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Ivan Arthur Lee
Mt. Baker High School
Class of June, 1965


Ivan Arthur Lee
Research done by Claradell Shedd, Class of 1953.
Ivan Arthur Lee

Ivan graduated in the June, 1965 class at Mt. Baker High School. He enlisted or was drafted when and where? His service number was XXXXX. Ivan's next of kin was listed as Mr. and Mrs. Dale Vernon Lee, XXXXXX.

Ivan Arthur Lee
Year   Rank   Status
June, 1965     Graduated from Mt. Baker High School, Deming, WA.
June, 1969 x Washington State University x Graduated from Washington State University majoring in Business Administration.
October, 1969 x US Navy/Ensign x Received Officers Commission as an Ensign.
December 22, 1969 x Family x Married Diane Linn Koenig in Spokane, WA
1969-1974 x US Navy x Vietnam war service.
1970 x US Navy x Earned Naval Wings of Gold
1971-1974 x US Navy x Stationed at Moffett Field, CA with Patrol Squadron 46.
Two deploymentsd to Iwakuni, Japan.
(1) With Detachments to Misawa, Japan, Subic Bay, Philippines, and Utapao, Thailand
(2) Conducted ocean surveillance in Vietnam for "Market Time" operations.
December, 1974 x US Navy x Obtained Aviation Flight Engineer Rating
1975-1977 x US Navy/Employer? x (1)Flew as Flight Engineer and Copilot on B-707 and L-1011 for TWA/Saudia Arabian Airlines based in Jeddah, Saudia Arabia
(2) Flew routes to Europe, North Africa, and throughout the Middle East.
1978-1982 x Employer? x (1)Flew as Flight Engineer and Copilot on B-272, DC-8, and B-747 for Braniff Airlines based in Miami, FL.
(2) Flew routes within the U.S., but mostly to Central and South America.
1982-1983 x Employer? x Worked for Air Traffic Control at DFW Tower.
1984-2007 x x Alaska Airlines (for 25 years)
(1) Flew as Flight Engineer, Copilot, and Captain on B-727 and B-737 for Alaska Airlines.
(2) Flew all over the lower U.S., but focused mainly on flying to Alaska.
1992-2007 x Occupation x Alaska Airlines. Serviced as Grievance Chairman, System Board of Adjustment Chairman, and pilot contract negotiations.
1993 x Recognition x Alaska Airlines. Awarded Alaska Airlines Legend Award for Customer Service
2007
x Interests x Offered Handyman remodeling services to friends, Church, and my daughters.
November 9, 1989-Present 2023 x Residence x Living in Sammamish, WA. "We have lived in this same house for almost 40 years and don't have plans to move anytime soon."
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Left:
USS Mindoro (CVE-120)
Above:
Mighty Minnie
(USS Mindoro CVE-120 Insignia)
Insignia and photo of USS Strong (DD-758) Destroyer (Korean War/1952)
Jack eventually was transferred to the Oceanus, Hull ARB-2/LST-518, Aristaeus-class battle damage repair ship (below) in the San Francisco Bay area.
Insignia and photo of USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) Helicopter Carrier
Ivan Arthur Lee
Lt. Commander
United States Navy

US Navy Seal


Washington State University





Veterans of Foreign Wars Insignia


Naval Wings of Gold







Patrol Squadron 46, Moffett Field

Navy Officer Cap Device

US Navy Supply Corps


Lt. Cmdr Sleeve Insignia




Meritorious Unit Citation Badge; Vietnam Service Medal with two stars;
Expeditionary Service Medal


References
Information was obtained from the Records on Military Personnel Who Died, were Missing in Action, or Prisoners of War as a result of the Vietnam War. This document can be found online at the National Archives and Records Administration at http://www.archives.gov/.
11/09/89-03/09/23: Living in Sammamish, WA.
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