Osborne Bennett Hardison papers, 1912-1954 (bulk 1941-1945) [manuscript].

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Osborne Bennett Hardison papers, 1912-1954 (bulk 1941-1945) [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24864257

Official and service-related personal letters and papers. The bulk of the material relates to World War II, when Hardison was commander of the aircraft carrier "Enterprise" in the Pacific, 1942-1943, and later chief of naval aviation training in the United States.

2,000 items (2.0 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7138555

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6)

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United States. Navy

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Hardison, Osborne Bennett, 1892-1959

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Osborne Bennett Hardison (1892-1959), native of Wadesboro, N.C., was a career U.S. naval officer, retiring as vice-admiral. From the description of Osborne Bennett Hardison papers, 1912-1954 (bulk 1941-1945) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24864257 Osborne Bennett Hardison (1892-1959), native of Wadesboro, N.C., was a career United States naval officer, retiring as vice-admiral. Hardison was the son of William Cameron Hardison and Harriett Eleanor Bennett Hard...