#1Military
Lewis Combs
1895–1996Rear Admiral of the United States Navy and founder of the Seabees
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Famous people · Manchester Center
Manchester Center has just one famous person to its name: Lewis Combs
Lewis Combs was born in 1895. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. Across Vermont, 222 towns list someone born there.
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notable people
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Lewis Combs
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Lewis Combs
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Manchester Center
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Photo credits (2)
- Lewis Combs: Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Sweetman Ames: American Institute of Physics, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons