Hope Powell's Army Records, 1912-1978 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Hope Powell's Army Records, 1912-1978

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-069

Primary Creator: Powell, Hope (1912-2003)

Extent: 11.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in original order.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Baltimore (Md.), Camp Davis (N.C.), Camp Edwards (Mass.), Fort Eustis (Va.), Fort George G. Meade (Md.), Norfolk (Va.), Richmond (Va.), United States. Army, World War, 1939-1945

Forms of Material: Application forms, Certificates, Correspondence, Government records, Orders (military records), Photocopies, Reports

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Army-related records of Hope Powell, including correspondence, certificates, reports, orders, financial documents, and other personal records. Most of the records cover Powell's military service from 1941 to 1946.

Biographical Note

Hope Powell was born on March 12, 1912 in Gwynn Island, Mathews County, Virginia. He studied mechanical engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Powell entered the United States Army Reserves and attained the rank of First Lieutenant. He served from 1941 to 1946 and saw action following the Invasion of Normandy in World War II. Powell worked at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation. He died on March 21, 2003 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Baltimore (Md.)
Camp Davis (N.C.)
Camp Edwards (Mass.)
Fort Eustis (Va.)
Fort George G. Meade (Md.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Richmond (Va.)
United States. Army
World War, 1939-1945

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Unknown

Preferred Citation: Hope Powell's Army Records, MSS 0000-069, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed June 29, 2017.

Other Note: Records were originally bound in one volume.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[All]

Box 1

Folder 1: Loose records from front of record book, 1912-1978
Folder 2: Pay and Allowance Account Documents, 1942-1945
Folder 3: Miscellaneous Records, 1945, undated
Folder 4: Records, 1936
Folder 5: Records, 1940
Folder 6: Records, 1941
Folder 7: Records, 1942
Folder 8: Records, 1943
Folder 9: Records, 1944
Folder 10: Records, 1945
Folder 11: Records, 1946-1947, 1953, 1955