Top of page

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: 337th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 101st Airborne Division
  • Location of Service: European Theater; Normandy, France
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/540

View full service history

Arch Joseph Lewis Collection
Interview / Recording

Transcript

        Loading...
    

More Resources

Arch Joseph Lewis Collection
Interview / Recording

Transcript

        Loading...
    
[ Photocopy of a letter from Albert B. Chandler to Imoegene Lewis, mother of Arch Lewis, announcing his MIA status, September. 19, 1944. ]
[ Photocopy of telegram to Imogene Lewis, mother of Arch Lewis, announcing MIA status of Lewis, July 25, 1944 ]
[ Photocopy of telegram to mother of Arch Lewis announcing his status as POW, August 10, 2944. ]
[ Telegram to Imogene Lewis, mother of Arch Lewis, announcing his recovery from POW camp, March 18, 1945 (?) ]

Show more resources (14)

[ Telegram to Imogene Lewis, mother of Arch Lewis, announcing his return to the U.S., April 8, 1945. ]
[ Letter from Joy Ciarcia-Levy of ABC to Dr. Blasi c/o Arch Lewis, no date. ]
[ Photocopy of letter from Steve Bryant to Arch Lewis, February 22, 1995. ]
[ Photocopy of letter from Arch Lewis to Senators Coats and Lugar, February 16, 1995. ]
[ Photocopy of letter from Edward F. Witsell to Mr. Paul Pinkosky, informing him of his son's death, 3 July 1945. ]
[ Photocopy of undated telegram to Paul Pinkosky informing him of his son's death, from the collection of Arch J. Lewis ]
[ Discharge papers for Arch J. Lewis. ]
[ Photocopy of V-mail from Arch Lewis to his mother, Imogene Lewis, Friday, March 9, 1945. ]
[ Photocopy of envelope and letter from Arch Lewis to Mrs. Arch J. Lewis, December 25, 1944. ]
[ Original undated letter from Arch Lewis to John C. Melzler, Jr., Arlington Cemetery. ]
[ Photocopy of a news clipping, no source provided, relating to the death of Pvt. John Pinkowsky, provided by Arch Lewis. ]
[ Photocopied list of the dead and missing from the 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, from the collection of Arch J. Lewis. ]
[ Photocopy of pages from "Data For Morning Reports," from the collection of Arch J. Lewis, June 8, 1944 through June 13, 1944. ]
[ Photocopy of unit roster, collection of Arch J. Lewis. ]

About this Item

Title

  • Arch Joseph Lewis Collection

Names

  • Lugar, Richard
  • U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar
  • Gertrude Stephenson
  • McClain, Patricia H.
  • Lewis, Arch Joseph

Home State

  • Indiana

Headings

  • -  Lewis, Arch Joseph
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Prisoner of War -- United States
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: 337th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 101st Airborne Division
    • Location of Service: European Theater; Normandy, France
    • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1945
    • Prisoner of War: Yes
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran was captured by the Germans soon after landing in Normandy.
  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Dates of Service: 1950-1953
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2005-10-18; 2005-10-18)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [1 item] -- Photograph (collected 2005)
  • Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [5 items] -- Photograph (collected unknown)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-04-23)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [6 items] -- (collected 1944)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item] -- (collected 1987-08-17)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [7 items] -- (collected 1944-06)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item] -- (collected 1944-12-25)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1945-1994)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [4 items] -- (collected 1950-1953)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [2 items] -- (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Mixed (Multiple types of manuscripts) [6 items] -- (collected unknown)
  • Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2005-12-12; 2005-12-14)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2005-12-12)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/540

Cite as

  • Arch Joseph Lewis Collection (AFC/2001/001/540), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • online text
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Lugar, Richard, U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, Gertrude Stephenson, Patricia H McClain, and Arch Joseph Lewis. Arch Joseph Lewis Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00540/.

APA citation style:

Lugar, R., U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, Gertrude Stephenson, McClain, P. H. & Lewis, A. J. (1942) Arch Joseph Lewis Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00540/.

MLA citation style:

Lugar, Richard, et al. Arch Joseph Lewis Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00540/>.