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RICH PLACE, Special to the Olean Times Herald

May 30, 2016

Honoring his namesake: Portville’s Lewis looks back on family’s sacrifices for nation

PORTVILLE — In early 1945, a 30-year-old Eugene “Gene” Cyril Lewis was in Europe, serving with the 18th Infantry in Germany, during World War II.

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