(1920-12-15)December 15, 1920 Mechanic Falls, Maine, U.S.
Died
November 14, 2009(2009-11-14) (aged 88) Loma Linda, California, U.S.
Buried
Riverside National Cemetery
Allegiance
United States Canada
Branch
National Guard
Army Air Corps
Canadian Army
U.S. Army
Service years
1938–1940 (National Guard)
1940–1941 (Army Air Corps)
1941–1942 (Canadian Army)
1942–1973 (U.S. Army)
Rank
Colonel
Units
27th Infantry Regiment
25th Infantry Division
1st Armored Division
Wars
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Awards
Medal of Honor
Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star
Legion of Merit (3)
Bronze Star (3)
Purple Heart (4)
Air Medal (2)
Lewis Lee Millett Sr. (December 15, 1920 – November 14, 2009) was a United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor during the Korean War for leading the last major American bayonet charge.
He enlisted in the U.S. National Guard while still in high school and then in 1940 joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. When he thought that the United States would not participate in World War II he deserted and went to Canada with a friend where they joined the Canadian Army and were sent to London. He served briefly with the Canadian Forces in London but soon transferred to the U.S. Army, which had since joined the war. While serving with the Army in World War II, he received a Silver Star for driving a burning ammunition truck away from a group of soldiers before it exploded.
During the Korean War, he was awarded the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. The citation explains that he successfully led a bayonet charge against the enemy. He later served in the Vietnam War as well. He retired from the Army in 1973 and died of congestive heart failure in 2009.
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