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Louisiana loses its last Pearl Harbor survivor, a former Baton Rouge resident
September 29, 2023 1:37 PM
CHURCH POINT - Funeral services are set for Saturday for Joseph W. Richard, Louisiana's last Pearl Harbor survivor, who died Wednesday at the age of 100. Richard was just 17 years old when he volunteered to join the U.S. Navy. He was on the USS Rigel when Japanese bombers... more » -
Dame Vera Lynn, WWII Allied Forces singer, dies at 103
June 18, 2020 7:43 AM
A British singer whose heartfelt ballads served as the soundtrack for the Allied effort during World War II passed away Thursday, at the age of 103. According to CNN , Vera Lynn, a resident of Ditchling, East Sussex, England, died Thursday morning "surrounded by her close family" Lynn's... more » -
Local Baton Rouge veteran remembers time in service Play Video
November 11, 2015 7:30 PM
BATON ROUGE - J.W. Vaughn, a former sailor in the Navy, sat down with News 2's Jessica LeBlanc Wednesday and remembered the days of his service to his country. "My mind was not segregated. I integrated myself with everything," said Vaughn. Drafted into the military in 1944, Vaughn served his... more »