Paul Hilliard, World War II Veteran (2013)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2013-05-08
Duration: 00:24:41
Subjects: Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | Hilliard, Paul | World War II | Military | Veterans | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives | United States. Marine Corps. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean | Airplanes
Contributors:
- Hilliard, Paul Speaker
Description
A speech by Paul Hilliard before the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on May 8, 2013. Hilliard is the president of Badger Oil Company and a philanthropist. During World War II, he served as a radioman and gunner in the First Marine Air Wing of the United States Marine Corps. He discusses his World War II experience in the Pacific Theater.