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A soldier of the 4th Infantry Division secures a landing zone, October 1967.
A soldier of the 4th Infantry Division secures a landing zone, October 1967. Photo: SP5 Robert C. Lafoon, U.S. Army, public domain. Shown for the time and place, not a photograph of Franklin Charles Lewis.

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FRANKLIN CHARLES LEWIS

Sergeant · U.S. Army

November 3, 1945 – May 7, 1967

Service record

Franklin Charles Lewis, of Canton, New York, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 7, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 19E, Line 53 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

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Panel 19E · Line 53

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Service

Branch
U.S. Army
Rank
Sergeant (SGT)
Service
Drafted (Selective Service)
Occupation
Infantryman (11B)
Unit (as recorded)
C BTRY 1 BN 44 ARTY
Born
November 3, 1945
Home of record
Canton, New York (St Lawrence County)

Casualty

Date of death
May 7, 1967
Age
21
Country
South Vietnam
Casualty type
Non-hostile
Category
Accident
Circumstance
Vehicle Crash (MC)

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17 names on the Wall carry the date May 7, 1967. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.

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From Canton

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.