Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Kenneth Calvin Hoots Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: C School; Tactical Aviation; USS Hanson (DDR 832); USS Hollister (DD 788); USS General J. C. Breckinridge (T AP 176); Mobile Technical Unit 3 (MTU); Armed Guards; SS Ariel
- Location of Service: Great Lakes, Illinois; Oxford, Ohio; Brooklyn, New York; Algeria; North Africa; European Theater; Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (V-6 Program); Treasure Island, California; Australia; Pacific; Great Lakes, Illinois; San Diego, California; Treasure Island, California; Japan; Korea
- Highest Rank: Radioman Third Class; Chief Electrician's Mate; Master Chief Petty Officer
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/37718
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About this Item
Title
- Kenneth Calvin Hoots Collection
Names
- Hoots, Kenneth Calvin
- Liddle, Donald J.
- Veterans History Project of Rossmoor
Home State
- California
Headings
- - Hoots, Kenneth Calvin
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: Armed Guards; SS Ariel
- Location of Service: Great Lakes, Illinois; Oxford, Ohio; Brooklyn, New York; Algeria; North Africa; European Theater; Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (V-6 Program)
- Highest Rank: Radioman Third Class
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Hollister (DD 788); USS General J. C. Breckinridge (T AP 176); Mobile Technical Unit 3 (MTU)
- Location of Service: Great Lakes, Illinois; San Diego, California; Treasure Island, California; Japan; Korea
- Highest Rank: Chief Electrician's Mate
- Dates of Service: 1947-1956
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: C School; Tactical Aviation; USS Hanson (DDR 832)
- Location of Service: Treasure Island, California; Australia; Pacific
- Highest Rank: Master Chief Petty Officer
- Dates of Service: 1956-1966
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected unknown)
- Video: S-VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-02-16)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/37718
Cite as
- Kenneth Calvin Hoots Collection (AFC/2001/001/37718), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Algeria
- Australia
- Brooklyn, New York
- Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
- European Theater
- Great Lakes, Illinois
- Japan
- Korea
- North Africa
- Oxford, Ohio
- Pacific
- San Diego, California
- Treasure Island, California
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (V-6 Program)
Service Unit
- Armed Guards
- C School
- Mobile Technical Unit 3 (Mtu)
- Ss Ariel
- Tactical Aviation
- USS General J. C. Breckinridge (T AP 176)
- USS Hanson (Ddr 832)
- USS Hollister (Dd 788)