^Jacob Gerszten (September 2, 2009). "Spending time with a World War II veteran". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
^Paul Guggenheimer (July 3, 2019). "How Wilkinsburg's Henry Parham survived 68 days on Omaha Beach". Trib Live. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
^Torsten Ove (June 6, 2013). "French thank Pittsburgh D-Day veteran with Legion of Honor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
^Rebecca Johnson (July 12, 2021). "Henry Parham, last surviving Black combat veteran of D-Day, laid to rest". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
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I Am the American Legion profile
New York Times: Henry Parham, Who Fought in a Black Unit on D-Day, Dies at 99
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henry, parham, november, 1921, july, 2021, african, american, veteran, invasion, wwii, born, november, 1921, greenville, virginia, parham, drafted, 1942, serve, second, world, landed, omaha, beach, june, 1944, part, operation, overlord, battalion, 320th, very,. Henry Parham November 15 1921 July 4 2021 was an African American veteran of D Day invasion and WWII Born November 15 1921 in Greenville Virginia Parham was drafted in 1942 to serve in the Second World War He landed on Omaha Beach on June 6 1944 as part of Operation Overlord His battalion the 320th Very Low Altitude Anti Aircraft Barrage Balloon Battalion downed 73 planes through the use of barrage balloons He was to have served in the War in the Pacific after VE Day but his transport was delayed due to mechanical problems and Japan surrendered before he shipped out 1 2 He was awarded the Legion of Honor in 2013 3 At the time of his death on July 4 2021 he was the last surviving African American combat veteran of D Day 4 References edit Jacob Gerszten September 2 2009 Spending time with a World War II veteran Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved July 18 2021 Paul Guggenheimer July 3 2019 How Wilkinsburg s Henry Parham survived 68 days on Omaha Beach Trib Live Retrieved July 18 2021 Torsten Ove June 6 2013 French thank Pittsburgh D Day veteran with Legion of Honor Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved July 18 2021 Rebecca Johnson July 12 2021 Henry Parham last surviving Black combat veteran of D Day laid to rest Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved July 18 2021 External links editI Am the American Legion profile New York Times Henry Parham Who Fought in a Black Unit on D Day Dies at 99 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States military is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Parham amp oldid 1101435052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
