James Wimgerley Lewis

Vietnam War
Unit8th Bomber Squadron
RankLieutenant Colonel U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromMarshall Texas
Date of DeathApril 7 1965
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Lieutenant Colonel Lewis was a member of 8th Bomber Squadron at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam. On April 7, 1965, he was a member of the crew of a Martin Canberra Bomber (B-57B) on an interdiction mission over Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, when radio contact was lost. His remains were recovered on February 24, 2003 and identified on May 20, 2005. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.