Posted on Apr 13, 2024
Event in Pendleton honors nation’s first Black paratrooper battalion, the Triple Nickles
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An event in Pendleton, Oregon, on Saturday honors the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, also known as the Triple Nickles.
They were formed during WWII when President Franklin D. Roosevelt, facing pressure from Black cabinet members, paid a visit to the Army Airborne School at Fort Benning in Georgia.
They were formed during WWII when President Franklin D. Roosevelt, facing pressure from Black cabinet members, paid a visit to the Army Airborne School at Fort Benning in Georgia.
Event in Pendleton honors nation’s first Black paratrooper battalion, the Triple Nickles
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Pendleton
Parachuting
WWII World War Two
American History
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