Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Howard V. Lee Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division; Marine Corps Headquarters; 2nd Combined Action Group, III Marine Amphibious Force
- Location of Service: Quantico, Virginia; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Camp Pendleton, California; Indian Head, Maryland; Dominican Republic; Quang Tri, Vietnam; Cam Lo, Vietnam; San Francisco, California
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/89714
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About this Item
Title
- Howard V. Lee Collection
Names
- Wilkerson, Thomas L.
- unknown interviewer
- Lee, Howard V.
- Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (CMOH)
Home State
- Virginia
Headings
- - Lee, Howard V.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division; Marine Corps Headquarters; 2nd Combined Action Group, III Marine Amphibious Force
- Location of Service: Quantico, Virginia; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Camp Pendleton, California; Indian Head, Maryland; Dominican Republic; Quang Tri, Vietnam; Cam Lo, Vietnam; San Francisco, California
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1955-1975
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service near Cam Lo on 08/08/1966 and 08/09/1966. The veteran also served in the Field Inspection Section and Audit Section of the Marine Corps Supply Activity Philadelphia; Troop Handler, 1st Replacement Battalion, Staging Regiment, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton; Company F, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division; Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division; Guard Officer, Marine Barracks, US Naval Propellant Plant, Indian Head; The Basic School at Quantico; Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division; and on board the USS La Salle (LPD 3).
Materials
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-01-19)
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-01-19)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2005-01-19)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/89714
Cite as
- Howard V. Lee Collection (AFC/2001/001/89714), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Part of
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Cam Lo, Vietnam
- Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
- Camp Pendleton, California
- Dominican Republic
- Indian Head, Maryland
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Quang Tri, Vietnam
- Quantico, Virginia
- San Francisco, California
Service Unit
- 2nd Battalion
- 2nd Combined Action Group
- 3rd Marine Division
- 4th Marine Regiment
- Company E
- III Marine Amphibious Force
- Marine Corps Headquarters