World War II Honoree

Lewis Nixon

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Nixon, New Jersey

SERVED FROM JANUARY 14, 1941 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1945. SERVED OVERSEAS IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, HOLLAND, BELGIUM, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. SERVED OVERSEAS WITH COMPANY 'E', 2ND BATTALION, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART, THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE ARROWHEAD AND 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP, THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.