Even though Jim Lewis was in World War II, he led an average American life. She raised four children in the Piedmont of North Carolina with the values ​​of love and respect. He influenced others through his hard work, dedication to his country and his loyalty to his family. He voluntarily joined World War II and was part of the automotive industry for over 20 years. Through this historical biography, you will learn about his life during the war, involvement in the SS Uruguay crash, and the auto industry of the 1950s-60s. Jim Lewis was born on March 3, 1910 in McKinney, Texas. He was the middle child of three children, with Jim and Laura Lewis as parents. He was in the Texas National Guard before volunteering to enter World War II at the age of 35. He was too old to be drafted, but after Pearl Harbor he felt the need to serve his country as best he could. Lewis married Catherine Harkey after the war and had four children. After the war he worked for City Chevrolet for most of his life as a mechanic and then as a security guard. After Catherine's death, he remarried for a few years until he died of testicular cancer, leaving behind all four children, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Growing up in McKinney, Texas, Lewis worked at many odd jobs before moving to Texas. National Guard. He was a bread truck driver for a bakery and worked on cars, just to name a few. Life in Texas during Lewis' high school years was characterized by economic expansion, with oil being the major regional builder in the Southwest. Oil has transformed the region's economy, which previously depended on agriculture and lumber. But oil fueled the growing auto industry, with 4.3 Texans owning a car in 1929. In 1930, Texas... half of the newspaper... bibliography Fox, Carol. Author interview. Tape recording. WCU, March 3, 2014.Dreyer, Rachael . "Automotive History". Automotive history. http://bentley.umich.edu/research/guides/automotive/ (accessed April 29, 2014). "Daily Life During World War II." Calisphere -. http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/themed_collections/subtopic5h.html (accessed April 30, 2014). "SS Uruguay - Memoirs and Photos - Page 2." SS Uruguay - Memoirs and Photos - Page 2. http://www.moore-mccormack.com/SS-Uruguay-1938/SS-Uruguay-Photos-2.htm (accessed 30 April 2014). "TEXAS IN THE 1920s." BROWN, NORMAN D.. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/npt01 (accessed April 30, 2014).."Your story begins with theirs...." Genealogy, family trees and genealogy records at Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/ (accessed 28 April 2014). US Census 1940