World War II veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin celebrates his 100th birthday April 23-24, 2021, with festivities to include a jump fest, historically accurate reenactors and vendors honoring the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and the Army’s history as a whole. Martin was a paratrooper with G Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment and participated in D-Day, Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge. The flyover was conducted by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) using two restored C-47s and one C-53 and executed a mass parachute drop.
| Date Taken: | 04.24.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 04.24.2021 22:14 |
| Photo ID: | 6614687 |
| VIRIN: | 210424-A-SM257-668 |
| Resolution: | 4071x2713 |
| Size: | 2.24 MB |
| Location: | XENIA, OHIO, US |
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