Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Jesse Wyeth Lewis, Jr. Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: Utility Squadron 3 (VU-3); Utility Squadron 5 (VU-5); Fleet Air Squadron 118 (FASRON 118); Naval Aviation Electronics Service Unit; VS-38 (Air Anti-Submarine Squadron); Naval Aviation Engineering Service Unit (NAESU); VAW-111 (Air Early Warning Squadron); USS Princeton (CVS 37); USS Hornet (CVS 12); USS Bennington (CVS 20)
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Chief Petty Officer; Commander
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/92189
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About this Item
Title
- Jesse Wyeth Lewis, Jr. Collection
Names
- Shorak, B.J.
- Larson, Samuel Kelly
- National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
- Lewis Jr., Jesse Wyeth
Home State
- Minnesota
Headings
- - Lewis Jr., Jesse Wyeth
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
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: Navy
- Unit of Service: Utility Squadron 3 (VU-3); Utility Squadron 5 (VU-5); Fleet Air Squadron 118 (FASRON 118); Naval Aviation Electronics Service Unit
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Chief Petty Officer
- Dates of Service: 1946-1954
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as an aviation electronics technician.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: VS-38 (Air Anti-Submarine Squadron); Naval Aviation Engineering Service Unit (NAESU); VAW-111 (Air Early Warning Squadron); USS Princeton (CVS 37); USS Hornet (CVS 12); USS Bennington (CVS 20)
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Commander
- Dates of Service: 1954-1977
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran also served aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) and the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42) as a pilot.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2013-11-09; 2013-11-15)
- Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2013-11-13)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/92189
Cite as
- Jesse Wyeth Lewis, Jr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/92189), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Guam (Mariana Islands)
- Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
- Japan
- Mediterranean Sea
- Miho Air Base, Japan
- San Diego, California
- South China Sea
- Washington, DC
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit
- Fleet Air Squadron 118 (Fasron 118)
- Naval Aviation Electronics Service Unit
- Naval Aviation Engineering Service Unit (Naesu)
- USS Bennington (Cvs 20)
- USS Hornet (Cvs 12)
- USS Princeton (Cvs 37)
- Utility Squadron 3 (Vu-3)
- Utility Squadron 5 (Vu-5)
- Vaw-111 (Air Early Warning Squadron)
- Vs-38 (Air Anti-Submarine Squadron)