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  • Title: Charles Alan Pownall papers
    Date (inclusive): 1912-1976
    Collection Number: 2005C22
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 10 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes (4.8 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, orders, reports, memoranda, personnel records, printed matter, maps, and photographs relating to American naval aviation, especially in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and to post-war naval administration of Guam.
    Creator: Pownall, C. A. (Charles Alan), 1887-1975
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2005.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Charles Alan Pownall papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    Vice admiral, United States Navy; commander, Air Force, Pacific Fleet, 1944; governor of Guam, 1946-1949.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Correspondence, orders, reports, memoranda, personnel records, printed matter, maps, and photographs relating to American naval aviation, especially in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and to post-war naval administration of Guam.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
    Aviation
    Officers
    Guam
    United States. Navy