Compton’s Sgt. Joe Harris, who died at age 108, honored for legacy with all-Black battalion in World War II
Harris, who died March 15, was honored Saturday at Lewis Metropolitan CME Church before his burial in Inglewood.
Joe Harris, oldest WWII paratrooper who paved way for Black soldiers, dies at 108
The Compton resident was a member of the 'Triple Nickles,' a World War II combat-ready unit who trained as some of America's ...