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 David registered for the draft in
the small town of Cut Off, LA on 16 October 1940.
The handwritten note oiindifat4es he was then
residing at 1821 Marshall st., Shreveport, LA,
He
was inducted into the Army at Shreveport, LA on 2
November 1942.
The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS,
reported on 31 January 1941 that " a
former resident of the state, David G. Lemkowitz, of
Baton Rouge, enlisted for the bombardier class at Lowry
Field, Denver. Colo., as a flying cadet."
But, Pvt Lemkowitz was assigned to Hq
2n, 508th PIR and, since he had 3 years of college
credits to his name, was promoted to 1st Sgt on 4
February 1943.
On 23 May 1943 he was listed as
transferred to Hq 2nd, 508th but he instead was
received by 2nd Battalion's Company H
On 16 August 1943, he was
transferred to the 541st PIR. It was with that
regiment that David was sent to England. It
was there that he became a prodigious letter writer
and this article appeared in newspapers all across
the country.
NINE-FOOTER -- Mrs. David Lemkowitz sits atop an
eight-foot ladder to read a nine-foot letter from
her husband, a paratrooper in England. In the
letter, the soldier told of meeting his twin
brother, Captain W. D. Lemkowitz, in an English
town. The brothers had not seen each other in three
years. (AP wire-photo.)
Following the war, David again made national news:
 Waits 15 Years For Enrollment In LSU Medical School
BATON ROUGE, La., (AP) David Lemkowitz will realize an ambition of 15 years when he enrolls in Louisiana State
University's School of Medicine this fall.
The 34-year-old Baton Rougean says he has aspired to be a doctor since 1934. He resigned as a junior then and for five years worked in oil fields, with the state police and as a salesman.
In 1939, he returned to LSU, but enlisted in the Army before completing his pre-med work, he recalls. During a seven year Army stint he made four combat jumps as a parachute trooper.
Lemkowitz is scheduled to receive his Bachelor of Sciences degree from LSU this fall. He is one of 25 students accepted by the school of medicine under the university's new increased quota.
[The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, LA, 25 May 1949, Wed, Page 4]
David passed away on 13 February 1993
in Bryans Road, MD. His final resting place is
unknown. |
