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William A. Lee
William A. Lee
Nickname(s)	Ironman
Born	November 12, 1900; Ward Hill, Massachusetts
Died	December 27, 1998 (aged 98); Washington Mary Hospital, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Buried	Quantico National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1918 - 1950
Rank	Colonel
Battles / wars	World War I; Banana Wars; * Battle of Agua Carta; World War II (POW)
Awards	Navy Cross (3); Purple Heart (3)
Spouse(s)	Helen Lloyd Lee; Anne Bradbury Lee

William Andrew Lee (1900 - 1999)

Personal

William Andrew Lee was born on November 12, 1900 in Ward Hill, Massachusetts to Benjamin Rufus Lee and Eda Gustava Lee (nee Peterson). He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1918 at age 17.^[3]

Marine Corps career

World War I

Upon enlisting in the Marine Corps near the end of World War I, Lee sailed to France to fight in the war.^[3]

Banana Wars

World War II - Prisoner of War

Quote for WaPoObit "he was dispatched to North China as a chief gunner with the "Horse Marines" mounted infantry. On the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Imperial Army troops captured Col. Lee and 200 other Marines in North China and held them prisoner for nearly four years. The prisoners were rescued after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Col. Lee spent a month recovering at hospitals in Hawaii, then returned to the Quantico Marine Corps Base"

Retirement & death

He retired as a colonel in 1950.

His first wife, Helen Lloyd Lee, died.

Lee died of cancer on December 27, 1998 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia.^[3] He was survived by his second, Anne Bradbury Lee and four daughters. Lee is buried in Quantico National Cemetery.

Honors and awards

Quote from WaPoObit: "In 1992, the Marine Corps named a $5.5 million rifle range at Quantico in Col. Lee's honor. At the ceremony, Col. Lee, then 91, fired an M-16 rifle and hit nine moving targets. "

References

This articles includes information in the public domain from the United States Marine Corps and/or the United States Department of Defense.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Pacejan, Eric (January 2, 1999). "William A. Lee Is Dead at 98; Marines' Acclaimed 'Ironman'". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
^ "Valor Awards for William A. Lee". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Estrada, Louie (January 2, 1999). "Marine Col. William A 'Ironman' Lee dies at 98". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-02-17. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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Additional sources

Culver, Major Dick, USMC (Ret). "Colonel William A. Lee, United States Marine Corps" (pdf). Jouster Tales: Experiences with the United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 2018-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

William A. Lee at Find a Grave

Category:1898 births Category:1999 deaths Category:United States Marine Corps officers Category:United States Marine Corps personnel of World War I Category:People of the Banana Wars Category:Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States) Category:United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II Category:People from Massachusetts

[PacejanNYTobit-1] Pacejan, Eric (January 2, 1999). "William A. Lee Is Dead at 98; Marines' Acclaimed 'Ironman'". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-02-17.

[ValorAwards-2] "Valor Awards for William A. Lee". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved 2018-02-27.

[WaPoObit-3] Estrada, Louie (January 2, 1999). "Marine Col. William A 'Ironman' Lee dies at 98". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-02-17. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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