Over the Hump and Beyond: Kincannon Lecture for World War II History Roundtable Slated July 24

World War II veteran surprised with 100th birthday celebration in Bossier City

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A special birthday celebration was held on Thursday for a local World War II veteran who reached a rare milestone. Mr. Thomas Roberts turned 100-years-old. A birthday surprise was held for him at VFW Post 4588 in Bossier City. Tom says he's thankful for his family, and he didn't expect the attention he received today. "They surprised me. Family and the others. I never expected anything like this," said Roberts. "I…

Over the hump and beyond: Kincannon lecture for World War II History Roundtable slated July 24

Communities across Northeast Texas each had a World War II participant who either regularly flew that which became known as “The Hump” from India to China, or fought with General Claire Chennault and subsequent Allied units in China against the Japanese. Margaret Kincannon, born just days after her father arrived in the China-Burma-Indian (CBI) theater, will lecture on this subject to the World War II History Roundtable Audie Murphy Chapter at i…