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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
Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Vietnamese Conflict [3]
Tags: 
Gold Star Veteran: Vietnam [4]
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