Aaron Clyde Hopper Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Aaron Clyde Hopper

State of Birth:

TN

 

 

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1941-1946

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

194th Tank Battalion

Location of Service:

Pacific Theater; Bataan, Philippines; Manchuria

Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

Yes

Service History Note:

Veteran sustained combat/service-related injuries as a prisoner of the Japanese. Veteran was held as a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) for three years and four months in Manchuria.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item]

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Contributor:

Linda Barnickel

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Nashville Room, Nashville Public Library

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/1648

Subjects:

Hopper, Aaron Clyde
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Prisoners of War--United States

Cite as:

Aaron Clyde Hopper Collection
(AFC/2001/001/1648), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress