World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lewis Leon Colin
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Tarentum, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Patricia Louise Colin
Relationship
Wife
ENSIGN; WAS THE FIRST FLYER IN HIS AIR GROUP TO KNOCK DOWN AN ENEMY PLANE OVER THE TOKYO AREA IN THE RAID OF FEBRUARY 16, 1945. HE ADDED 3 MORE ENEMY AIRCRAFT TO HIS SCORE ON THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 15, 1945. WAS STATIONED ABOARD THE USS RANDOLPH CV-15 FROM JANUARY 16, 1945 TO JUNE 17, 1945.