• College/Year: RC '42
  • Links to Oral History Sessions: Lewis, William (July 24, 2009)
  • Conflict(s): World War II; Cold War
  • Military Branch & Unit: Army Air Forces; Air Force
  • Theater(s): CBI

Description:

LtCol Lewis served as a B-24 navigator in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. After a brief postwar career in chemistry, he rejoined the US Air Force as a weather officer. He continued his career in metrological research with the FAA after retiring from the USAF.