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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Operation Inherent Resolve; Cold War; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993; Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
  • Unit of Service: Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division; 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division; USS Oak Hill (LSD 51); VMFA-251 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71); CVW-1 (Carrier Air Wing); Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion; VMFA(AW)-224 (Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron), 2nd MAW (Marine Aircraft Wing); VMFA-122 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron); MALS-31 (Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron); 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment; 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), 6th Fleet; USS Guam (LPH 9); USS Austin (LPD 4); USS Nassau (LHA 4)
  • Location of Service: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Ramadi, Iraq; Al Asad, Iraq; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Mediterranean Sea; Adriatic Sea; San Diego, California; Beaufort, South Carolina; Bahrain; Senegal; Gabon; Columbia; Guatemala; Pacific Ocean; Arabian Gulf; Parris Island, South Carolina; Beaufort, South Carolina; West Palm Beach, Florida; Quantico, Virginia; Memphis, Tennessee
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant Major
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/107858

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Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Jason P. Moffitt Collection

Names

  • The Citadel, Department of English
  • Moffitt, Jason P.
  • Harrison, Claire
  • Maxwell, Lauren Rule

Home State

  • South Carolina

Headings

  • -  Moffitt, Jason P.
  • -  Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Cold War -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Operation Inherent Resolve -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • White

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Iraq War, 2003-2011

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Unit of Service: Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division
    • Location of Service: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Ramadi, Iraq; Al Asad, Iraq
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Unit of Service: MALS-31 (Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron)
    • Location of Service: San Diego, California; Beaufort, South Carolina; Bahrain
    • Dates of Service: 1988-2016
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
  • Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Unit of Service: 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment; 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), 6th Fleet; USS Guam (LPH 9); USS Austin (LPD 4); USS Nassau (LHA 4)
    • Location of Service: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Mediterranean Sea; Adriatic Sea
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
  • Cold War

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Unit of Service: Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion; VMFA(AW)-224 (Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron), 2nd MAW (Marine Aircraft Wing); VMFA-122 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)
    • Location of Service: Parris Island, South Carolina; Beaufort, South Carolina; West Palm Beach, Florida; Quantico, Virginia; Memphis, Tennessee
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served as part of the Unit Deployment Program in the Western Pacific (12/1998 - 12/2000); the 4th Air/Naval Gunfire Liaison Company as administrative chief in Florida; and with the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit as an Assistant Marine Officer Instructor at the University of Memphis (2004).
  • Operation Inherent Resolve

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Unit of Service: 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division; USS Oak Hill (LSD 51); VMFA-251 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71); CVW-1 (Carrier Air Wing)
    • Location of Service: Senegal; Gabon; Columbia; Guatemala; Pacific Ocean; Arabian Gulf
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant Major
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served in support of the Security Cooperation Task Force, Africa Partnership Station (SCTF, APS-11); the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force, Southern Partnership Station (SPMAGTF, SPS-12); and as part of Carrier Strike Group 12.

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2016-10-12; 2016-10-12)
  • Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2016-10-12)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/107858

Cite as

  • Jason P. Moffitt Collection (AFC/2001/001/107858), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

The Citadel, Department Of English, Jason P Moffitt, Claire Harrison, and Lauren Rule Maxwell. Jason P. Moffitt Collection. 1988. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.107858/.

APA citation style:

The Citadel, D. O. E., Moffitt, J. P., Harrison, C. & Maxwell, L. R. (1988) Jason P. Moffitt Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.107858/.

MLA citation style:

The Citadel, Department Of English, et al. Jason P. Moffitt Collection. 1988. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.107858/>.