Marvin Francis Pixton, III Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Marvin Francis Pixton, III

State of Birth:

TN

Home State:

VA

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1963-1988

Entrance into Service:

Commissioned

Branch of Service:

Marine Corps

Unit of Service:

HMM-162 (Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron); VMO-2 (Marine Observation Squadron); HML-167 (Marine Light Helicopter Squadron); VT-1 (Training Squadron); VMA-214 (Marine Attack Squadron); VMA-311

Location of Service:

Quantico, Virginia; Pensacola, Florida; North Carolina; Vietnam; California; Rhode Island; Washington, DC

Highest Rank:

Colonel

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [2 items] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Chase Dolieslager

Contributor:

Tracie Short

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Ni River Middle School

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/55024

Subjects:

Pixton III, Marvin Francis
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Marvin Francis Pixton, III Collection
(AFC/2001/001/55024), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress