Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Duane E. Dewey Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: E Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
- Location of Service: Parris Island, South Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Panmunjom, Korea; Japan; Great Lakes, Illinois
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/17946
Interview / Recording
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About this Item
Title
- Duane E. Dewey Collection
Names
- VA Medical Center, Battle Creek, Michigan
- Dewey, Duane E.
- Trunick, Margaret A.
Home State
- Michigan
Headings
- - Dewey, Duane E.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- 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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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: E Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
- Location of Service: Parris Island, South Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Panmunjom, Korea; Japan; Great Lakes, Illinois
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Dates of Service: 1951-1952
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service near Panmunjom as a leader of a machine gun squad on 04/16/1952.
Materials
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-06-04; 2003)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2003-06-04)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/17946
Cite as
- Duane E. Dewey Collection (AFC/2001/001/17946), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Part of
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Camp Pendleton, California
- Great Lakes, Illinois
- Japan
- Panmunjom, Korea
- Parris Island, South Carolina