951-1965)			Captain
Chambers, Samuel Preston, Capt, (1955-1965)			Captain
Cordero, William Edward, Maj, (1957-1965)	158	1585A	Captain
Lovelace, Charles Kennedy, Maj, (1957-1965)			Captain
Mattis, William Carroll, Capt, (1944-1965)			Captain
Moroney, Robert Jerome, Capt, (1951-1965)	111	1115A	Captain
Rup, Joe, Col, (1961-1985)	152	1525A	Captain
Wittkopp, Vernon, Capt, (1961-1981)	152	1525D	Captain
Landringham, Robert George, 1st Lt, (1962-1965)			First Lieutenant
McCaw, Robert, Lt Col, (1961-1989)	152	1521A	First Lieutenant
Kirwen, Haldon, MSgt, (1947-1969)	431	43191	Master Sergeant
Baxter, Bob, A1C, (1962-1966)			Airman 1st Class
Baxter, Bob, A1C, (1962-1966)			Airman 1st Class
Romero, Juan, A1C, (1961-1964)	00	00	Airman 1st Class