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Memorial Day Remembrance Highlighting War Losses in Joliet
Mary Lewis of Joliet holds a photo of her son Corporal Joseph E. Lewis who died in the Belgian Bulge in 1945 as a German sniper while serving three years in the signal corps. The late corporal, a Joliet Township High School graduate, left behind his wife Viola Van Meter. Spectator Photo.
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Gold Star
Joliet
Mary Lewis
Briggs Street
Cpl
Joseph E. Lewis
Lewis
Signal Corps
Joliet Township High School
Viola van Meter
Jerome Avenue