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Lee Wilson Collection

Lee Wilson (b. 1947), of Las Vegas, Nevada, served in the United States Women's Army Corps from 1966 to 1969 and the Army National Guard from 1979 to 1984. Lee Wilson was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, in January 1947. She joined the Army in 1966 in Belmont, California and was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and Fort Jackson, South Carolina, before being sent to Vietnam in January 1968. She served at Long Bihn until May of 1969 and discharged from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, shortly thereafter. Wilson continued to serve in the Army National Guard from 1979 to 1984.

Oral history interview with Lee Wilson
Lee Wilson tells of her life in Las Vegas, Nevada, early education, and service in the United States Army Women's Army Corps [WAC] and Army National Guard. Lee Wilson tells of her life in Las Vegas, Nevada, early education, and service in the United States Army Women's Army Corps [WAC] and Army National Guard. Wilson primarily documents her tour of duty in Vietnam as a WAC assigned to the engineering headquarters of Ben Hoa Air Base during the 1968 North Vietnamese Tet Offensive. She tells of weathering frequent artillery barrages, the destruction of various structures on base, and fighting defensive actions during ambushes. Wilson also mentions her love of skeet shooting, and details the trips that she took to Hong Kong and Malaysia. " Other topics include Wilson's early life in Las Vegas, Nevada; he mother's employment at the clandestine United States air base "Area 51" her childhood observations of nearby nuclear testing; her views on women in the military; her time in the National Guard; and her later civilian life.

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