Post 1871 Celebrates WWII Vet’s 96th

Post 1871 Celebrates WWII Vet’s 96th
Photo courtesy of Co-op City American Legion Post 1871

Co-op City American Legion Post 1871 saluted World War II veteran Hattie Harris on her 96th birthday at its monthly general membership meeting on Saturday, September 24. Harris, a National Association of Black Military Women member, trained at Motor Transport School in Fort De Moines, IA before moving to Holland General Hospital in Staten Island where she was an ambulance driver.