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Served as a member Louisiana State Legislature for 2 years, a New Orleans City District and Councilman-at-Large for a total of 12 years. He taught Accounting, worked in Marine Personel,the Veterans Administration,and as Vice President of a local Pest Control company. After retiring from public life he revamped the Louisiana Selective Service System under Governor David Treen.
He was later selected to the WARREN EATON CHARTER FOUNDATION'S HALL OF FAME for outstanding contribution to the community and significant professioal accomplishments.
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Member Marine Corps League.
Attended WARREN EASTON HIGH SCHOOL, class of 1934, where he lettered in three sports and attained ALL AMERICAN HONORS in football.
Upon graduation he attended TULANE University on a full athletic scholarship where he quarterbacked the football team.
He was a member of BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, attaining the rank of EAGLE SCOUT.
Best Friends 5th Defense Battalion Col Lloyd L. Leech CO LtCol Charles N. Muldrow Exec Maj George F. Good, Jr. Bn-3 Capt H.S. Leon Bn-2 Capt Charles W. Sheldurne Bn-4
Chain of Command 5th Defense Battalion: 1st Marine Brigade(Provisional)FMF:
Other Memories Upon graduation from Tulane James Moreau accepted a commission as 2nd Lt. USMCR.In 1941 he was called to active duty and mobilized for deployment to Iceland with the 5th Defense Battalion, 1st Marine Brigade (Provisional) FMF Atlantic Fleet positioned at Parris Island SC.
Brigade Hq Platoon Brigade Band 6th Marines 5th DefenseBn(less 5 inch Artillery Grp) 2d Battalion 10th Marines Co A 2nd Tk Bn (less 3rd Plt) Co A 2nd Med Bn Co C 1st Engr Bn 1stPlt Co. A 2nd Serv Bn 3rdPlt 1st Scout Co. Chemical Plt
This Brigade of 4,095 Marines was formed June 16 1941, under the command of BGen J. MARSTON and left Charleston SC June 22 1941 after 6 days of hectic procuring and loading of supplies, including skis and ski poles purchased at the local Sears Roebucks store. The convoy consisted of 25 vessels,including 2 Battleships (USS New York & USS Arkansas); 2 Cruisers (USS Nashville & USS Brooklyn).On June 27 the convoy arrived in Argentia, Newfoundland, where they waited until ICELAND finally authorized the Marines to land on July 1st 1941. The ships left at 2200 that night and arrived at Reykjavik on July 7th 1941. The Marines spent nine hard months of trials and tribulations in Alaska.
Upon landing and offloading its equipment, the 5th Defense Battalion immediately coordinated with the British command and was integrated with the British defense forces around the port and airfield. The battalion command post was established at Camp Ontario and then moved to Camp Hilton in September. Within a week of landing, the battalion was training, establishing gun positions, and performing camp routines and maintenance.
In addition to its three batteries of 3-inch antiaircraft artillery and a battery of 36 .50-caliber heavy water-cooled, antiaircraft machine guns, the 5th operated a number of searchlights and three SCR 268-type radar sets which were most secret and closely guarded. These were the first radars employed by U.S. Marines in the field. No one was allowed near the large rotating, bed-spring-like units, and they remained too secret to even discuss.
With a strength of about 950 officers and enlisted Marines, the battalion was widely dispersed among a number of camps at their battery positions covering a considerable area. Battery personnel were located in some 10 small Nissen hut camps in the Reykjavik port and airfield defense sectors. The batteries supplied camp construction working parties which erected many of the Nissen huts and other camp and gun installations. Such construction projects continued until the battalion was relived by U.S. Army troops and redeployed back to the States.
Upon returning from Iceland in March 1942 the 5thDefBn was separated from the disbanded 1stMarine Brigade(Provisional)and returned to Parris Island SC.
