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Nance, Lewis
City/County:
Charlotte
County:
Mecklenburg
First Name:
Lewis
Last Name:
Nance
Date of Birth:
10/22/1945
Personal Details
Occupation:
Worked for Owen Corning Fiberglass Co. before enlistment.
Education Details:
Attended West Charlotte High School
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army
Enlistment Date:
May 1968
Military Rank:
Specialist Four
Military Unit:
3rd Armored Cavalry
KIA Date:
8/24/1968
KIA / MIA Place:
South Vietnam near the Cambodian Border
Military Details:
Specialist Nance first enlisted in 1964 and served till 1967 and then returned to the Charlotte are before Enlisting again in May of 1968 as a tank gunner. He was sent to Vietnam in June of the same year and died from being struck by fragments from an enemy antitank mortar.
Source:
Charlotte News August 29th, 1968
Charlotte Observer August 29th, 1968