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William Lewis was born in 1889 along with a twin sister, Lena, to Eugene and Odelia Thomas-Lewis.
According to his brother, Wilton, William served in France with the Co E 806 Pioneer Infantry Regiment during World War I. While in combat, he received injuries from mustard gas attacks. Uncle William served in the Army from 20 Jun 1918 - 23 Jul 1919 and received an honorable discharge upon leaving the service.
In the 1930 U.S. Census for Elton, LA, he is listed under his mother's household as Eugene Lewis and worked as a waiter in a coffee shop.
During the 1940s, Uncle William worked in Beaumont, TX, at a shipyard. According to Cousin AD Chatmon, he died on 17 Feb 1946 at the VA Hospital in Alexandria, LA. On 22 Feb 1946, his wife, Mary, who was living at 1081 Gladys St. in Beaumont, applied for a military upright marble headstone for Uncle William's grave. The monument was placed on Uncle William's grave in Anthony Cemetery in Beaumont, TX.
William Lewis in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: William Lewis
Race: African (Black)
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1888
Birth Place: Louisiana, USA
Residence Place: Beauregard, Louisiana, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Tall
Hair Description: Not Bald
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
William Lewis in the U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939
Name: William Lewis
Departure Date: 22 Jun 1919
Departure Place: St Nazaire, France
Arrival Date: 6 Jul 1919
Arrival Place: Brooklyn, New York
Residence Place: Elton Louisiana
Mother: Odelia Lewis
Ship: USS Arizonan
Military Unit: Co E 806 Pion Inf
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3303190
Notes: Co "E" 806th Pioneer Infantry (Colored)
William Lewis in the U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
Name: William Lewis
Record Type: Military Service
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1889
Military Date: 23 Jul 1919
Residence Place: Beaumont, TX
Death Date: 17 Feb 1946
William Lewis in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: William Lewis
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1887
Birth Place: Ville Platte, Louisiana
Father Name: Eugene Lewis
Mother Name: Odelia Thomas
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Jan 1937: Name listed as WILLIAM LEWIS
Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875; 1894-1954
Name: William Lewis
Death date: 17 Feb 1946
Death place: Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): Negro
Race or color (expanded): Negro
Age in years: 48
Estimated birth date: 1898
Birthplace: Villa Platte, Louisiana
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Mary Lewis
Father's name: Eugene Lewis
Mother's name: Odelia Thomas
Film number: 1221808
Image number: 00074
Certificate/Reference number: 2364
Collection: Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875; 1894-1954
William Lewis in the U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: William Lewis
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1889
Service Number: 3303190
Unit: Pioneer Infantry Unassing
Company: "E" 806 Pion Inf.
Enlistment Date: 20 Jun 1918
Discharge Date: 23 Jul 1919
Death Date: 17 Feb 1946
Cemetery: Anthony Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Beaumont, Texas
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1889 - 1946 (56 years)
