Lewis Landes

Lewis Landes (December 12, 1891 – January 8, 1972) was a US Army Colonel and a lawyer.

In 1914 he was a member of the Jewish Soldiers and Sailors Passover Committee. During World War I he was with the American Expeditionary Forces and he may have served on the American Jewish Committee. In 1917 at age 26 he was promoted to colonel. At the end of the war he headed the Allied Reparations Committee.

Landes was held in contempt in a case in the Southern District of New York, a finding which was affirmed on appeal.

Landes also appeared in several cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jockey Club Around 1940 Colonel Lewis Landes, was asked to act as general counsel pro bono for the Jockeys Community Fund and Guild.

World War II During World War II he was sent to Australia, where he was the chief aide to Douglas MacArthur and was in charge of logistics and supplies. Most of the troops under his command were African American.

Death The Colonel donated a Greek vase to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He died on January 8, 1972, at New Rochelle Hospital and was at living 1833 Palmer Avenue in Larchmont, New York.