Nance, Lewis [1]
Date of Birth:
10/22/1945
Military Branch:
Army
City/County:
Charlotte
County:
Mecklenburg
Education Details:
Attended West Charlotte High School
Enlistment Date:
May 1968
First Name:
Lewis
KIA / MIA Place:
South Vietnam near the Cambodian Border
KIA Date:
8/24/1968
Last Name:
Nance
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.
Occupation:
Worked for Owen Corning Fiberglass Co. before enlistment.
Military Rank:
Specialist Four
Source:
Charlotte News August 29th, 1968
Charlotte Observer August 29th, 1968
State:
North Carolina
Military Unit:
3rd Armored Cavalry
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