John Howard LaVoy Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

John Howard LaVoy

State of Birth:

NV

Home State:

NV

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

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War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1970

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Marine Corps

Unit of Service:

Marine Helicopter Squadron 364

Location of Service:

Pacific Theater; United States; Hawaii

Highest Rank:

Colonel

Prisoner of War:

No

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

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War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [9 items] --Photographs

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

Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item] --Typewritten document

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

Manuscript: Maps [1 item]

Interviewer:

Robin Tanner

Contributor:

Robin Tanner

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Regional Technical Institute/Daughters of the American Revolution, Reno

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/45536

Subjects:

LaVoy, John Howard
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Marine Corps.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

John Howard LaVoy Collection
(AFC/2001/001/45536), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress