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World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday Wesley Farnsworth © Wesley Farnsworth World War II veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, poses for a photo during a 100th birthday celebration held in his honor April 23 in Xenia, Ohio. Martin served as a paratrooper assigned to 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, G Company, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/WESLEY FARNSWORTH What do the construction of the Empire State Building, Prohibition, the Grea...

20 XENIA, Ohio – What do the construction of the Empire State Building, Prohibition, the Great Depression, Pearl Harbor, the Holocaust, World War II, Vietnam, the first man in space and Sept. 11 attacks all have in common? All of these events and many more happened in the last 100 years. They also took place during the life of Pfc. Jim. H. Martin, a WWII veteran who celebrated his 100th birthday April 29. Martin served as a paratrooper in G Company, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1...