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Military portrait of Benjamin Perkins, Jr.

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
  • Unit of Service: 99th Pursuit Squadron
  • Location of Service: Chanute Field, Illinois; Maxwell Air Force Base, Tuskegee, Alabama; Casablanca, Morocco; Algiers, Algeria; Tunis, Tunisia; Sicily, Naples, Rome, Italy
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/33463

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Interview / Recording

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[ Letter to Kathryn Parker [April 21, 1941] ]
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[ Postcard to Kathryn Parker [July 1941] ]
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[ Letter addressed to "My Darling", Italy [March 10, 1945] ]
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[ Vmail to Emmie Parker [January 14, 1944] ]

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[ Newsclipping, "Chanute Field Graduate Largest Class." ]
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[ Invitation to the 99th 2nd overseas anniversary [16 April 1945] ]
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[ Newsclipping, "Ground Crew Plays A Vital Role In The Success Of 99th Squadron" ]

About this Item

Title

  • Benjamin C. Perkins, Jr. Collection

Names

  • West Virginia University School of Journalism
  • Perkins Jr., Benjamin C.
  • Beeson, Joel

State of Birth

  • OH

Home State

  • WV

Headings

  • -  Perkins Jr., Benjamin C.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • Black or African American

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
    • Unit of Service: 99th Pursuit Squadron
    • Location of Service: Chanute Field, Illinois; Maxwell Air Force Base, Tuskegee, Alabama; Casablanca, Morocco; Algiers, Algeria; Tunis, Tunisia; Sicily, Naples, Rome, Italy
    • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1941-1945
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: Veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 06/27/1945)
  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 08/04/2005)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [4 items] -- Handwritten document (collected 1941 - 1945)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [2 items] -- Handwritten document (collected 04/16/1945)
  • Photograph: Copy photographic print [9 items] -- Photograph (collected 1919 - 1944)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files (collected 08/04/2005)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [4 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 10/24/1942)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files (collected 08/04/2005)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 08/04/2005)
  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 08/04/2005)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 08/04/2005)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/33463

Cite as

  • Benjamin C. Perkins, Jr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/33463), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

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:

West Virginia University School Of Journalism, Benjamin C Perkins Jr, and Joel Beeson. Benjamin C. Perkins, Jr. Collection. 1941. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.33463/.

APA citation style:

West Virginia University School Of Journalism, Perkins Jr, B. C. & Beeson, J. (1941) Benjamin C. Perkins, Jr. Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.33463/.

MLA citation style:

West Virginia University School Of Journalism, Benjamin C Perkins Jr, and Joel Beeson. Benjamin C. Perkins, Jr. Collection. 1941. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.33463/>.