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Compton’s Sgt. Joe Harris, who died at age 108, honored for legacy with all-Black battalion
Harris, who died March 15, was honored Saturday at Lewis Metropolitan CME Church before his burial in Inglewood.
Japanese emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor the dead in one of WWII’s fiercest battles
IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and ...
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Japan emperor visits World War II battleground Iwo Jima
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the ...
Japanese emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor war dead 80 years after one of WWII's fiercest battles
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is visiting Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of World War II's harshest battles was fought 80 years ago ...
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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 ...
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WWII Oldest Paratrooper Joe Harris Laid to Rest 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 ...
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 ...
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A Field of Dreams Built in an Unlikely Place: A Japanese American Internment Camp
Smithsonian writer Rachel Ng, who reported on the endeavor. A transcript is below. To subscribe to “There’s More to That,” ...
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Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...