Bennett Lewis | |
Nickname: | Ben |
Birth Date: | 18 June 1926 |
Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts U.S. |
Death Place: | Rockledge, Florida, U.S. |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Army |
Serviceyears: | 1944–1945[1] 1950–1980s |
Rank: | Lieutenant general |
Commands: | Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Mobilization |
Battles: | World War 2 Korean War Vietnam War |
Bennett Leonard Lewis (June 18, 1926 – April 5, 2023) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Mobilization and Director, Defense Mobilization Systems Planning Activity.[2] He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1950[3] with a B.S. degree in military science. He later earned an M.S. degree in civil engineering from Harvard University[2] in 1955.[4]
His military honors include the Distinguished Service Medal[3] and three awards of the Legion of Merit.[2]
Lewis died in Rockledge, Florida on April 5, 2023, at the age of 96.[5]