Alabama State > Winston County, Army and AAF > L. Lemley

Lewey O. Lemley

Private, US Army

Service #34812754

Assigned to 13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division,
European Theater of Operations

Died on July 14, 1944
In Western France, See Note 1
Officially Listed as Killed In Action

Final Burial Location:
Pleasant Hill Community Church #1 Cemetery
Houston, Winston County, Alabama, USA

FindAGrave.com Memorial 150920221

Awards:

Purple Heart
Medal

American Campaign
Service Medal

European-African-
Middle Eastern
Campaign Medal

World War II
Victory Medal

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Forces, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Awarded for military service for service within the European-African-MiddleEastern Theater between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1945.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.

PVT Lewey O. Lemley was born Januray 14, 1914,
the son of George Lemley and Nervie Sims Lemley.
He was married to Hazel Bell Abbott Lemley (Hammack) and they had two children,
Ruby Nell Lemley (4/16/1941-4/17/1941) and Ozlee Lemley (1942-2015).

PVT Lemley entered the US Army from Winston County, Alabama,
Enlisting at Fort McClellan Alabama on July 22, 1943.

His loss is recorded in the
Alabama World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 27, Winston County,
published by the War Department in June 1946.

His name is not listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.

Note 1: The death location, "In Western France" is based on the best information available at this time. In the case of PVT Lewey Lemley, this location was not verified by eyewitness statement or official U.S. Army After Action Report. This location was estimated on
A. The Find A Grave website identifying his unit as: "13th Inf 8th Division WWII."
B. The 8th Infantry Division was conducting defensive operations in Western France during October 1944.
C. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum entry "...in early July 1944, the "Golden Arrow" division landed on Utah Beach in Normandy, just weeks after the Allies invaded France on D-Day. Shortly after its arrival, the division captured the French cities of Rennes and Brest."

Anyone with a more specific location is welcomed and encouraged to submit an email to: ww2updates@withmilitaryhonors.com.

The following information on this casualty is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) - See Note 2

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER

34812754

NAME

LEMLEY LEWEY O.

RESIDENCE: STATE

41 - ALABAMA

RESIDENCE: COUNTY

133 - WINSTON

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

4130 - FT MCCLELLAN ALABAMA

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

7/22/1943 - July 22, 1943

GRADE, ALPHA

8 - Private

BRANCH: CODE

02 - No branch assignment

TERM OF ENLISTMENT

5 - Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

LONGEVITY

Undefined Code

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL

O - Civil Life

NATIVITY

41 - ALABAMA

YEAR OF BIRTH

1914 (2/7/1914) February 7, 1943

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP

1 - White, citizen

EDUCATION

0 - Grammar school

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION

316 - Farm hands, general farms

MARITAL STATUS

2 - Married

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY

7 - Selectees (Enlisted Men)

CARD, BOX, FILM REEL #

#, 0852, 3.274

Online Related Information:

No Additional Data Available at This Time

Do you have comments, questions, corrections or updates about PVT Lemley? With Military Honors would like to hear from you. To submit a picture, leave a comment or add any relevant military or family information to honor this veteran, send an email to nick@withmilitaryhonors.com.
Your information will be reviewed and posted as soon as it can be processed. All emails will be answered.

Note 2. Information is sourced from the public domain and may be copied and distributed without permission.

Alabama State > Winston County, Army and AAF > Private Lewey O. Lemley

Page last updated June 13, 2019