Early Years, Education, Military
Angers was born in Abbeville, the seat of Vermilion Parish, to Robert J. Angers (1894–1965) and the former Anna Mae Nunez (1898–1988). He graduated from Catholic High School, then known as St. Peter's College of New Iberia. In 1940, he procured his bachelor of arts in journalism from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. During World War II, Angers was a major of the United States Army's 24th Infantry Regiment. He received the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Star. In 1949, Angers graduated form the Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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