World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lewis E. Foreman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Warner, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD IN 1939. CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN 1940. SERVED AS A COMBAT INFANTRYMAN WITH THE 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. PARTICIPATED IN THE SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ANZIO, ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE), AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE ARROWHEAD DEVICE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE INVASION OF SICILY, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945.