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World War II Souvenir Edition
Published in the Jeanerette Enterprise in 1945

Near the end of World War II, the Jeanerette Enterprise, under the leadership of Mr. A. J. Hebert, Editor, published a World War II Souvenir Edition Pamphlet as a supplement to the newspaper. It  contained the photos and a brief bio of the men and women serving their country from Jeanerette, Louisiana and the vicinity.  It also contained patriotic ads. 

In a Foreword, Mr. A.O. Rhoad thanked the Editor and stated:

"...It is the hope of Mr. Hebert that a copy of this volume will reach every one of our community now in the service and that it will serve as a convenient place to make additional notations of events in the lives of the boys and girls listed herein.  It is also the hope that this volume will be guarded so that years hence 'when like our sires our sons are gone' those for whom this war is fought can turn over the leaves, then yellow with age, and point with pride to that fore bearer of theirs and read the notations under his or her photograph.  You, old soldiers of today, will then be more than a name on a family tree; your life, your work, your sacrifices will live again for a moment or two in the memories of your grateful descendants."

Patricia Hebert Forsander provided thecajuns.com a copy of one of the "yellowed with age" pamphlets. She had contacted The Daily Iberian regarding the copyright and was informed that the pamphlet could be copied or published to fulfill the desire of Mr. A. J. Hebert, the Editor, that it be available for future generations.  Mrs. Forsander dedicated the pamphlet to the memory of her sister, Harriet Hebert Schwing, a Jeanerette Native and long-time resident of New Iberia, who passed away of September 18, 2007 in New Iberia.  In addition to her many other life achievements, Mrs. Schwing was an enthusiastic genealogist.  Note: Mrs. Forsander passed away June 25, 2008 in Seattle, Washington.  She is buried in St. John Cemetery, Lafayette, LA.

The original copy was donated to the Jeanerette Museum; and, a copy was donated to the Louisiana State Archives to add to it's collection.  Ms. Judy Riffel, Treasurer of Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane and Editor of Le Raconteur has provided the following information about the collection:

The Louisiana State Archives has three versions of the book entitled Fighting Men of Louisiana and A History of World War II, covering a multi-parish area (accession #P1986-131 and #N2001-20); three versions of The Men and Women in World War II, covering Avoyelles, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Sabine, and Webster Parishes (#N2003-6); and a booklet entitled 1945 Acadia Parish, La., Honor Roll (#N2003-6). All seven books are available on microfilm. None of the books were originally indexed, however, volunteers indexed each one. Hard copies of those indexes are also available on the shelf in the Archives' Research Room library.

Although copies of some of these books can be found in a few libraries around the state, the Archives' collection is believed to be the largest collection in one place of the books commemorating Louisiana service men and women in World War II.

This project was made possible through the efforts of Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane (http://www.sec.state.la.us/archives/archives/archives-comite.htm) the non-profit support group for the Louisiana State Archives.

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WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 1

p1: Publisher's Note; p2: Foreword; pgs3&4: Patriotic Ads;
p5, r1: Tarlton Guyote, R.J. Veazey, Albert H. Carlos;
p5, r2: Francois Derise, Roy H. Martin, Allen Landry

WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 9

p1r1: E.G. Landry, Edward J. Melancon, Earl Weber;
p1r2: Gus Robichaux, Jr, Sam Culotta, Shelton Freyou;
p2r1: J.C. Landry, Paul Delcambre, Ervin Meyers;
p2r2: Frances O. Landry, Charles Wattigny, Lee Roy Bonnin;
p3r1: Clarence Lemaire, Ervin H. Bodin, Pierre Bourque;
p3r2: Lester Broussard, Ray Francis Begue, Felicien Hue, Jr;
p4: Ad; p5: Ads

WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 2

p1, r1: Mason LeBourgeois, Jack Martin, Joe Barrilleaux;
p1, r2: Alvin L. Stansbury, Felix Joseph Lyons, C.C. Mendoza; 
p2, r1: Charles McGowan Cyr, Lawrence R. Bourgeois, Bernette G. Barrilleaux;
p2, r2: Cyril J. Hebert, Perry Gary, Dennis Louviere;
p3, r1: Leon Paul Lyons, Guy C. Kaufman, Francois Robichaux;
p3, r2: Ethel M. Bergeron, Alfred J. Pontiff, Robert J. Patout;
p4, r1: Ralph Olivier, Jr., George King Pratt, Dell Hebert, Jr.:
p4, r2: Eldredge Bourgeois, Donald J. Martin, Edgar Bienvenu, Jr.;
p5, r1: Roy Barrilleaux, Robert J. LeBlanc, Walter Guyote;
p5, r2: Alex Thibodeaux, Cyril K. Moresi, Wilson F. Clark

WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 10

p1r1: Raymond Simoneaux, John Paul Landry, Merlin Kern
p1r2: Johnny Broussard, Albert W. Lancon, Charles J. Hebert
p2r1: Eugene Baudry, Elton J. Legnon, John Bussy Wormser
p2r2: Leo Monnin, Joseph D. Doll, Creighton Landry
p3: Ads; p4: Ad
p5r1: Wilson G. Legnon, Joseph Gonsulin, Charles J. Sanders
p5r2: Horton Guillotte, Irven G. Pepper, Otrey P. Aucoin

WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 3

p1, r1: Willard P. Hebert, Leonard Paul Robichaux, Clifton A. Bodin;
p1, r2: Elwood M. Hebert, Hugh L. Bracey, Leonard J. Pontiff;
p2, r1: Laurance Thibodeaux, Harold "Billy" Barrilleaux, Hilton Louis Broussard;
p2, r2: Paul Relius Derouen, A.J. Guiberteau, Stoonie Stansbury;
p3, r1: Lawrence J. Borel, group photo [l to r]: Jack Martin, Francis Derise, Edwin Gaultier, Nolton Derise;
p3, r2: Gerald H. Wattigny, Gus Henry, Preston Petitfils;
p4, r1: Richard J. Romero, Howard Labauve, Ronald R. Hebert;
p4, r2: Eugene Borel, Ward Lejeune, Rodney J. Banta;
p5, r1: Martin Hebert, Warren A. Begue, Harvey Bouton;
p5, r2: Roy Norton Garcia, John Broussard, Lionel J. Larive

WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 11

p1r1: Sam J. Sherville, Russell J. Hebert, Wallace Joseph Hebert
p1r2: Clifford Migues, Lee Mire Migues, Antoine Bouillion
p2: Ad; p3: Ad
p4r1: Aristide Paul Lalande, Jr., Robert W. Jeffrey, Jr., T. J. "Cricket" Viator, Jr.
p4r2: V. P. Simoneaud, Stella Vincent, Stanley Vincent
p5r1: E. G. Stansbury, Curtis Landry, Allen Hebert
p5r2: Raymond Schexnayder, Edgar Chaney, Jr., Richard S. Allain

WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 4

p1, r1: Raymond J. Jolet, Beldon A. Chauvin, Nelson Clark;
p1, r2: Charles Monnin, Thomas G. Muffoletto, Lawless Guyote;
p2, r1: Roy J. Derouen, Francis Delcambre, Joseph E. Cormier;
p2, p2: Warren L. Melancon, Jr., Alvin Hebert, Harold Boudreaux;
p3, r1: Leonard Hebert, Jr., Calvin Hebert, Roland Desonier;
p3, r2: Tony Macaione, Herman St. Germain, Donald C. Faulk;
p4, r1: Alexander P. Allain, Melvin J. Schexnayder, Larry Gonsulin;
p4, r2: John Macadonne, Nelson Dooley, Julien M. Hebert;
p5, r1: J. Alfred Domingues, Charles Robichaux, Walter Robin;
p5, r2: Edwin LeBlanc, Nelson J. Hebert, Eloise Derise

WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 12

p1: Ad; p.2: Ad
p3r1: Uval J. Hebert, Albert S. Brown, III, Walton Hebert
p3r2: Henry J. LeBlanc, Harry E. James, Bennett P. Laborde, Jr.
p4r1: Gilbert Poche, Elmore J. Martin, Marcus G. Shaw
p4r2: Ferdinand J. Petitfils, Harris Jolet, Milton J. LaPont
p5r1: John Coleman, Allen Bay Guiberteau, Joseph Sanders
p5r2: Robert Gerami, George J. Trappey, Jr., Irvin J. Bergeron

WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 5

p1: Patriotic Ads;
p2, r1: Freddie H. Hebert, Douglas P. Derouen, Hubert F. Delhaye [died 4/20/1944 serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force on active duty in the European Theater];
p2, r2: Melvin J. Louviere, Roy A. Hebert, Lee Roy Barrilleaux;
p3, r1: Edward J. Dooley, Vincent Sherville, Raymond Hebert;
p3, r2: Wilbur L. Allain [died August 1993], Roy Robichaux, Millard "Mike" Mannina;
p4, r1: Junius Joseph Legnon, Jean Roley Landry, Vincent Sherville;
p4, r2: Larry Lampo, Charles John Angers, Donald C. Roane, Jr.;
p5: Patriotic Ads

WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 13

p1r1: Denis Dooley, Luke Savoy, Charles Dooley, Jr.
p1r2: Garland J. Bourgeois, O. M. Sikes, Breland Simoneaux
p2r1: Ernest J. Bonin, Allen Landry, Lester Lassigne
p2r1: Julius J. Boutte, Ulysse E. Landry, Norbert J. Broussard
p3r1: Harry J. Smith, Jr., Joseph M. Judice, Harry F. Landry
p3r2: Phillip J. Bonnin, Gerald Myers, Curtis Myers
p4r1: Sidney Hebert, Nicholas J. Colletti, Raymond Claude Hebert
p4r2: Gilbert Migues, Stanley Boudreaux, E. J. Hebert
p5r1: Dupont Landry, Henry S. Martin, Harold J. Broussard
p5r2: Leonard LeBlanc, Roy J. Walker, Warren P. Patout

WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 6

p1: Patriotic Ads;
p2,r1: Daniel L. Verret, Ira J. Gary, Francis H. Broussard;
p2,r2: Lawrence M. Gilmore, Jr., Nathan Simoneaux, Jewel D. Palmer;
p3,r1: N.J. Roccaforte, Ripley G. Judice, Ulysses Schexnayder;
p3,r2: Edward Guillote, Donald Guidry, R.E. Borel;
pgs.4&5: Patriotic Ads

WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 14

p1r1: Curtis W. Viguerie, N. C. Boudreaux, Reed Bailey
p1r2: Warren G. Hebert, Walter A. Pole, Jr., Francis Leroy Garon
p2r1: Harry J. Clement, Roland Viguerie, Robert L. Camors
p2r2: Leo J. Bulliard, Harold J. Broussard, Stephen C. Musson, Jr.
p3r1: Numa Labiche, Jr., Leon G. Moncla, Eugene Bourque
p3r2: Harold Wormser, L. J. Begue, Whitney May Stansbury
p4r1: Eugene W. Patout, C. G. Landry, Jules "Black" Hebert
p4r2: Carlyle Bourgeois, Jr. Claude G. Patout, Marshall Chance
p5r1: D. A. Kelly, Elyrns M. Eves, Adolphe Larroque
p5r2: Lloyd Guiberteau, Jules P. Eskind, Robert J. Miranda

WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 7

p1,r1: Theophile Lassigne, Charles DeV. Allain, Martin D. Allain;
p1,r2: Clinton B. Griffith, Harold J. Poche, George R. Guiberteau;
p2,r1: Danna E. Lagarde, Sidney J. Gonsoulin, Neill P. Jeffrey, Jr.;
p2,r2: Harold Gonsoulin, Daniel Mc D. Jeffrey, Walter Fitch;
p3,r1: Clarence Hebert, Lloyd Durocher, Almon G. Duhon;
p3,r2: Ad for Harry's Club;
p4: Honor Roll [81 Names] of Former Employees of Myles Salt Co. Ltd. and Bay Chemical Co, Inc. Weeks Island, La ;
p5,r1: Andrew Simoneaux, Gloria Gonsoulin, Bolden W. Haydel;
p5,r2: Howard J. Rivet, Alfred Vincent, Hilton J. Derise

WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 15

p1r1: Michel Hebert, Tony Mannina, A. J. Hebert
p1r2: Joseph Muffoletto, Leroy Champagne, Ignace Hebert
p2r1: Albert A. Lancon, Donald J. Dooley, Andrew Moresi, Jr.
p2r2: H. F. Beslin, Everette Comeaux, Jr., Robert W. Landry
p3r1: Albert S. Tullier, Howard Hebert, Norby Dooley
p3r2: Douglas B. Robichaux, T. Fred McGowen, Paul Tellotta
p4r1: Lawless Thibodeaux, Morris Clark, Donald P. Hebert
p4r2: Gerald Walker, Marin Boudreaux, Ulysses Hebert
p5r1: Sam Cathcart, Jr.
p5r2: Gerald A. Robichaux, Louis J. LeBlanc, Nicholas J. Landry

WWII Souvenir Edition - Sheet 8

p1,r1: Willie J. Hebert, George A. Savoy, Harold Migues;
p1,r2: Leonard L. Beauford, Earl Price, Louis Allen Bonnin;
p2,r1: Ulysse J. Guillotee, John Tovcimar, Herbert Borel;
p2,r2: Everette Gouner, Jr., Johnny Vincent, Woodrow Verret;
pgs. 3-5: Co. "E" 156th Infantry, Louisiana National Guard - Mobilized for active duty in U.S. Army Nov. 1940.

 
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