| Title: |
Leonard Lamarr Lewane
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Virginia Military Institute. Preston Library. Archives and Special Collections
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| Collection: |
Adams Center (VMI) Cold War History Project
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| Description: |
Lewane was commissioned in the United States Army following his graduation from VMI in 1950 and rose to the rank of Colonel before retiring in 1974. This interview covers his entire military career and includes extensive information about his service in the Korean War, 1950-1953 (72nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division; 64th Tank Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division); the Vietnam War, 1965-1966 (1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry "Quarter Horse", 1st Division "Big Red One"); and his Cold War assignments in Germany (Commander, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, 1972-1973; Chief of Staff, U. S. Army Berlin, 1973-1974). The interview is accompanied by photographs.
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| Extent: |
54 pages
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 2003 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Lewane, Leonard L.
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel; Professor
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| Document location: |
Lexington, VA
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| Document date: |
10-Dec-2003
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| Interviewer: |
Osborne, Eric
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| Organizations discussed: |
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA
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| Historical events discussed: |
Cold War, 1945-1989; Korean Conflict, 1950-1953
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; Korea; North America; Russia; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Asia; Cold War, 1945-1989; International relations; Korea; Korean Conflict, 1950-1953; Korean War, 1950-1953--Campaigns; Korean War, 1950-1953--Veterans; Military education--United States; Military readiness; Military service, Voluntary; North America; Oral history; Russia; Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; United States; United States--Armed Forces; United States--Military history; United States--Military policy; United States--Military relations--Soviet Union; Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0029020-32042
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