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Pvt. Richard S. Hackney in newly issued winter uniform, Fort Snelling, Minnesota [1942]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
  • Unit of Service: 15th Air Force
  • Location of Service: United States; European Theater
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/1440

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Richard S. Hackney Collection
Interview / Recording

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[ Letter from Major General N. F. Twining [September 3, 1944] ]
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[ Honorable Discharge [October 13, 1945] ]
[ Enlisted Record and Report of Separation ]
[ [William Chandler Hackney] Certificate of Graduation from U.S. Maritime Service Training Station [May 10, 1944] ]

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[ [William Chandler Hackney] U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Service [May 9, 1944] ]
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[ Postcard to Mrs. H. L. Hackney [June 28, 1944] ]
[ Postcard to Mrs. H. L. Hackney [August 5, 1944] ]
[ Note on brother, William Chandler Hackney ]
[ Newsclipping: "Freed Combat Airmen Deloused" ]
[ Newsclipping: "Back from Romanian Prison Camps" ]
[ Newsclipping: "Back in Italy After their Liberation" ]
[ Booklet, "Bombs Away! Victorville Army Air Field, September 15, 1945] ]
[ Newsletter written by veteran while detained in Romanian POW camp [August 13, 1944] ]
[ Newsletter written by veteran while detained in Romanian POW camp [August 12, 1944] ]

About this Item

Title

  • Richard S. Hackney Collection

Names

  • Hackney, Christopher
  • Hackney, Richard S.

Home State

  • California

Headings

  • -  Hackney, Richard S.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
  • -  Prisoner of War -- United States

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
    • Unit of Service: 15th Air Force
    • Location of Service: United States; European Theater
    • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1945
    • Prisoner of War: Yes
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2002-07-09; 2004-05-15)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2004-05-08)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2004; 2004)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item] -- (collected 1944)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-07-08)
  • Artifact: Artifact [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [6 items] -- (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/1440

Cite as

  • Richard S. Hackney Collection (AFC/2001/001/1440), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • image
  • online text

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Hackney, Christopher, and Richard S Hackney. Richard S. Hackney Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.01440/.

APA citation style:

Hackney, C. & Hackney, R. S. (1942) Richard S. Hackney Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.01440/.

MLA citation style:

Hackney, Christopher, and Richard S Hackney. Richard S. Hackney Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.01440/>.