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Casualty Info
Home Town Canton, OH
Last Address Canton, OH
Casualty Date Oct 21, 1952
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Korea
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Marlboro Cemetery - Marlboro, Ohio
Wall/Plot Coordinates Plot: Section W, Lot 195 ,Grave 3
USS Lewis (DE-535) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II and named for Navy Cross recipient Victor Alan Lewis.Â
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Name:Â Â Â Lewis
Namesake:Â Â Â Victor Alan Lewis
Builder:Â Â Â Boston Navy Yard
Laid down:Â Â Â 3 November 1943
Launched:Â Â Â 7 December 1943
Commissioned:Â Â Â 5 September 1944
Decommissioned:Â Â Â 1 May 1946
In service:Â Â Â 28 March 1952
Out of service:Â Â Â 27 May 1960
Struck:Â Â Â 1 January 1966
Fate:Â Â Â sunk as target in 1966 General characteristics
Class and type:Â Â Â John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Displacement:Â Â Â 1,350/1,745 tons
Length:Â Â Â 306 ft (93 m) (oa)
Beam:Â Â Â 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft:Â Â Â 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) (max)
Propulsion:Â Â Â 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp (8,900 kW), 2 screws
Speed:Â Â Â 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range:Â Â Â 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement:Â Â Â 14 officers, 201 enlisted
Armament:Â Â Â
2 Ã? 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber guns
2 Ã? twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns
10 Ã? 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon AA cannons
3 Ã? 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
8 Ã? depth charge projectors
1 Ã? depth charge projector (Hedgehog)
2 Ã? depth charge tracks
