John T. Lewis
Home Town: Ohio
Silver Star
U.S. Army
World War II
Headquarters, 3d Armored Division, General Orders No. 63 (May 17, 1945)
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to John T. Lewis (0-1010548), First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the 32d Armored Regiment, 3d Armored Division, in action on 13 April 1945, in Germany. First Lieutenant Lewis’s outstanding gallantry and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 3d Armored Division, and the United States Army.