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Funeral Services for WWII Oldest Paratrooper to Be Held in Inglewood

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Sgt. Joe Harris, who was believed to have been the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper prior to his death last month at age 108, will be laid to rest Saturday Harris, a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, died at age 108 on March 15. According to WWII Beyond the Call, a nonprofit organization that documents veterans’ accounts, he was among the last surviving members of the historic 555th Parachute Infant…

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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 108.

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Funeral Services for WWII Oldest Paratrooper to Be Held in Inglewood

Sgt. Joe Harris, who was believed to have been the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper prior to his death last month at age 108, will be laid to rest Saturday Harris, a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, died at age 108 on March 15. According to WWII Beyond the Call, a nonprofit organization that documents veterans’ accounts, he was among the last surviving members of the historic 555th Parachute Infant…

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