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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 ...
Joe Harris, Operation Firefly smokejumper and oldest WWII paratrooper, dies at 108
(Tribune News Service) — U.S. Army Sgt. Joe Harris sailed to earth on numerous missions as a member of a paratrooper ...
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.
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How Black paratroopers saved the US from Japan’s WWII firebombs
A World War II-era plane is set to ... A page on the US Forest Service website about the agency’s connection to the Black paratroopers entitled “The Triple Nickles: A history of service ...
Leg day: Army cuts down on number of paid parachutists
The Army is scaling back 20,000 paid parachutist positions to prioritize limited airborne resources for soldiers who would ...