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: | 04.23.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 04.25.2021 16:38 |
| Photo ID: | 6615192 |
| VIRIN: | 210423-A-FG611-029 |
| Resolution: | 3954x3181 |
| Size: | 2.43 MB |
| Location: | XENIA, OHIO, US |
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