Henry Parham Has Died – Is Dead, Obituary, Funeral, Cause Of Death, Passed Away: With the rest of the Nation, we mourn the passing of Henry Parham, the last known African-American D-Day veteran of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion. Mr. Parham, a Virginia native who lived later in Pittsburgh, died at age 99 on July 4th. We honor his service and the heroism of the 320th in serving the Nation despite the segregation of the Armed Forces in WWII, and we pledge to continue telling their story and learning from their heroic example.
InsideEko Media learned about the death of Henry Parham through social media publications made on Facebook. On July 9, 2021.
InsideEko is yet to confirm Henry Parham’s cause of death as no health issues or other causes of death have been learned to be associated with the passing.
This death has caused a lot of friends and family of Parham so much hurt. It is in that mourning spirit that the concerned persons have taken to social media to share tributes to the deceased and condolences to the affected family.
Tributes To Henry Parham
Across social media users, timelines are statements that show respect, admiration, and gratitude towards Parham people mourn the passing.
We’re heartbroken to hear of the passing WWII D-Day veteran Henry Parham, one of our greatest VBC heroes. Henry served with the 320th Anti-Aircraft Barrage Balloon Battalion, the only all-black unit to land on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He served in a segregated army, where Black soldiers were treated as second-class citizens. You can read more about Henry’s story and watch and interview we did with him here: https://veteransbreakfastclub.org/henry-parham-2/ Henry was believed to be the last surviving African American combat veteran of D-Day.
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