Alexandria Louisiana

 During WWII, Dave's family lived in Alexandria, LA because Grover was stationed at Esler Field.  Click her for photos and letters from that time.

When we were headed to Texas from Louisiana in January, we decided to take a detour and see what was at Esler Field.  Dave had recalled his dad saying it was now the municipal airport.  Although most of the buildings appeared to be post-World War II, the street lay-out and street names still indicated its past as a military base.  After a long entrance area, we arrived at a static display of "retired" air craft.  From there, we drove around, finding the current terminal at the very end of the main road.

 Even this church which was "off base" kept the history alive that an air base was once there.