Moret, Calvin

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Calvin Moret was born in 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana and graduated from Xavier Preparatory in 1942. He began flying at Tuskegee Institute in January of 1944 and graduated in November 20, 1994. World War II ended four days before Moret was ordered to go overseas but he was sent to Florida, South Carolina, and then to Kentucky to continue his flight studies. He applied for a discharge and returned to New Orleans where he started a flight club with his brother in May of 1949. Moret is the son of Adolph Joseph Moret, founder of the Moret Press, a prominent New Orleans printing company. He took over management of the Moret Press from his father in 1962.

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Author: Chianta Dorsey

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Double Victory collection, Amistad Research Center, Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Double Victory collection

Collection — Container: 1

Identifier: 638

Scope and Contents The Double Victory Oral History Collection consists of five oral histories of men who served in the military during World War II (WWII) and a panel discussion of veterans of WWII hosted by the Amistad Research Center. Also included are documents and photographs donated by Bennie Francis Sr., which consist of an introduction booklet on Fort Huachuca, passenger information on the U.S.S. Randolph CV-15, discharge papers, an identification dischargee certificate and an October 1944 letter to...

Dates: Created: 1944-2001; Other: Date acquired: 10/20/2002

Found in: Amistad Research Center / Double Victory collection

Calvin Moret collection

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Identifier: 2365

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This collection consists of articles on Calvin Moret, a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen during WWII, and the Tuskegee Airmen. The collection also includes a recording of his talk at the Friends of the Amistad Research Center in April 1996.

Dates: Other: 1995-1996

Found in: Amistad Research Center / Calvin Moret collection

Moret, Calvin

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Double Victory collection

Calvin Moret collection

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