An African-American company cleans a ditch in Harahan, Louisiana on 27 October 1944
Gift In Memory Richard V. Powell, Jr.
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An African-American company cleans a ditch. Official caption: "Restricted. W.O. #1580, Neg. #1129. 27 October 1944. 1. View showing members of the 789th Sanitary Company cleaning ditch. Lt. James U. Harris in charge. All members of this organization are given experience at control work as part of their training. They have rendered the Port valuable assistance in its mosquito control program. 2. Photograph taken at Camp Plauche, La., for historical purposes. Photographer Cpl. Strauss. Official U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo. 1129-16-44. Publication prohibited unless authorized. When published credit line must read: 'Official U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo'." Harahan, Louisiana.
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10/27/1944
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Richard Vernon Powell Jr. was born 14 July 1920 in Beebe, Arkansas and served in the United States Army duing World War II. Powell had been attending Harvard Business School when he registered for service. He would later serve as a captain in the U.S. Army at the New Orleans Port of Embarkation (NOPE). Powell passed away on 17 August 1999 in Norman, Oklahoma.
The collection consists of 200 black and white photographs, most created by the U.S. Army Signal Corps, that Powell collected during his service in Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas. Subjects include: The New Orleans Port of Embarkation (NOPE), the Army Service Forces Unit Training Center (ASFUTC), Services of Supply Unit Training Center (Camp Plauche/Camp Harahan), British Lend-Lease, Jackson Barracks, mosquito control, 814th Signal Port Company, 493rd Port Battalion, Sanitary Corps, Army Nurse Corps, 720th Railway Operating Battalion Transportation Corps Officer Candidate School, and the 400th and 393rd Stevedore Battalion.
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Harahan
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29.933
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-90.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Minorities--Louisiana
Segregation--Louisiana
Soldiers--American--Louisiana
Pest control--Louisiana