Howell, Ron, “Howell, Ron (Interview outline and video), 2012,” Digital Collections, accessed December 6, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29019.
Ron Howell, born in Flint, Michigan in 1948 He enlisted in the Marine Corps and served from 1967 to 1969. Trained at San Diego as a radio operator, he was sent to Vietnam in June, 1968 and assigned to a headquarters unit in Da Nang. He later requested duty in the field, and became a radio operator with the 3rd Shore Party near the DMZ, and went out with different combat units to call in helicopter support.