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Edwin Lum at time of interview [n.d.]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Dates of Service: 1962-1968; 1943-1946; 1948-1953
  • Branch of Service: Marine Corps; Air Force
  • Service Unit/Ship: 195th Military Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard; Air Force Reserve; Company A, Signal Battalion, V Amphibious Corps; 7th Squadron, 62nd Troop Carrier Wing; 62nd Base Group
  • Battles & Campaigns: Iwo Jima
  • Location of Service: Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama; Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado; Randolph Air Force Base, Texas; Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana; McChord Air Force Base, Washington; Yokota Air Base, Japan; March Air Force Base, California; Van Nuys, California; San Diego, California; Camp Pendleton, California; Hawaii; Iwo Jima; Pacific Theater
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant; Major; Private First Class
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/97109

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Interview / Recording

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[ Report of Separation from the Marine Corps [4/10/1946] ]
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[ Report of Separation from the Marine Corps [2/15/1948] ]
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[ Statement of Service [2/20/1968] ]
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[ Enlisted Record and Report of Separation from the U.S. Air Force [2/24/1949] ]
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[ Report of Separation from the United States Air Force [7/30/1953] ]
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[ Report of Separation from the California Air National Guard [3/30/1968] ]

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[ Memo from the Commandant of the Marine Corps listing Lum's awards ]
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[ Authorization to wear the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon ]
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[ Chronology of military service aboard the USS Auburn in 1945 ]
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[ Air Force Outstanding Unit Award [3/12/1968] ]
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[ Letter accompanying award of the Combat Action Ribbon [8/30/2001] ]
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[ Untitled memoir of Edwin Lum ]

About this Item

Title

  • Edwin Michael Lum Collection

Names

  • Pemberton, Daniel H.
  • Lum, Edwin Michael
  • Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW), Region XIV / 146th Alumni Association
  • Merritt, Jeffrey M.

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Nevada

Headings

  • -  Lum, Edwin Michael
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • Asian

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: Company A, Signal Battalion, V Amphibious Corps
    • Location of Service: San Diego, California; Camp Pendleton, California; Hawaii; Iwo Jima; Pacific Theater
    • Battles & Campaigns: Iwo Jima
    • Highest Rank: Private First Class
    • Dates of Service: 1943-1946
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 7th Squadron, 62nd Troop Carrier Wing; 62nd Base Group
    • Location of Service: Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama; Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado; Randolph Air Force Base, Texas; Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana; McChord Air Force Base, Washington; Yokota Air Base, Japan
    • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
    • Dates of Service: 1948-1953
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 195th Military Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard; Air Force Reserve
    • Location of Service: March Air Force Base, California; Van Nuys, California
    • Highest Rank: Major
    • Dates of Service: 1962-1968
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2014-04-07; 2014-04-07)
  • Manuscript: Memoir [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2014-04-07)
  • Manuscript: Military Papers [10 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1946-1968)
  • Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [5 items] -- Photographs (collected 1944-1949)
  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2014-04-07; 2015)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/97109

Online Format

  • video
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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:

Pemberton, Daniel H, Edwin Michael Lum, Region Xiv / 146Th Alumni Association Military Order Of The World Wars, and Jeffrey M Merritt. Edwin Michael Lum Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.97109/.

APA citation style:

Pemberton, D. H., Lum, E. M., Military Order Of The World Wars, R. X. /. 1. A. A. & Merritt, J. M. (1943) Edwin Michael Lum Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.97109/.

MLA citation style:

Pemberton, Daniel H, et al. Edwin Michael Lum Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.97109/>.