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Laborde, Lucien Training in England and the D-Day Invasion
After arriving in Liverpool, Lucien Laborde was sent to Swindon where he was assigned to the 29th Infantry Division.
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Laborde, Lucien VE-Day, a Popular Officer, and Relationships with Locals
Lucien Laborde was on staff duty in the war room on the night of 7 May 1945.
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LaBure, John Andrew Higgins and President Roosevelt
John LeBure had limited interaction with Andrew Higgins because the boss was busy with many other things.
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LaBure, John Early Life
John S. LeBure was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in February 1919.
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LaBure, John Higgins Industries Landing Crafts
John LeBure went to work at Higgins Industries after his uncle suggested that he apply there.
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LaBure, John Higgins Industries PT Boats
John LeBure worked on the PT [Annotator's Note: Patrol Torpedo] boats that were constructed by Higgins Industries.
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LaBure, John HIggins Vessels, Personnel and Workplace Problems
John LeBure began working with the Higgins company while the 37 foot boats with a bow [Annotator’s Note: the Higgins LCP(l) or Landing Craft Person
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LaBure, John Postwar and Occupation Duty in Japan
John LeBure knew that work was being reduced so he left the company [Annotator's Note: Higgins Industries in New Orleans] before he was laid o
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LaBure, John Reflections
John LeBure was always a responsible person even before the war. He had to work to bring home money to support his family.
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Ladner, Nimocks Family and Friends
Nimocks Foyle Ladner adopted a boy in California and a girl in Michigan. He has a grandson in Arizona and a granddaughter in Michigan.
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Ladner, Nimocks Military Service
Nimocks Foyle Ladner was seventeen when he joined the Navy.
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Ladner, Nimocks Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Nimocks Foyle Ladner already in conversation with the interviewer.] Ladner was in high school in