World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joe Harris
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
West Dale, Louisiana
Honored By
G. Holcomb
Relationship
none
Served as a paratrooper with the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion nicnamed the Triple Nickles. He made 72 successful jumps to fight fires on the US West Coast to put out fires started by Japanese incendiary balloons. He made 72 successful jumps.