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mrerick · 02-28-2011, 10:02 AM

Hi,

Several news outlets are carrying the story that the last surviving US World War I veteran died on Sunday.

One of 4,734,991 Americans to have served in World War I, Frank Buckles died at the age of 110 Sunday. He had "misrepresented" his age to enter the armed forces when he was 16.

He also served in the merchant marine during World War II, and was held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese in the Philippines.

The CNN online article is here.

There are two documented allied veterans from Great Britain still living according to the WikiPedia article.

Marc

02-28-2011, 10:02 AM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,920 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	Last Surviving WW-I Veterans Hi, Several news outlets are carrying the story that the last surviving US World War I veteran died on Sunday. One of 4,734,991 Americans to have served in World War I, Frank Buckles died at the age of 110 Sunday. He had "misrepresented" his age to enter the armed forces when he was 16. He also served in the merchant marine during World War II, and was held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese in the Philippines. The CNN online article is here. There are two documented allied veterans from Great Britain still living according to the WikiPedia article. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.