He was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1945. He saw active duty in Patton’s move across France. Gib served in WWII as the commanding officer of the 14th Field Artillery Observation Battalion under General Patton. His family moved across the US to OK, CA, and WA during the war. Gib went on active duty with the Army during WWII, rising to the rank of Colonel. In the 1940 census Gilbert (age 32) was the married head of household in La Grange, Cook, Illinois, United States. At the conclusion of this work, he returned to G&W until World War II. Carolyn Frances (Lewis) Kordt (1938-2021)ĭuring the depression years of the 1930s, he left G&W to take charge of the US Army's administrative responsibilities over the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps in Michigan engaged in reforestation.They would have three sons and one daughter: Gib married Margaret "Margie" (Hevenor) Lewis (1910-1957) on in Cook County, IL. In the 1930 census Gilbert (age 22) was the single son of Archibald Lewis in Lyons, Cook, Illinois, United States. Gib's mother Bessie died on when he was 20 years old.Īfter leaving college, Gib was employed as an engineer for the G&W Electric Specialty Co in Chicago, manufacturers of heavy duty electric service power equipment. He was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity and the honorary Engineering society, Tau Beta Pi. Gib entered Perdue University in the fall of 1925 and graduated in 1929 with a BSE in mechanical engineering. Gib attended Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Cook Co, IL. In the 1920 census Gilbert (age 11) was the son of Archibald Lewis in La Grange, Cook, Illinois, United States. In the 1910 census Gilbert (age 2) was the son of Archibald Lewis in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. He was the son of Archibald Heber Lewis (1870-1955) and Bessie Hastings (Williams) Lewis (1870-1928) Gilbert Hastings Lewis was born on in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
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