Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Lewis L. Millett Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 27th Armored Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division; 101st Airborne Division; Army Security Agency; Phoenix Program; Company E, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment
- Location of Service: Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Vietnam; England; Tunisia; Salerno, Italy; Anzio, Italy; European Theater; Soam-Ni, Korea
- Highest Rank: Colonel; Captain; Second Lieutenant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/89737
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About this Item
Title
- Lewis L. Millett Collection
Names
- Wilkerson, Thomas L.
- unknown interviewer
- Millett, Lewis L.
- Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (CMOH)
Home State
- California
Headings
- - Millett, Lewis L.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 27th Armored Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division
- Location of Service: England; Tunisia; Salerno, Italy; Anzio, Italy; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1973
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran also served in the National Guard from 1938 to 1940, the Army Air Corps from 1940 to 1941, and the Canadian Army in England during the Blitz from 1941 to 1942.
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment
- Location of Service: Soam-Ni, Korea
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran earned the Medal of Honor for a bayonet charge up Hill 180, near Soam-Ni, on 02/07/1951.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 101st Airborne Division; Army Security Agency; Phoenix Program
- Location of Service: Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: Betacam SP [ item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-09-11)
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-09-11)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2002-09-11)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/89737
Cite as
- Lewis L. Millett Collection (AFC/2001/001/89737), 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
- Anzio, Italy
- England
- European Theater
- Fort Benning, Georgia
- Fort Devens, Massachusetts
- Salerno, Italy
- Soam-Ni, Korea
- Tunisia
- Vietnam
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit
- 101st Airborne Division
- 1st Armored Division
- 27th Armored Field Artillery Regiment
- 27th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion
- Army Security Agency
- Company E
- Phoenix Program