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Jake McNiece
Nickname(s)"McNasty"
Born(1919-05-24)May 24, 1919
Maysville, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedJanuary 21, 2013(2013-01-21) (aged 93)
Chatham, Illinois, U.S.
AllegianceJake McNiece United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1942–1946
Rank First Sergeant (acting only)
Unit506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
101st Airborne Division
Battles/wars
World War II
  • Normandy landings
  • Operation Market Garden
  • Siege of Bastogne
  • Prüm
Awards Bronze Star (4)
Purple Heart (2)
Legion of Honour

James Elbert "Jake" McNiece (May 24, 1919 – January 21, 2013) was a US Army paratrooper in World War II. Private McNiece was a member of the Filthy Thirteen, an elite demolition unit whose exploits inspired the 1965 novel and 1967 film The Dirty Dozen.[1]

  1. ^ "James Elbert McNiece obituary" (PDF). The Ponca City News. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2013.

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