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Title: Lester Armour papers
Date (inclusive): 1941-1953
Collection Number: 71065
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Class notes and correspondence relating to the Naval Air Combat Intelligence Officers School, Quonset Point, Rhode Island,
and the Aviation Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Areas; and official orders, reports, correspondence, photographs, and
other materials related to the U.S. Navy and the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Digital copies of select
records also available at
https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Creator:
Armour, Lester, 1895-1971
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1971.
[Identification of item], Lester Armour papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Digital copies of select records also available at
https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
| 1895 March 21 | Born, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1918 | B. A., Yale |
| 1918-1919 | Ensign, U.S. Naval Aviation |
| 1941-1945 | Chairman of Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chicago National Bank. |
| Captain, U.S. Naval Reserves | |
| 1970 December 26 | Died, Lake Forest, Illinois |
Scope and Content of Collection
Class notes and correspondence relating to the Naval Air Combat Intelligence Officers School, Quonset Point, Rhode Island,
and the Aviation Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Areas; and official orders, reports, correspondence, photographs, and
other materials related to the U.S. Navy and the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
Military intelligence
United States. Navy
United States. Naval Air Station (Quonset Point, R.I.)