Lewis Millett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lewis Millett

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1920

Place of Birth: Mechanic Falls, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 14-Nov-2009

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Lewis Millett

  • Lewis Lee Millett Sr.
  • (December 15, 1920 – November 14, 2009) was a United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor during the Korean War for leading the last major American bayonet charge. He enlisted in the U.S.
  • National Guard while still in high school and then in 1940 joined the U.S.
  • Army Air Corps.
  • When he thought that the United States would not participate in World War II he deserted and went to Canada with a friend where they joined the Canadian Army and were sent to London.
  • The U.S.
  • did enter the war and by the time he made it to Europe they were in the fight so he transferred to the U.S.
  • Army.
  • While serving with the Army in World War II, he received a Silver Star for driving a burning ammunition truck away from a group of soldiers before it exploded. During the Korean War, he was awarded the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
  • The citation explains that he successfully led a bayonet charge against the enemy.
  • He later served in the Vietnam War as well.
  • He retired from the Army in 1973 and died of congestive heart failure in 2009.

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