Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Colonel Warren R. Lewis

Photographed By Charles Keller, August 13, 2018

1. Colonel Warren R. Lewis Marker

Inscription. Colonel Lewis was born on Christmas Eve, 1919, in Superior, Iowa. When the war broke out in Europe, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and then later transferred to the United States Army Air Corps.

He was assigned to ﬂy P-38 aircraft operating from New Guinea in the Far East. He became an ace on April 3, 1944, when he shot down a Zeke, which was one of Japan’s front line ﬁghter aircraft. Altogether, he had seven conﬁrmed aircraft shot down, ﬁve probable and three damaged.

He also saw combat in the European Theater where he ﬂew the P-38 and the P-51. He remained in the Air Force after World War II and served at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base as Commander of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing in the mid-1960s.

Colonel Lewis received the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with 26 oak leaf clusters. Colonel Lewis retired from the Air Force in 1971.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Valor in Aerial Operations series list.

Location. 33° 41.04′ N, 78° 55.084′ W. Marker is in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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, in Horry County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Harrelson Boulevard and Jetport RD, on the right when traveling north. Located on the 8th hole of the Whispering Pines Golf Course. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 Harrelson Blvd, Myrtle Beach SC 29577, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Colonel Wallace C. Bosworth Jr. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brigadier General Thomas Merrit Knoles III (about 400 feet away); Colonel Donald Wesley Forney (about 600 feet away); Brigadier General William Donald Curry Jr. (about 700 feet away); Colonel Henry L. Warren (about 700 feet away); Colonel Albert R. Neville (approx. ¼ mile away); Colonel Edwin A. Schneider (approx. ¼ mile away); Lieutenant General Evan W. Rosencrans (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Myrtle Beach.

8th hole, Whispering Pines Golf Course image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Charles Keller, August 13, 2018

2. 8th hole, Whispering Pines Golf Course

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2018, by Charles Keller of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2018, by Charles Keller of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.