Joe Harris, oldest WWII paratrooper who paved way for Black soldiers, dies at 108
The Compton resident was a member of the 'Triple Nickles,' a World War II combat-ready unit who trained as some of America's ...
How Black paratroopers saved the US from Japan’s WWII firebombs
Sgt. Joe Harris was one of an elite group of Black paratroopers during World War II. He is being laid to rest today. He was ...
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WWII Veteran Remembers a Deadly Battle: The Battle of Hurtgen Forest
The 4th Infantry Division joined the fight in 1944 with Allied forces in WWII and participated in one of the bloodiest battles in the war, the Battle of Hurtgen Forest. One WWII veteran ...
Joe Harris, 108, Dies; Thought to Be the Oldest World War II Paratrooper
He was a member of a segregated unit in the Pacific Northwest that fought forest fires set off by Japanese balloon bombs.