My (step) father, 1 Lt. Earl G. Lewis served with the Combat Engineers in the south pacific during WWII. He initially saw action in New Guinea and worked his through the islands finally ending up in the Philippines at the wars end. He came shore immediately after MacArthurs return to the Philippines. He barely escaped a Kamikaze attack while unloading barges in the Philippines. He heard the screaming Japanese plane as it dove toward its target and ran like hell and was spared. The barge was destroyed. Throughout the entire campaign he was wounded more than once from shrapnel in his back and neck. He refused to accept the Purple Heart(s). He told the medics... Continue reading here ---> greatergood.me/1BhunWN
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:00:50 +0000
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