Jake McNiece, WWII Hero And Self-Described 'Troublemaker'




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Summary: Jake McNiece was the leader of a crack U.S. Army paratrooper unit that dropped behind German lines on D-Day. With their wild antics, McNiece's group was known as "The Filthy Thirteen" and inspired Robert Aldrich's macho film classic <em>The Dirty Dozen</em>.