Laurie Sayles Artis Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Female

Race

Black or African American

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War or Conflict

Persian Gulf War, 1991

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1982-1988

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Unit of Service

2nd Maintenance Battalion; 3rd Maintenance Battalion; 4th Supply Battalion; Marine Corps Reserve

Location of Service

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina; Newport News, Virginia

Highest Rank

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

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War or Conflict

Cold War

Military Status

Veteran

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Battles/Campaigns

United States Marine Compound Bombing, Beirut, Lebanon, 1983

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War or Conflict

Grenada--History--American Invasion, 1983

Military Status

Veteran

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Louis Rhoden

Contributor:

Donna Edwards

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. House of Representatives/Donna Edwards

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/102596

Subjects:

Artis, Laurie Sayles

Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Cold War--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Grenada--History--American Invasion, 1983--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Laurie Sayles Artis Collection
(AFC/2001/001/102596), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress