Louisiana Public Broadcasting is proud to share some of the stories
of the men and women of Louisiana during World War II.

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Louisiana Experience: WWIIComing to PBS on September 23, 2007 : The War : A Ken Burns Film : DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY KEN BURNS AND LYNN NOVICK

TV Schedules

Interviews

Story Portal

INTERVIEWS
EVERY THURSDAY
at
LPB STUDIOS
7733 Perkins Road
Baton Rouge
from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Make an appointment

by calling 767-4214
or 1-800-272-8161, ext, 4214.

Veterans will have 30-45 minutes to share their story. They will be given a DVD copy of their interview.

 


Louisiana: The State We're In


Louisiana: The State We're In has begun a series highlighting the stories of Louisiana’s World War II veterans.

[Feature Graphic]Louisiana Honor Air
(0:10:32, 37.3 MB) Learn about a special program in Acadiana called "Louisiana Honor Air." Their goal is to give any WWII veteran a chance to see the World War Two Memorial in Washington, D.C. Windows | iPod

[Feature Graphic]Louisiana’s World War II Veterans - Anthony Arceneaux, John Overton Conant, and Louis P. Christophe
(0:07:28, 25.9 MB)

Anthony Arceneaux John Overton Conant Louis P. Christophe

Travel to northwest Louisiana along the Cane River to continue our series on Louisiana World War II veterans. Hear the stories of three Creole soldiers. Windows | iPod

[Feature Graphic]Louisiana’s World War II Veteran Bill Babington
(0:07:24, 25.6 MB) We continue our series on Louisiana World War II veterans with a visit with Bill Babington of Franklinton, one of the youngest B-17 bomber pilots to fly during the war. Windows | iPod

[Feature Graphic]Louisiana’s World War II Veteran John Iles
(0:08:15, 28.7 MB) Visit with World War II veteran John Iles of Shreveport, a former P.T. boat captain who fought side-by-side with former President John F. Kennedy. Windows | iPod

[Feature Graphic]Louisiana’s World War II Veteran Dr. Donald Webb
(0:07:42, 40.5 MB) Visit with Dr. Donald Webb, the former president of Centenary College in Shreveport. Windows | iPod

[Feature Graphic]Louisiana’s World War II Veteran Joseph Cassin
(0:09:16, 48.5 MB) Meet Joseph Cassin, a survivor of the Bataan Death March. Windows | iPod


[Feature Graphic]Louisiana’s World War II Veteran Charles Breaux
(0:09:01, 47.6 MB) Visit with army sharp shooter Charles Breaux of Krotz Springs. Windows | iPod


STORY PORTAL
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LPB is taking part in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project.
The goal is to collect as many war stories as possible from our World War II Veterans and their families.

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