Oral History Interview with Lewis R. Hopkins, January 15, 2004
Description:
Interview with Lewis R. Hopkins, a pilot during World War II. He describes growing up on a farm in Georgia, going to college at Berry, and working for Sears, Roebuck, and the Royal Typewriter Company before joining the U. S. Navy. He tells an anecdote about joining the navy so he could go to New York to see the World's Fair, since he had heard the Atlanta Reserve would be making a trip to the Fair. He began flight training in Florida in December 1940, finished the next September, then drove cro…
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Date:
January 15, 2004
Duration:
1 hour 38 minutes 25 seconds
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Hopkins, Lewis R.
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation