James Haahr is a combat infantry veteran of World War II. He served in the European Theater with Company C of the 101st Infantry Regiment of the 26th Yankee Infantry Division in Pa...view moreJames Haahr is a combat infantry veteran of World War II. He served in the European Theater with Company C of the 101st Infantry Regiment of the 26th Yankee Infantry Division in Pattons Third Army. He was wounded in action twice in the Lorraine Campaign in northeast France.
After his discharge, he received his BA from The George Washington University and entered the Foreign Service of the United States in 1949. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1981 after serving in a number of overseas posts in Europe and Latin America.
He lives in Reston, Virginia with his wife.view less