| Name |
Howard Lee Mabie |
| Title |
LCol |
| Birth |
26 Nov 1917 |
Craig, Burt County, Nebraska  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
4 May 1920 |
Silver Creek, Burt County, Nebraska [2] |
- Harry Mabie, Head, M, W, 35, M, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Farm Laborer, General Farm
Dora Mabie, Wife, F, W, 29, M, Nebraska, Indiana, Indiana, none
Hal Mabie, Son, M, W, 6, S, Nebraska, Iowa, Nebraska
Hugh Mabie, Son, M, W, 4, S, Nebraska, Iowa, Nebraska
Lee Mabie, Son, M, W, 4, S, Nebraska, Iowa, Nebraska
Doris Mabie, Daughter, W, 9 months, S, Nebraska, Iowa, Nebraska
|
| Census |
12 Apr 1930 |
Stanton, Stanton County, Nebraska [3] |
- Harry Mabie, Head, M, W, 45, M, age at first marriage 28, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, groundsman, state
Dora Mabie, Wife, F, W, 39, M, age at first marriage 24, Nebraska, Indiana, Indiana
Hal Mabie, Son, M, W, 16, S, Nebraska, Iowa, Nebraska
Hugh Mabie, Son, M, W, 14, S, Nebraska, Iowa, Nebraska
Lee Mabie, Son, M, W, 12, S, Nebraska, Iowa, Nebraska
Doris Mabie, Daughter, F, W, 11, S, Nebraska, Iowa, Nebraska
|
| Anecdote |
- Howard Lee Mabie was a career Marine. He was the company commander that took that hill at the Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill in Okinawa (which was the last great battle of WWII. His daughter, Nancy Berrett, still has the flag that was flown from the top of Sugar Loaf Hill.
Lee retired from the Marine Corps in April of 1965 and went to Twin Falls for his first grandchild to be born. They liked the town so much they bought a house and remained there from that time on. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps but always felt bad that he hadn't attended college. So, in the late ‘60s/early 70's, he attended Idaho State University. He lived in a pickup camper Monday thru Friday and went home on weekends until he had completed his Bachelor's degree. He graduated with a straight 4.0 grade point average. He then taught Jr. High history in Twin Falls for several years. He was much beloved by his students and was highly thought of by the community.
|
| Milit-Beg |
30 Aug 1940 [5] |
- as a Private in the US Marine Corps. After Boot Camp he was assigned to Company F, 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Brigade FMF, at Marine Corps Base, San Diego, California
|
| Military Service |
Between 30 Aug 1940 and 31 Mar 1965 [6] |
|
| Anecdote |
Abt 1945 [7] |
- Captain Howard Lee Mabie, USMCR, was listed as wounded. His wife was Mrs Marian M, Mabie, 239½ Reno Street, Los Angeles
|
| Military Service |
1 Jan 1951 [8] |
|
| Milit-End |
31 Mar 1965 [6] |
- He retired from the Marine Corps as a Lieutenant Colonel
|
| Residence |
Jan 1990 |
Twin Falls, Idaho [9] |
| Death |
2 Jan 1990 |
University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah [9, 10] |
| Obituary |
5 Jan 1990 |
Twin Falls, Idaho [11] |
- Howard Lee Mabie, 72, of Twin Falls, died Tuesday, Jan 2, 1990, at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake.
He was born Nov 26, 1917, in Craig, Neb, the son of Harry Fred Mabie and Dora Eileen Patterson. He graduated from high school in Stanton, Neb, then moved to California and worked for the Kraft Cheese, Co until 1940 when he enlisted in the Marine Corps.
He was given a battlefield commission during World War II and retained his commission after the war. He received 16 battle ribbons, two purple hearts, two bronze stars (one with clusters), one silver star, one service merit commrndation from the commander of the Marine Corps and one meritorious service award from the Joint Armed Services.
He married Marion Morgan on Aug 13, 1943, in Los Angeles and their marriage was later solemnized on May 20, 1967, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1965, and they moved to Twin Falls. He attended the College of Southern Idaho and graduated from Idaho State University in Pocatello with horors and the taught history and social studies at O'Leary Junior High School until 1977.
Surviving are his wife of Twin Falls; one son George Howard Mabie of Twin Falls; two daughters, Nancy Lee Berrett of Virginia Beach, Va; and Elizabeth E Laybourn of Twin Falls; one brother, Hugh D Mabie of Vancouver BC; eight grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.
The funeral will be Saturday at the LDS Seventh Ward Chapel with Bishop J Dee May officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Twin Falls with military rites by the US Marine Corps Inspector-Instructor staff, Co C, 4th Tank Battalion in Boise.
|
| Reference Number |
28544 |
| Burial |
Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho [12] |
- MABIE: Howard Lee; Nov 26 1917; Jan 2 1990; married Aug 13 1943 - Sealed May 20 1967; Marian Morgan; Apr 14 1919: Sept 23 2003
|
| Person ID |
I28338 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1917 - 1990 (72 years)
