James Hardy Sims

Photo: Péralte Paul

Photo: Péralte Paul

James Hardy Sims landed with the 320th on Utah Beach. During the war he had brushes with “nasty” southern whites who weren’t happy to have black soldiers stationed among them. Today, when he wears his World War II cap, white people often stop him, shake his hand, and thank him for his service.

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