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WWII veteran and civil rights lawyer Johnnie Jones dies

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DEATH OF THE DAY

WWII veteran and civil rights lawyer Johnnie Jones dies
By The Associated Press
Apr 24, 04:16 PM
FILE - World War II veteran Johnnie Jones, Sr. poses for a portrait at his home in Baton Rouge, La., May 28, 2019. (Gerald Herbert/AP, File)

BATON ROUGE, La. — Johnnie A. Jones Sr., a Louisiana civil rights attorney and World War II veteran who was wounded during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, has died. Jones was 102 years old.

Jones’ goddaughter, Mada McDonald, told WAFB-TV that Jones died Saturday at the Louisiana War Veterans’ Home in Jackson, Louisiana.

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