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Lewis C Ford 1921 - 1974

Lewis Collins Ford of Missouri United States was born on February 2, 1921 in Potts Camp, Marshall County, MS, and died at age 53 years old on February 10, 1974 in MO. Lewis Ford was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section L Site 4410 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis.
Lewis Collins Ford
Missouri United States
February 2, 1921
Potts Camp, Marshall County, Mississippi, 38659, United States
February 10, 1974
Missouri, United States
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  • 02/2
    1921

    Birthday

    February 2, 1921
    Birthdate
    Potts Camp, Marshall County, Mississippi 38659, United States
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Lewis, a veteran, served in the United States Army during World War II. His service record follows: Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • Personal Life & Family

    Lewis Collins Ford was born on February 2nd, 1921 (per social security) or February 2nd, 1923 (per his family and the military) in Hollis Springs, Mississippi to Herbert Ford, born in 1886, and Viola Dora White (1892 - 1977) and he had siblings Thelma, Pearline, Bernice, and Chester Ford and a half-sister, Mae Eunice Greer. Lewis Ford married Ivory Lee Moore (1928 - 2018) and they had sons Herbert, Gregory and two more plus a daughter, Deborah Ann (1954 - 1997).
  • 02/10
    1974

    Death

    February 10, 1974
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Missouri United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section L Site 4410 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo 63125
    Burial location
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In 1921, in the year that Lewis C Ford was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1937, by the time he was 16 years old, on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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