Dupont, Joseph Emile, 1922-2005,

Joseph Emile Dupont Jr. was born on February 2, 1922, in Plaquemine, La. He graduated from Plaquemine High School in 1940 and joined the U.S. Marine Corps. Dupont served in the Pacific Theater during World War II, fighting at the Battle of Corregidor where he was taken prisoner by the Japanese in May 1942. He was held captive at Cabanatuan, Palawan Island, and Manila in the Philippines until January 1945. After returning to the United States, he married Angela Hannon on September 5, 1946. They moved back to Plaquemine and had six children. Dupont worked in the Iberville Parish Department of Veterans Affairs as a veterans' service officer until retiring in 1980. He died in 2005.

From the description of Joseph Emile Dupont Jr. oral history interview, 2001-2002. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 467956846