Troops train in rifle use in Slidell, Louisiana circa 1943-45
Gift In Memory Richard V. Powell, Jr.
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Troops train in rifle use. Official caption: "Trainees of the 1st Bn, TC RTC, firing for record on the NOPE Rifle Range at Slidell, La., approximately 40 miles from the New Orleans Staging Area Camp. Troops are transported to and from the Range by rail, usually during the third week of their training. Official U.S. Army Photograph. New Orleans Port of Embarkation. Publication Prohibited Unless Authorized. When published credit line must read: 'Photograph by U.S. Army.'" Slidell, Louisiana.
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1943
1945
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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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Slidell
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30.267
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-89.767
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Military training--Louisiana
Rifle ranges--Louisiana