William F Lewis

Military
media-22448.jpeg UPL 22448 Crew of the 91st Bomb Group. (L-R) Standing: T/Sgt. William F. Lewis, engineer; Gordon Beach, ball turret gunner; S/Sgt. Basil Crone, waist gunner; Edwin Ross, radio operator; Gilbert Spaugh, togglier/waist gunner; Elma Sharpe, tail gunner; Kneeling: Sam Newton, pilot; Don Bird, bombardier; Bert Stiles, co-pilot; Grant Benson, navigator. Official caption on back: "Combat crew of the 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Time A Wasting", England."

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Object Number - UPL 22448 - Crew of the 91st Bomb Group. (L-R) Standing: T/Sgt. William F. Lewis, engineer; Gordon Beach, ball turret gunner; S/Sgt. Basil Crone, waist gunner;...

Flew on Sam Newton's Crew on B-17 'Times a Wastin'



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Grand Island, Ne 27 June 1923

Died

9 September 1993

Buried

Atlanta, Georgia

Revisions

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ContributorDavid Lewis
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Dad never flew again after the war.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Son, David E. Lewis

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