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DON ROBERT LEWIS
Captain · U.S. Air Force
January 30, 1936 – February 9, 1965
Service recordDon Robert Lewis, of Holly Hill, Florida, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on February 9, 1965, in Khanh Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 87 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 87
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- January 30, 1936
- Home of record
- Holly Hill, Florida (Volusia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 9, 1965
- Age
- 29
- Province
- Khanh Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date February 9, 1965; he was the only one lost in Khanh Hoa Province that day. In February 1965, 54 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 87
- JOHN WAYNE MALAPELLIPrivate First Class · February 9, 1965
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- JOHN ROBERT URBANWarrant Officer 1 · February 9, 1965
- JAMES BLAIR ALEXANDER JRSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
From Holly Hill
- GEORGE RONALD BROWNSergeant Major · March 28, 1968
- DONALD EUGENE SIZEMOREPrivate First Class · March 13, 1969
- BARNEY MCCOY SMITHPrivate First Class · January 2, 1970
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.