OT - Last WWI Veteran dies

Rague
Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
edited February 2011 in Breast Cancer #1
The last surviving WWI Veteran passed away today at 110 years old. He had lied about age to enlist at 16.

Thank you for your service Sir and may you dwell in peace forever!

Susan

Did some research and need to add - He is the last American. There is a man who was born in 1901 and was in the Royal Navy - he moved to Austrailia in 1926. There is a woman (born 1901) in England who was also in the military in some way - not amny women back then. There is also a Polish man who was on the German side.

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  • Marsha Mulvey
    Marsha Mulvey Member Posts: 597 Member
    #2
    saw this
    I saw this on the news at lunch today. It said he was an ambulance driver during the war.

    Like you said, I too thank him for his service to our country. Can you imagine the things he's seen in 110 years!?

    May he rest in peace.

    Marsha
  • Rague
    Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
    #3
    Marsha Mulvey said:

    saw this
    I saw this on the news at lunch today. It said he was an ambulance driver during the war.

    Like you said, I too thank him for his service to our country. Can you imagine the things he's seen in 110 years!?

    May he rest in peace.

    Marsha

    I also heard that he had
    I also heard that he had been a civilian somewhere in the Phillipines on business during WWII and was taken as a prisioner by the Japanese and held for 3 years.
  • Marsha Mulvey
    Marsha Mulvey Member Posts: 597 Member
    #4
    Rague said:

    I also heard that he had
    I also heard that he had been a civilian somewhere in the Phillipines on business during WWII and was taken as a prisioner by the Japanese and held for 3 years.

    amazing
    I didn't know that. What a life he had.
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #5
    Marsha Mulvey said:

    saw this
    I saw this on the news at lunch today. It said he was an ambulance driver during the war.

    Like you said, I too thank him for his service to our country. Can you imagine the things he's seen in 110 years!?

    May he rest in peace.

    Marsha

    Saw this too and hope he
    Saw this too and hope he knew what a great man he was to serve his country. Prayers for him and his family.


    Debby
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
    #6
    DebbyM said:

    Saw this too and hope he
    Saw this too and hope he knew what a great man he was to serve his country. Prayers for him and his family.


    Debby

    RIP .. time to rest, you've done your
    Country PROUD. 110 years of age, how wonderful is that? The down side is that he probably lived longer than his wife, and his children.

    Thank you for serving and protecting us.

    Vicki Sam
  • Gabe N Abby Mom
    Gabe N Abby Mom Member Posts: 2,413
    #7
    Rague said:

    I also heard that he had
    I also heard that he had been a civilian somewhere in the Phillipines on business during WWII and was taken as a prisioner by the Japanese and held for 3 years.

    The NPR story I heard said
    The NPR story I heard said that while he was a prisoner in WWII his weight got down to less than a 100 lbs, and he still led the prisoners in calisthenics...amazing! My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #8
    wow...

    wow...
  • Lynn Smith
    Lynn Smith Member Posts: 1,264 Member
    #9
    disneyfan2008 said:

    wow...

    wow...

    Amazing
    This is about the age of my grandparents.They passed away in their 80's and had a good life. Now I have 2 aunts(their daughters) who are 92 and 94.The 94 year old looks like she is in her 60's and walks a mile or 2 a day during spring and summer to see her brother(80) and sister who are in a advanced care section of a nursing home. My 92 year old aunt just became feeble a few months ago. The 3 of them were so close(my mom too) and now the oldest sister is left alone with not alot of commuication from her brother and sister. But she visits and cares for them in a way she is able.

    It is remarkable this man lived so long.He is a hero.He will always be remembered by everyone.Not just being a war veteran but the longest living WW1 vet.

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