555th Parachute Infantry – The Triple Nickles Recording

Recording from our virtual presentation and conversation with retired Army Sergeant Major Chris Lewis, Director of Education and Volunteer Services at the National Infantry Museum, about the 555th Parachute Infantry. The 555th Parachute Infantry or the ‘Triple Nickles’ were pioneering soldiers who formed the first African American Parachute Infantry unit during World War II, and served as smoke jumpers in the Pacific North West in the summer of 1945