Olivia Hooker: A SPAR's Story

WHITE PLAINS, NY, UNITED STATES

09.09.2013

Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ali Blackburn 

U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - At 98 years old, Olivia Hooker recalled her experiences as one of the first African American female members in the Coast Guard SPAR program during World War II. Hooker is a native of White Plains, N.Y., and received her doctorate as a school psychologist. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ali Flockerzi. Available in High Definition.

• Date Taken: 09.09.2013
• Date Posted: 10.23.2013 20:10
• Category: Package
• Video ID: 304633
• VIRIN: 130909-G-AE983-543
• Filename: DOD_100937113
• Length: 00:05:11
• Location: WHITE PLAINS, NY, US
• Hometown: WHITE PLAINS, NY, US