Earl Ray Lewis

Silhouette of two soldiers walking with helmets, rifles, and heavy packs against a cloudy sky.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Rolla, ND


County:
Rolette

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Navy

Rank:
Seaman 2c

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N. H.

Circumstances:

Died at Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N. H., on Oct. 29, 1918.

Buried, Rolla, N. Dak.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 3, page 1885 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Rolette county. Born, Bedford, Mo., Sept. 4, 1896, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in the Navy at Rolla on Dec. 12, 1917. Served at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill., to May 3, 1918; USS Frederick, to Oct. 13, 1918; Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N. H., to death. Grades: Apprentice Seaman, 51 days; Seaman 2nd Class, 270 days.