1940's

Ten Richland parish young men who were inducted into the U. S. Army on November 7th, 1941 for WWII

Richland Boys Leave For Military TrainingRichland Boys Leave For Military Training Sat, Nov 22, 1941 – 6 · The Richland Beacon-News (Rayville, Louisiana, United States of America) · Newspapers.com

Above are pictured the ten Richland parish young men who were inducted into the U. S. Army on November 7th. They are, left to right, front row: Howard Washington Eppinette, Mayo Sidney Douglas, John Thomas McAllister, Jr., and Jesse Ray Prewitt; back row: Allen Lee Jones, Milton Wilkerson, Delma Cheek, Robert E. Lee Eppinette, Leon Roy and James Heckford. They are shown in front of Bus Station just before leaving for Camp Livingston.

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