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He fought racism and fascism: 108-year-old WWII paratrooper who paved path for Black soldiers dies
The Compton resident was a member of the 'Triple Nickles,' a World War II combat-ready unit who trained as some of America's ...
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99-year-old Berks WWII veteran recalls caring for wounded soldiers
WAVES recruitment figures proved those suppositions wrong. In 1945, the WAVES had 73,816 enlisted women, 8,745 officers and ...
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, 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 ...
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99-year-old Berks WWII veteran recalls caring for wounded soldiers
When the free world was tearing at the seams, Betty O’Connell did her part to patch it up ... according to the National World War II Museum. Some military and government officials feared ...
An SC WWII captain was shot down, taken prisoner by Nazis. A memorial is planned in Germany.
Greenville native Miles Richard "Dick" League, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, fought in World War II. He was a prisoner of ...
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This World War II Battleship Fights Its Greatest Enemy Yet
The USS Iowa has served the U.S. in its darkest hours. Now, she faces a new set of challenges: combatting the brutal passage ...
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World War II veteran, friend and Dunnellon resident Clinton Burns has died. He was 103.
His life was celebrated by the city ... in the military and went to basic training at Camp Claiborne in Louisiana. Completing his training, Burns was first stationed during World War II in ...