Edith Rene Porter-Stewart Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Edith Rene Porter-Stewart

State of Birth:

MO

Home State:

SD

Gender

Female

Race

American Indian and Alaskan Native

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War or Conflict

Iraq War, 2003-2011

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1989-2006

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Mount Hood (AE 29); USNS Mercy (T AH 19); 2nd MAW (Marine Aircraft Wing)

Location of Service

San Diego, California; Newport, Rhode Island; Cherry Point, North Carolina; South Carolina; Persian Gulf

Battles/Campaigns

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

Highest Rank

Lieutenant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a chaplain at Marine Air Stations in North Carolina and South Carolina. She also began and operated an airport ministry at Cherry Point, North Carolina meeting personnel on aircraft incoming and outbound during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents)

Manuscript: Creative works [2 items] -- Handwritten document

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

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Photograph: Digital print [2 items] -- Photograph

Manuscript: Clippings [4 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Michael McCoy

Contributor:

Michael McCoy

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Military Chaplains Project 213

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/93902

Subjects:

Porter-Stewart, Edith Rene

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Edith Rene Porter-Stewart Collection
(AFC/2001/001/93902), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress