Dog Tag: Lt. Col. Lewis V. McCormick - 118th Engineer Combat Bn (43rd ID)

[Valerio]

Hi everyone,

I recently recovered the dog tag of Lewis V. McCormick, a Lieutenant Colonel who served during WWII in the Pacific Theater.

 

Based on the DD214 and the documentation I’ve gathered so far, here are some service details:

• Unit: 118th Engineer Combat Battalion, 43rd Infantry Division.
• Awards listed on DD214: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 4 stars (Guadalcanal, Solomons, New Guinea, and I believe the 4th is Luzon) plus the Bronze Arrowhead), Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 star, and American Defense Service Medal.
• Rank: He rose from Enlisted to Lieutenant Colonel.

 

I am fascinated by the role of the 118th ECB as "Combat Engineers" in the Pacific.

 

I am happy to preserve this piece of history and I am currently working on a study about his service.

If any of the experts here have additional insights on the 118th ECB or McCormick’s career, I would be honored to hear them.

 

[aznation]

SOURCE:  Newspapers.com

 

Note:  I could find no wartime articles about him on Newspapers.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[aznation]

Just a couple of articles regarding the 118th ECB from the WWII time period from Newspapers.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Valerio]

Thank you so much!

[jumpship]

DEC 44 MR from NARA shows him (as a CWO) with the battalion's Headquarters and Service Co on New Guinea (T/D = temporary duty; rear detachment):

 

Sailing from Aitape to Hollandia, NG (FOLD3):

 

From Hollandia, NG to the Philippines (?) [FOLD3] See second page:

 

From Lingayen Gulf, P.I. to Leyte, P.I. (FOLD3). See second page:

 

 

 

[Valerio]

Nice! Thank you