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  • Hope, Linda The Yellow Ribbon Party

    Linda Hope recalls "the Yellow Ribbon Party" which occurred after her father’s last tour when he was 87 years old [Annotator’s Note: Lind

  • Hope, Linda War and Bob Hope

    Linda Hope realized that her father’s experience with servicemen during the war had a profound influence on his life [Annotator’s Note: Linda Hope

  • Hopkins, Lewis Segment 1

    Hopkins grew up on a small farm in Georgia. It was a tenant farm.

  • Hopkins, Lewis Segment 2

    Hopkins finished that phase in September 1941.

  • Hopkins, Lewis Segment 3

    They missed the Battle of the Coral Sea. They were told that the Lexington was sunk and the Yorktown was damaged.

  • Hopkins, Lewis Segment 4

    Hopkins was the 33rd plane to take off. It was the 1st time that Hopkins took off carrying a live bomb.

  • Hopkins, Lewis Segment 5

    The most significant thing to occur during the Battle of Midway that allowed for American victory is up for debate.

  • Hopkins, Lewis Segment 6

    As they went out, they saw a lone destroyer or possibly a light cruiser. They went to find the carrier but they did not see it.

  • Hopkins, Lewis Segment 7

    Hopkins was aboard the Hornet when they were under attack. It was quite an attack. The first few bombs knocked out the power and the lights.

  • Hopkins, Lewis Segment 8

    Bombing 6 and Scouting 8 had different ready rooms and different skippers, but the guys interacted with each other.

  • Hopkins, Ralph Becoming a Sailor

    Ralph Hopkins wanted to join the Navy at 17 years of age, but his father refused. Hopkins could have gotten a job deferment but declined it.

  • Hopkins, Ralph Chinese Coastal Watch and Dealing with Mines

    Ralph Hopkins and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Louisville (CA-28)] passed through minefields along the Chinese coast.

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