Claire Chennault, President and Madam Chiang Kai-shek

The State Archives in Baton Rouge has a Claire Chennault collection which they are digitizing for the Louisiana Digital Library. Two photos have been uploaded to the collection, showing the General with the President of China and his wife. https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsa-chennault:collection

Mac Ward, Claire Chennault and Whiting Willauer

This picture was found in the collection of Mac Ward, housed in the Special Collections Department. Mac was a beloved fixture of KNOE News for many years. https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A746 The man on the far left remains unidentified. The man on the far right, Whiting Willauer, was a cofounder (with Chennault) of the Civil Air Transport (CAT) … Continue reading Mac Ward, Claire Chennault and Whiting Willauer →

General Claire Lee Chennault

Probably one of the most well known Generals Monroe has ever known, General Claire Chennault left a huge impact in Monroe. As part of the library's collection, Ouachita Parish Public Library's Special Collections department is the repository of a few pictures of the great General. They have been scanned into the Louisiana Digital Library Collection. … Continue reading General Claire Lee Chennault →

Claire Lee Chennault

I'm just SO excited! I'm getting way ahead of the department by posting this, but I couldn't wait! I took these two photos with my cell phone, so sorry about the poor quality! We received several scrapbooks from a local organization and my boss is in the process of going through, documenting each page, then … Continue reading Claire Lee Chennault →