Add to ORKGPhotograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, also known as the Triple Nickle. This image was scanned at the National Archives reading room in College Park, Maryland. The description on the sleeve reads: \u27Operation Fire Fly\u27. Lt. Clifford Allen of Chicago, Infantry Battalion. He wears his complete outfit just descending from tall trees; the plastic helmet and catcher\u27s mask are protection against branches and brambles. Lieutenant Allen stands in front of a Triple Nickle troop carrier in Pendleton, Oregon.https://dc.ewu.edu/nara_555/1026/thumbnail.jp
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit,...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit,...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...
Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, ...