Father: George Philip Lewis

Mother: Caroline Elizabeth "Carrie" "Daalneix'" Skinner / Williams 

M: Matilda Watson (1923-2005)

children:

Thelma June Lewis; Barbara Lewis; Florence Joanne Lewis; Evangeline Ruth Lewis; Verna Louise Lewis

Name George Augustus Lewis Jr[George A Lewis Jr]

Gender Male

Race White

Birth Date 8 Feb 1913

Birth Place Sitka, Alaska

Death Date 8 Apr 1995

Father George P Lewis

Mother Caroline Skinner

SSN 574016220

Notes Apr 1937: Name listed as GEORGE AUGUSTUS LEWIS JR; 14 Apr 1995: Name listed as GEORGE A LEWIS

 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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Name George A. Lewis

Social Security Number xxx-xx-xxxx redacted

Birth Date 8 Feb 1913

Issue year Before 1951

Issue State Alaska

Last Residence 99701, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, USA

Death Date 8 Apr 1995

SSDI

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Name George Agustus Lewis

Race Native American

Age 28

Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)

Birth Date 8 Feb 1913

Birth Place Sitka, Alaska, USA

Residence Place Sitka, Alaska, USA

Registration Date 1/22/1941

Registration Place Sitka, Alaska, USA

Employer Siems Drake Puget Sound Co

Height 5 11

Weight 193

Complexion Dark

Hair Color Black

Eye Color Brown

Next of Kin Mrs. Carrie Lewis

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

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In November 2013, Congress awarded silver medals posthumously to Tlingit code talkers Robert "Jeff" David, Sr., Richard Bean, Sr., George Lewis, Jr., and brothers Harvey Jacobs and Mark Jacobs, Jr. Southeast Alaska Native Veterans Commander Ozzie Sheakley, who attended the Congressional ceremony in Washington, D.C. along with representatives from 32 other tribes whose members were also code talkers, received the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of the Tlingit tribe.  

George Lewis, Jr.

Dakl'aweidí clan

Killer Whale House, Angoon

Kiks.ádi yádi

Chookaneidí dachxán

Feb. 8, 1913 – April 9, 1995

George Lewis, Jr., (Saa.aat', Naagei, Xaakaayí) was a boat builder, carpenter, and mill worker from Sitka. He was active in fishing, boxing, silver carving, and carving totems and Tlingit helmets. In addition, George gave 45 years of service to the Salvation Army, was a lifetime member of the Alaska Native Brotherhood in Klawock and Haines, and was a fluent Tlingit speaker and storyteller. He served in the U.S. military in World War II.