15-217 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

Pfc. Lewis E. Canie, Golconda, IL, (left) 30 caliber machine gunner with Company G, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd US Infantry Division and Pfc. Bernard E. Winch, Blue Island, IL, assistance gunner, keep sharp lookout for signs of the Communist Forces

PFC LEWIS EDWARD CANIE
23RD INFANTRY REGIMENT
K CO 3 BN
2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS: JULY 21, 1952
SERVICE NUMBER: RA17318149
BORN: DECEMBER 12, 1935
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
GROVE CITY, ILLINOIS
CHRISTIAN COUNTY
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: CHORWON AREA
HILL OR OUTPOST: OLD BALDY
BURIAL LOCATION
CONCORD CEMETERY, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OH
Comments: Private First Class Canie was a member of the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on July 21, 1952.

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