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Bryant L. Boatner
Bryant LeMaire Boatner (9 April 1907 – 16 December 1986) was a United States Air Force Lieutenant general (United States), Lieutenant general. Early life and family Boatner was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father, Mark Mayo Boatner, graduated from Virginia Military Institute and was a respected lawyer and judge in New Orleans. His mother's maiden name was Byrd Elizabeth Bryant. He was one of six children: Mark II, Frank, Haydon L. Boatner, Haydon (who became an Army Lieutenant general (United States), Major general), Charlotte and Elizabeth (Betty). Military career He graduated from the United States Military Academy and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Field Artillery Branch (United States), Field Artillery in 1928. After attending flying schools at Brooks Air Force Base, Brooks and Kelly Fields, Texas, he was transferred to the United States Army Air Corps as a Second lieutenant in November 1929, and assigned as squadron engineering and operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, most populous city in Louisiana and the French Louisiana region, the second-most populous in the Deep South, and the twelfth-most populous in the Southeastern United States. The city is coextensive with Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Orleans Parish. New Orleans serves as a major port and a commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast region. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1 million, making it the most populous metropolitan area in Louisiana and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 59th-most populous in the United States. New Orleans is world-renowned for Music of New Orleans, its distincti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
