Pope John Paul II celebrates Mass at the UNO Lakefront Arena

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This file appears in: Camp Leroy Johnson
Aerial shot of a large field full of people, with a yellow and white tent at one end.

The aerial view shows the estimated 130,000 people who attended the service.

Photo courtesy of NOLA.com

This file appears in: Camp Leroy Johnson

By Patrick Stephen
During WWII, Camp Leroy Johnson was used along with the New Orleans Airport by the Army and Airforce Bomber Squadron for training. Signal and Quartermaster units were trained on the post, which housed…