The German Paratroopers of Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6, also known as FJR6 would face their American counterparts of the 101st Airborne on D-Day, behind Utah Beach on the Cotentin Peninsula of Normandy ...

Sgt. Joe Harris: Believed to be the oldest paratrooper to have served during World War II, he died on March 15. Harris was 108. (Bob D'Angelo/Cox Media Group) By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National ...

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 parachute infantry battalion, has died. He was 108. Harris died March 15 ...

Sgt. Joe Harris, the groundbreaking American paratrooper whose historic unit took part in a famous, top secret mission during World War II, has died at 108. Harris began his military service when he ...

Staff Sgt. William Owens' Silver Star was posthumously upgraded to a Distinguished Service Cross 81 years after his actions during World War II. Owens played a crucial role in securing the La Fière ...

World War II paratrooper Stuart Seaton will speak tonight at the World War II Round Table of Central Virginia at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 2480 Batterson Road, in Powhatan County. The meeting, ...

Engineering and endurance collide in Guy Martin’s Dakota project. As he rebuilds the legendary aircraft, he also trains with ...

Airborne warfare reached its peak during World War II -- the only war in which the potential gains of using airborne tactics ever justified the great costs, both material and human. The revolutionary ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Sgt. Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest ...