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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 5118" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lewis </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>James Foley (Sword) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>US Embassy,Beirut </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Civilian </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>18th April 1983 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>39 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 11 Site 233-4 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 29.2.1944 Coffeeville,Mississippi (as James Forrest Pittman,Jr)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of James Forrest and Antoinette (Toni) (nee Foley) Pittman</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>husband of Monique Lewis,River Street,Des Plaines,Illinois (see CIA Roll of Honour)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father left family (died 21.8.1977)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mother remarried George Lewis 1959</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>adopted by stepfather as James Foley Lewis</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted Army 28.2.1962</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>5 Special Forces Group 1967 (Captain)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 3.4.1967 as Second Lieutenant</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded first Bronze Cross 1967</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>joined CIA 1970 (Operations Directorate,East Asia Division)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vietnam 1970-75</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>POW 11.4.1975 South Vietnam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>released 30.10.1975</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards 4 Bronze Stars with V,2 Purple Hearts,Air Medal,Vietnamese Gallantry Cross</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Army Reserve 1970s (Major,HQ Company 12 Special Forces Group)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>killed in bombing of US Embassy,Beirut,Lebanon</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-lewis.1747/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1747-4f84af704e6fac6f9d7758c5686041fb.jpg?1591383323" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-lewis-grave.29998/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/29/29998-0eb34301eb28b6a20fa700ff968a049e.jpg?1591434777" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 5118, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lewis [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]James Foley (Sword) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]US Embassy,Beirut [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Civilian [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]18th April 1983 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]39 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 11 Site 233-4 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 29.2.1944 Coffeeville,Mississippi (as James Forrest Pittman,Jr)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of James Forrest and Antoinette (Toni) (nee Foley) Pittman[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]husband of Monique Lewis,River Street,Des Plaines,Illinois (see CIA Roll of Honour)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father left family (died 21.8.1977)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]mother remarried George Lewis 1959[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]adopted by stepfather as James Foley Lewis[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted Army 28.2.1962[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]5 Special Forces Group 1967 (Captain)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA 3.4.1967 as Second Lieutenant[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded first Bronze Cross 1967[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]joined CIA 1970 (Operations Directorate,East Asia Division)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Vietnam 1970-75[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]POW 11.4.1975 South Vietnam[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]released 30.10.1975[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awards 4 Bronze Stars with V,2 Purple Hearts,Air Medal,Vietnamese Gallantry Cross[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Army Reserve 1970s (Major,HQ Company 12 Special Forces Group)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]killed in bombing of US Embassy,Beirut,Lebanon[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-lewis.1747/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1747-4f84af704e6fac6f9d7758c5686041fb.jpg?1591383323[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-lewis-grave.29998/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/29/29998-0eb34301eb28b6a20fa700ff968a049e.jpg?1591434777[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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