Hébert was born in October 1902 to Lea Naquin and Joseph Edward Hébert.<ref name="Advocate of the Military"> Reared in [[New Orleans]], he attended Jesuit High School and then entered [[Tulane University]].
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Hébert was born in October 1902 to Lea Naquin and Joseph Edward Hébert.<ref name="Advocate of the Military"/> Reared in [[New Orleans]], he attended Jesuit High School and then entered [[Tulane University]].