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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
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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