Papers, 1842-1986 (bulk 1931-1986).

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Papers, 1842-1986 (bulk 1931-1986).

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Correspondence, mss. of writings, research materials, notes, speeches, articles, book reviews, reports, orders, organizational charts, rosters, printed materials, photos, and other papers, relating chiefly to Hooper's naval career and to his research in U.S. naval history. Topics include Hooper's study of ordnance and fire control, his ordnance work on the battleship Washington during World War II and particularly during the Guadalcanal campaign, work in antiaircraft and nuclear weapons research following the war, planning for nuclear weapons tests at the Eniwetok Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands, work as director of the navy's Bureau of Ordnance, assignments involving amphibious warfare and logistical operations, service as commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet's service force prior to and during the Vietnam War, and his work as director of the Naval Historical Center.

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Hooper, Edwin Bickford

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U.S. Navy officer and historian. Born 1909, died 1986. From the description of Papers of Edwin Bickford Hooper, 1842-1986 (bulk 1931-1986). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71072188 U.S. naval officer and historian; b. 1909; d. 1986. From the description of Papers, 1842-1986 (bulk 1931-1986). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28424356 Biographical Note 1909, Feb. 26 ...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet

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Naval Historical Center (U.S.)

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Washington (Battleship : BB-56)

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United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance.

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