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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Lewis Leon Colin

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Tarentum, Pennsylvania

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENSIGN, FIGHTER PILOT AND THE FIRST IN AIR GROUP 12 TO KNOCK DOWN AN ENEMY PLANE OVER THE TOKYO AREA IN THE HISTORIC RAID OF FEBRUARY 16, 1945. HE ADDED THREE MORE ENEMY AIRCRAFT TO HIS SCORE, ALL DESTROYED ON THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 15, 1945. HE WAS STATIONED ABOARD THE USS RANDOLPH CV-15 FROM JANUARY 16, 1945 TO JUNE 17, 1945.