What better way to celebrate a 100th birthday than on the beach in front of the Hotel del Coronado — even if you jump out of a plane to get there. That’s exactly what lifelong Coronado resident Tom ...
Sgt. Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, has died. He was 108. Harris died March 15 ...
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Wild WWII Paratrooper Who Fought His Own War
On June 5, 1944, demolition expert Jake McNiece of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment took to the skies over Normandy for his first combat jump. Known for his mohawk, Choctaw war paint, and ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Sgt. Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest ...
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