C. E. Byrd, a Blue Ribbon School, is a high school in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. In continuous operation since its establishment in 1925, C. E. Byrd is also the eighth-largest high school in the United States of America as of February 2019. Byrd students come from its neighborhood or throughout the entire school district through its selective math/science magnet program.
C. E. Byrd High School
C. E. Byrd (c. 1907) as the president of Louisiana Tech University
Side view of Byrd High School from Kings Highway
William Thomas Whisner Jr. was a career officer and pilot in the United States Air Force, retiring as a colonel with 30 years of military service. He was a fighter ace with Army Air Forces over Europe in World War II and a jet fighter ace with the Air Force in the Korean War.
Colonel William T. Whisner Jr. in 1971
Whisner in his P-47 Thunderbolt
Whisner with his P-51B Mustang 'Princess Elizabeth'
Whisner's P-51D