Lt. Joseph Verbis Lafleur
Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, is leading the effort in the U.S. House of Representatives to bring long overdue recognition for the heroism of Lt. Joseph Verbis Lafleur, an Army chaplain who sacrificed his life in World War II.
Randy Courville, of Eunice, and Kathleen Bergeron, of Mamou, talked about their uncle, Lee Earl Aucoin, who was killed in action during World War II, at The Eunice News. (Photo by Myra Miller)
Lee Earl Aucoin’s name is among the names inscribed on one of the monuments at the Veterans Memorial brick-courtyard, located at Park Avenue and South 2nd Street in Eunice.
Aucoin’s name is also associated with VFW Post 8971, Doucet-Aucoin, in Eunice.
Irma Darphin, of Iota, is one of the last World War II Army nurses in the state. She helped to treat soldiers injured in the Battle of the Bulge.
(Photo by Claudette Olivier)
A shy young girl from south Louisiana never thought she’d make so many friends or travel so far from home and perform a role in World War II.
1940's B-29 Superfortresses in formation. (U.S. Air Force photo)
World War II came to life in Dr. Anthony Baltakis’ history class at LSUE when a former B-29 bomber crewman spoke about his experience.
Petroleum revolutionized the way countries waged war during World War II, changing everything from transportation to communication, Paul Hilliard, president of Badger Oil Corp.
