Lewis, Harold L. Jr.
Air Force Major

Harold L. Lewis Jr., age 35, from Mansfield Center, Connecticut, Tolland County

Service era: Operation Eagle Claw/Operation Evening Light

Spouse: Wendy-Lee (Kelton)

Children: James, 9; Kimberly, 7

Military history: Killed in an operation to free hostages taken on Nov. 4, 1979 after terrorists stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran.

Date of death: Thursday, April 24, 1980

Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Congressional Record, National Archives, Hartford Courant (1980)