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Michot dropped out of college to join the [[United States Marine Corps]] during [[World War II]]. During his four-year service, he was an anti-aircraft battery gunner officer aboard the aircraft carrier ''USS Enterprise.'' He flew ten combat missions in the Pacific Theater of Operations.<ref name=obit/> In 2008, Michot appeared in The History Channel series, ''Battle 360,'' in which he recounts many of his experiences as part of the Marine detachment on the ''Enterprise.''
Michot dropped out of college to join the [[United States Marine Corps]] during [[World War II]]. During his four-year service, he was an anti-aircraft battery gunner officer aboard the aircraft carrier ''USS Enterprise.'' He flew ten combat missions in the Pacific Theater of Operations.<ref name=obit/> In 2008, Michot appeared in The History Channel series, ''Battle 360,'' in which he recounts many of his experiences as part of the Marine detachment on the ''Enterprise.''
On September 7, 1946, Michot married the former Patricia Ann Smith (March 2, 1926 – April 11, 2011), a native of Patterson in St. Mary Parish, and the daughter of William Bathe Smith, Sr., and the former Rita Maria Marin. She was reared along the banks of the lower Atchafalaya River, where her father managed Idlewild Farms, a dairy cattle and [[sugar]] cane operation for General Kemper Williams. She graduated in 1942 as valedictorian of her class at Patterson High School. She had a longtime interest in tennis and painting. Mrs. Michot graduated with a degree in [[home economics]] from ULL, where she was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. Mrs. Michot worked as a teacher in St. Landry Parish, as a home service agent for Louisiana Power and Light Company in Donaldsonville, and in various positions for her husband's businesses. She was the secretary of Louis J. Michot and Associates and of Michot Family L.L.C.<ref name=patmichot>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=patricia-ann-smith-michot&pid=150239712|title=Patricia Ann Smith Michot|publisher=''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=April 14, 2011}}</ref>
On September 7, 1946, Michot married the former Patricia Ann Smith (March 2, 1926 – April 11, 2011), a native of Patterson in St. Mary Parish, and the daughter of William Bathe Smith, Sr., and the former Rita Maria Marin. She was reared along the banks of the lower Atchafalaya River, where her father managed Idlewild Farms, a dairy cattle and [[sugar]] cane operation for General Kemper Williams. She graduated in 1942 as valedictorian of her class at Patterson High School. She had a longtime interest in tennis and painting. Mrs. Michot graduated with a degree in home economics from ULL, at which she was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. Mrs. Michot worked as a teacher in St. Landry Parish, as a home service agent for Louisiana Power and Light Company in Donaldsonville, and in various positions for her husband's businesses. She was the secretary of Louis J. Michot and Associates and of Michot Family L.L.C.<ref name=patmichot>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=patricia-ann-smith-michot&pid=150239712|title=Patricia Ann Smith Michot|publisher=''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=April 14, 2011}}</ref>
==Super businessman==
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