Floyd Melvin Hooper snapshots c.1942-1955 (bulk c.1942-c.1945)
(Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material)
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Special Collections - Upon Request
Workroom range 2 section 7
1 available
Workroom range 2 section 7
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Special Collections - Upon Request | Workroom range 2 section 7 | Library Use Only |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Airplanes, Military -- Decoration -- Pictorial works.
Coral Princess (B-25 bomber).
Hooper, Floyd Melvin, -- 1918-1959.
Langley Field (Va.).
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Air Force, 7th.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Bombardment Group, 41st.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 820th.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Observation Squadron, 105th.
Veterans History Project (U.S.).
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American -- Pictorial works.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific area.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography.
Coral Princess (B-25 bomber).
Hooper, Floyd Melvin, -- 1918-1959.
Langley Field (Va.).
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Air Force, 7th.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Bombardment Group, 41st.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 820th.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Observation Squadron, 105th.
Veterans History Project (U.S.).
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American -- Pictorial works.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific area.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography.
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Format
Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material
Physical Desc
83 photographs (snapshots) : b&w.
Language
English
Notes
Organization & arrangement of materials
Organized into three series: Training (photos #1-33); Beach Party (photos #34-56); Bombers and Pacific Duty (photos #57-83).,Arrangement: numeric by photograph number assigned during processing by library staff.
General Note
Materials housed in the Special Collections Division of the Main Library, Nashville Public Library.
General Note
One photograph of Hooper with Tennessee Air National Guard crew, 1955 at Berry Field, Nashville, Tenn. filed under VHP Photographs - Korean War series.
Restrictions on Access
In library use only. Available by appointment.
Description
Scope and content: Holdings consist of 83 images, most of them snapshots taken while serving with the 105th Observation Squadron, later part of the 820th Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 41st Bombardment Group, 7th Air Force. They include images of training early in the war when wooden dummy guns stood in for anti-aircraft guns, and when first aid training took place on a dog. Scenes include training activities on base and on manuevers; a beach party, probably held near Langley Field, Virginia; and images of B-25 Mitchell bombers (some identified) and their crews on duty near the Gilbert Islands in the Pacific.
Preferred Citation of Described Materials
Cite as: Floyd Melvin Hooper snapshots [photograph no.], World War II Series, Veterans History Project Collection, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Nashville Public Library does not own copyright.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Phillip H. Davis;,Gift;,2002.,Acc. 2002.065.
Biographical or Historical Data
Floyd Melvin Hooper was born in Franklin, Tenn. on June 21, 1919. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps and for a time, was a tail gunner aboard the "Coral Princess." He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster. He also served in the Tennessee Air National Guard in 1955. He died on Aug. 11, 1959 in Nashville, Tenn.
Language
In English.
Cumulative Index/Finding Aids
Finding aids: Finding aid available in repository.
Ownership and Custodial History
Snapshots in possession of Phillip H. Davis, stepson of Floyd Melvin Hooper, at time of donation.
Linking Entry Complexity
Forms part of the World War II series of the Veterans History Project collection.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hooper, F. M. Floyd Melvin Hooper snapshots .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hooper, Floyd Melvin, 1918-1959. Floyd Melvin Hooper Snapshots. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hooper, Floyd Melvin, 1918-1959. Floyd Melvin Hooper Snapshots .
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hooper, Floyd Melvin. Floyd Melvin Hooper Snapshots
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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