WWII veteran becomes an officer 76 years later
almost 6 years in Washington Times
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An African American man who was denied officer status in the Army has been commissioned as a second lieutenant - 76 years later. Ninety-eight-year-old John James, of Philadelphia, was commissioned Friday. WHYY-FM reports James completed officer training in 1942 but was denied his bars because of his ...
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