Dr. Jerry Sanson Louisiana Maneuvers and Military Museum Staff President Harry Truman welcomed guests including his wife and daughter, Bess and Margaret, members of his cabinet, high-ranking British and American military officers, and leaders of the House and Senate, along with White House reporters to his office on his 61st birthday, May 8, 1945. The […]
Esler Field
Author Dr. Jerry Sanson, Louisiana Maneuvers & Military Museum Staff Esler Field was constructed as one of the complex of military installations built in Central Louisiana as the United States engaged in World War II. Located near the southern edge of Camp Livingston and in close proximity to Camp Beauregard, the facility was originally known […]