
Joe Harris, oldest WWII paratrooper who paved approach for Black troopers, dies at 108
Sgt. Joe Harris lived a lovely life. He sailed to earth on quite a few missions as a member of the U.S. Military’s first all-Black paratrooper battalion throughout World Battle II, the 555th, aptly nicknamed the “Triple Nickles.” At his funeral service on Saturday, associates, households and uniformed members of the army danced and sang…