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Joe Harris, believed to be oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died
Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute ...
Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died
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 ...
Malay Mail3d
Parachutes over Bario: Sarawak marks 80 years since Operation Semut
A historic event that took place 80 years ago in Bario was re-enacted this morning at Padang Merdeka here through Operation ...
Daily Mail3d
Remarkable bravery of teacher who survived 1,600 parachute TEST jumps in WWII and even trained dogs to leap from planes is revealed 80 years later
In 1961, 15 years after his last jump, he used a parachute again during a day out ... the British regarded parachuting as of little military value. All that changed when the Germans used ...
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Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died
After filling out his draft registration card, he began his military service in 1941 when he was 24. By the time he was honorably discharged in November 1945, he had completed 72 parachute jumps ...
The Sun6d
Army skydiver jumps 5,000ft into own wedding… then dances the night away with a broken leg
Cpl Eddie Rudd, 31, and four military pals jumped from 5,000ft ... Fusilier Eddie — a member of the British Army’s parachute display team The Tigers — said it was the first time he had ...