Military Involvement
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Melvin Earl Leischner was born Jan. 29, 1925 to Robert and Emma Leischner. He died Feb. 28, 1948 and is buried in Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL.
Petty Officer Leischner served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph Wayne Lewis was born Apr. 10, 1921 to John Robert and Mary G. Wilcox Lewis. He died Jan. 14, 1945 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
1st Lt. Lewis served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 571st Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy and was MIA/KIA on a bombing mission to Germany. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters. He was living in Dixon, IA prior to his entry in the armed services.
Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonordatabase.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Aug 2023; updated Mar 2024