- Collection:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Title:
- World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Edwin Hoopes, Jr., August 11, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library
- Creator:
- Hoopes, Edwin, Jr.
- Publisher:
- Athens, Georgia : Athens-Clarke County Library
- Date of Original:
- 1994-08-11
- Subject:
- Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
Fort Benning (Ga.)
United States Military Academy
United States. Army
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Edwin Hoopes, Jr. was stationed at Fort Benning from 1939 until 1943 after he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1939. He was in the 1st Battalion, 83 Field Artillery. He taught school at Ft. Leavenworth and was sent to the Pacific.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPkUA53Az7s&list=PLHODIJfoHwXMkA4eAo6S365Kglr0Rctc3&index=27
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 140 min.) : sound, color
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
