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'''[[Lewis, Hubert M. (01184097)|Hubert M. Lewis]]''' (ASN 01184097) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 11.
'''[[Lewis, Hubert M. (01184097)|Hubert M. Lewis]]''' was a Duke alumnus and Ritchie Boy (Class 11) who led G-2 for the 25th Infantry Division in the Pacific and earned the Bronze Star and Air Medal.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Hubert attended Duke University (BS Chemistry). He attended Duke University (Post-graduate, Chemistry). Before joining the Duke coaching staff he did graduate work at North Carolina State College.
Hubert M. “Red” Lewis earned a chemistry degree at Duke University and did graduate work at North Carolina State before joining Duke’s coaching staff; as an undergraduate he had been a Southern Conference track standout. Entering the service as a private with the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command in Florida, he was commissioned at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in July 1943, trained further at Camp Ritchie (Class 11), and shipped to the Pacific.


He was commissioned at Fort Sill, Okla., in July, 1943, received further training at Camp Ritchie, and later was shipped to the Pacific Theater, where he served as officer in charge of the G-2 unit of the 25th Division.
Lewis served as officer in charge of the G-2 unit of the 25th Infantry Division from Luzon to Nagoya. The Duke Alumni Register reported that after about forty months overseas he returned as a major with an Air Medal and a Bronze Star with oak-leaf cluster.
 
He served as G-2 from 16 Sept to _Nov 1945. The following article was from "The Duke Alumni Register, February 1946" "Alumnus Decorated" Major [[Lewis, Hubert M. While at Duke, "Red" Lewis was several times a Southern Conference track star.
 
The former staff member of the athletic department was awarded an Air Medal and a Bronze Star and an Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a second Bronze Star. Known on the campus as "Red," the popular Duke coach entered the service as a private, training first with the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command in Florida.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Pacific PI Team 5
* Pacific PI Team 5
* PI 5
* PI 5
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Lewis_Hubert_M_01184097_portrait.jpg|Hubert M. Lewis portrait (RB Archive)
Lewis_Hubert_M_01184097_Duke_Alumni_Register_1946.jpg|Duke Alumni Register, February 1946 — Alumnus Decorated (RB Archive)
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== Technical record ==
== Technical record ==
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* Born 24 November 1912 in North Carolina.
* Duke University — B.S. chemistry; Southern Conference track; later coaching staff.
* 23 October 1943 — Assigned as instructor, Section VI.
* July 1943 — Commissioned at Fort Sill after AAF technical training.
* 23 October 1943 — Graduated Class 11. Classified as OIC-PI.
* Camp Ritchie Class 11 — Further military-intelligence training.
* April 1943 — OCS. Commissioned as 2nd Lt (ASN: 01184097).
* Pacific Theater — G-2, 25th Infantry Division (Luzon to Nagoya).
* By early 1945, Lewis was Major and Asst G-2 of 25th Division. He served as G-2 from 16 Sept to _Nov 1945.
* c. 1946 — Returned as major; Air Medal; Bronze Star with OLC (Duke Alumni Register).
* Assigned to PI Team 5 attached to 25th Infantry Division.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [[:File:Lewis_Hubert_M_01184097_Duke_Alumni_Register_1946.jpg|Duke Alumni Register, February 1946 — Alumnus Decorated (RB Archive)]]
* [[:File:Lewis_Hubert_M_01184097_portrait.jpg|Hubert M. Lewis portrait (RB Archive)]]
* Duke Alumni Register, February 1946 — “Alumnus Decorated” (RB Archive OCR)
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
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