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Title: Ward Boston papers
Date (inclusive): 1956-2008
Collection Number: 2012C9
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box
(1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, notes, photocopy of court of inquiry proceedings, and printed matter, relating to the Israeli naval
and air attack on the American naval intelligence ship Liberty on 8 June 1967, and to the subsequent inquiry into the attack.
Creator:
Boston, Ward
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2012.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ward Boston papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Captain, United States Navy; legal counsel, United States navy court of inquiry into attack on U.S.S. Liberty, 1967.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, writings, notes, photocopy of court of inquiry proceedings, and printed matter, relating to the Israeli naval
and air attack on the American naval intelligence ship Liberty on 8 June 1967, and to the subsequent inquiry into the attack.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Israel-Arab War, 1967 -- Naval operations
United States -- Armed Forces -- Mediterranean Sea
United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel
Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States
Liberty (Ship)
United States. Navy