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DAVID S . LEWI S , JR.
Pages 156-161

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From page 157...
... David Sloan Lewis, Jr., was born on July 6, 1917, in North Augusta, South Carolina. His father, Dick Lewis, was an executive with Standard Oil of New Jersey and was transferred to Columbia, South Carolina, in 1933.
From page 158...
... military: Tomahawk Cruise missiles, F-16s, Phalanx ship defense gun systems, and the M1 Abrams main battle tank. The submarine business at the Electric Boat Division then took much of Lewis's time.
From page 159...
... , Lewis was a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a member of the Board of Nominations for the Aviation Hall of Fame, the National Aeronautics Association, the Navy League, and the Air Force Association. He was on the board of the Aerospace Industry Association and the American Ordnance Association.
From page 160...
... Pleasant, South Carolina) ; and his three sons -- David III (of Chevy Chase, Maryland)


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