Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Official Military Personnel Files, 1947 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Leonard Matlovich.

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Official Military Personnel Files, 1947 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Leonard Matlovich.

1963-1980

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/145805939

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (May 1963 - September 1980); Correspondence (October 1975 - April 1976); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (June 1966 - November 1974); Efficiency/Fitness Reports (May 1963 - October 1975); Medical Records (November 1962 - October 1967).

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eng, Latn

National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11648444

National Archives at St. Louis

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Matlovich, Leonard, 1943-1988

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Technical Sergeant Leonard Philip Matlovich (July 6, 1943 – June 22, 1988) was an American Vietnam War veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He was the first gay service member to purposely out himself to the military to fight their ban on gays, and perhaps the best-known openly gay man in the United States of America in the 1970s next to Harvey Milk. His fight to stay in the United States Air Force after coming out of the closet became a caus...