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Date Posted: 15:00:44 08/22/05 Mon
Author: Allen Lawless
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 65.255.174.178
Subject: CWO (Retired) Robert C. Lewis

In the Winter 1997 back issue of your newsletter, I noted the following in the "Sad Notes" section:

Chief Warrant Officer (Retired) Robert C. Lewis died on October 19, 1996. CW4 Lewis was an Associate Bandmaster with The Army Ground Forces Band (Field Band) from 1946 to 1949.

I am researching and writing a book on the history of the 298th Army Band (Berlin). Research so far tells me that a CWO Lewis was the 298th bandmaster from 1956 till about 1959. I am trying to determine if this is the same man.

If anyone is familiar with Mr. Lewis' service and whether or not he served in Berlin, I'd be very appreciative if you'd contact me. I'd merely like to confirm that it is the same man and annotate the record accordingly.

Sincerely,
Allen Lawless
SFC, USA, Retired

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[> Re: CWO (Retired) Robert C. Lewis -- George Crowder, 18:39:59 08/27/05 Sat (dialup-4.243.149.19.Dial1.SanFrancisco1.Level3.net/4.243.149.19)

I don't know if this will be of help to you, but I was a member of the First Combat Infantry Band in the beginning of 1945 under the leadership of CWO Robert E. Whiting with his assistant WOJG Robert C. Lewis. Who at that time his home address was 80 Broadway, in Salem, N.J.
The First Combat Infantry Band was based at Fort George G. Meade, Md. and traveled on a War Bond tour from October 28, 1945 to December 15, 1945.
Maybe if you contact Fort George G. Meade you can receive some more information.

George Crowder

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[> Re: CWO (Retired) Robert C. Lewis -- Carroll E. Redwine (have I found an old friend?), 19:31:45 11/03/06 Fri (sulphurd19p50-d.cld.brightok.net/69.8.19.50)

Allen,
Some years ago about 55 to be close, I knew an allen Lawless from the Tulsa area. his father was a fine band director in Oklahoma and we attended the Gunnesson,Colorado music camp together. As I remember young allen played fine Clarinet. Would you be this fellow I remember from so many years ago?

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