History Speaker Series-Presentation & Discussion-Discover the Stories of the Past
FRENCHIE-The Story of the French-Speaking Cajuns of World War II
HISTORIAN JASON P. THERIOT HAS A FEW WWII STORIES TO SHARE. MORE
THAN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, WHILE CONDUCTING ORAL HISTORY
INTERVIEWS WITH LOUISIANA’S WORLD WAR II VETERANS, A REMARKABLE
LINEAGE OF THE LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD BEGAN TO TAKE SHAPE. IN
NOVEMBER 1940, THE GUARD WAS FEDERALIZED, AND YOUNG CAJUN
SOLDIERS FROM THE BAYOU COUNTRY ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE.
Jackson Barracks Military Museum Education Space
1st Floor-6400 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans
Donation $10