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

Research done by Claradell Shedd, Class of 1953.

Ivan Arthur Lee

Ivan graduated in the June, 1965 class at Mt. Baker High School, Deming, WA. He enlisted in the Navy following college graduation. Ivan's next of kin was listed as Mr. and Mrs. Dale Vernon Lee, Van Zandt, WA.

Ivan Arthur Lee

Year		Rank		Status

June, 1965				Graduated from Mt. Baker High School, Deming, WA.
June, 1969	x		x	Graduated from Washington State University majoring in Business Administration.
July 6, 1969	x	US Navy	x	Joined the Navy Aviation Officer program in Pensacola, FL. (Reported for AOC (Aviation Officer Cadet) training.
October 31, 1969	x	US Navy	x	Received Officers Commission as Ensign.
December 22, 1969	x	Family	x	Married Diane Linn Koenig in Spokane, WA.
1969-1971	x	US Navy	x	Flew training flights in the Navy T-34, T-28, and S-2. Trained in ocean and wilderness survival, advanced navigation, and nuclear weapons delivery.
1970	x	Recognition	x	Earned Naval Wings of Gold (Patrol Plane Commander LT Lee)
September 30, 1971	x	Family	x	Daughter Michelle born in Mt. View, CA.
1971-1974	x	US Navy	x	(1) Assigned to Patrol Squadron 46, Moffett Field, CA. (2) Assigned as Ordnance and eventually Assistant Safety Officer (3) Two deployments to Iwakuni, Japan (a) With Detachments to Misawa, Japan, Subic Bay, Philippines, and Utapao, Thailand. Misawa surveillance missions conducted in Sea of Okhotsk. (b) Conducted ocean surveillance in Vietnam for "Market Time" operations.
July 13, 1974	x	Family	x	Daughter Amy born in Mt. View, CA.
September 1, 1974	x	US Navy	x	Honorable Discharge from active duty at NAS, Moffett Field, CA.
December, 1974	x	US Navy/Rating	x	Obtained Aviation Flight Engineer Rating
1975-1977	x	US Navy	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.
1978-1979	x	US Navy Reserves	x	Completed two years of Naval Reserve Duty at NAS, Whidbey Island, WA.
1978-1982	x	US Navy	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 US, but mostly to Central and South America.
1982	x	Occupation	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 US, but focused mainly on flying to Alaska.
1992-2007	x	Occupation	x	Served as Grievance Chairman, System Board of Adjustment Chairman, and pilot contract negotiations.
1993	x	Recognition Award	x	Alaska Airlines. Awarded Legend Award for Customer Service--the highest award given to Alaska Airlines employees.
2007	x	Retirement/Captain	x	Retired from Alaska Airlines as Captain.
2007-present	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."

1970
US Navy Flight Training
Pensacola, FL

Ivan early training
in T-28

Ivan flew
Navy P3 Orion

Ivan Arthur Lee Lt. Commander United States Navy


Meritorious Unit Citation Badge; Vietnam Service Medal with two stars; Expeditionary Service Medal; Navy Expert Rifleman; Navy Expert Pistol

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.

Music: "Anchors Aweigh"