Who Is Alvin Callendar… And What’s He Doing On Our Naval Base?

The Plaquemines Parish Historical Association on Tuesday, August 5, will host well-known historian Charlie Schmitz speaking on Alvin Callendar, the namesake of the naval airfield in Belle Chasse.Alvin Callendar was born in 1893 and was a flying ace in World War I with the British Royal Flying Corp. He was shot down over France in 1918 and died from his injuries. He had a particularly int...