First Lieutenant Tyndell Lewis

Creator

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Identifier

20033289

Description

First Lieutenant Tyndell Lewis of Tyler, awarded Air Medal and nine Oak Leaf Clusters. Tyler, who piloted a P-38 Lightening fighter in the Mediterranean, called his plane "freckles, a pet name for his wife. He wore a red baseball cap on all his combat flights. He is now stationed in California with the 4th Air Force. His brother, D.C. Lewis Jr. is an instrument flying instructor at Fort Worth Army Air Field.

Archival Date

1944-04-03

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-337

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Oak Leaf Cluster; Military uniforms; P-38 planes