COVID-19 claims Park Rapids native and WWII veteran, 99
COVID-19 claims Park Rapids native and WWII veteran, 99 John "Jack" Hinchliff was the last survivor of the 507th Parachute Infantry that landed in Normandy on D-Day. 10:14 am, Dec. 11, 2020 × John "Jack" Hinchliff, 99, was the last survivor of the 2,004 men of the 507th Parachute Infantry who parachuted into Normandy on D-Day. He died of complications from COVID-19 on Nov. 17. (Submitted photo) A Park Rapids native who was decorated for valor during the allied invasion of Normandy in World War II, died Nov. 17 while recovering from COVID-19. John “Jack” Hinchliff, ...
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