An Army transportation ship docked at a port in New Orleans, Louisiana on 5 March 1945

Gift In Memory Richard V. Powell, Jr.
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An Army transportation ship, that was earlier used as a hospital ship, is docked at a port. Official caption: "W.O. #1914, Neg. #1412. 5 March 1945. 1. View of bow shot, showing starboard side looking aft, aboard U.S.H.S. 'Willard S. Holbrook" (former President Taft). 2. Photograph taken at Berth #5, Pauline Shed, N.O.P.E., New Orleans, La., for historical records. Photographer Cpl. Cooper. Official U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo. 1412-44-45. Publication prohibited unless authorized. When published credit line must read: 'Official U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo.'" New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Donor: 
Mr. David Powell
Accession Number: 
2014.346.031
Date: 
03/05/1945
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Hometown: 
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Theater of Service: 
Unit: 
USAT Willard A. Holbrook
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Topical Subjects: 
Piers & wharves--Louisiana
Hospital ships--American--Louisiana
Transport ships--American--Louisiana
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Richard Vernon Powell Jr. was born 14 July 1920 in Beebe, Arkansas and served in the United States Army duing World War II. Powell had been attending Harvard Business School when he registered for service. He would later serve as a captain in the U.S. Army at the New Orleans Port of Embarkation (NOPE). Powell passed away on 17 August 1999 in Norman, Oklahoma. The collection consists of 200 black and white photographs, most created by the U.S. Army Signal Corps, that Powell collected during his service in Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas. Subjects include: The New Orleans Port of Embarkation (NOPE), the Army Service Forces Unit Training Center (ASFUTC), Services of Supply Unit Training Center (Camp Plauche/Camp Harahan), British Lend-Lease, Jackson Barracks, mosquito control, 814th Signal Port Company, 493rd Port Battalion, Sanitary Corps, Army Nurse Corps, 720th Railway Operating Battalion Transportation Corps Officer Candidate School, and the 400th and 393rd Stevedore Battalion.
Geography: 
New Orleans
Latitude: 
29.950
Longitude: 
-90.067
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Piers & wharves--Louisiana
Hospital ships--American--Louisiana
Transport ships--American--Louisiana