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| Wilderness Woman |
Posted - February 28 2011 : 5:04:51 PM
The last American World War I veteran has died. He was 110 years old. Amazing.
Frank Buckles
And so... another era passes and another old soldier is gone. |
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| Wilderness Woman |
Posted - March 02 2011 : 08:27:11 AM
That's very neat, Sarge.
It's interesting to me that I have had ancestors in every major war we Americans fought in, beginning with the F&I War, through WWII... except for WWI. My paternal grandfather couldn't serve because of one arm that didn't work quite right, and my maternal grandfather didn't serve for some reason that I don't know.
And now I know where you got your size from! I'll bet he had the same big, booming voice that you have, as well. |
| SgtMunro |
Posted - March 01 2011 : 7:06:03 PM
Mr. Buckles and my Great-Grandad shared a similar enlistment story. My Great-Granddad (and namesake) also 'bluffed' (read: lied about his age) his way into the 110th Infantry Regiment at the age of 16. Such things were easy for a recent immigrant (and a legal one at that), lacking a birth certificate (it was lost by government officals, during his processing at Ellis Island in 1907), and who stood 6'4" and 200 lbs. (so much for the myth of all these 'tiny' soldiers of past wars) Needless to say, such a good-sized lad did not raise many questions from the recruiting sergeant!
Anyways, he served from 1917-1919, and used his discharge papers to show his age eligibility to become a Pittsburgh Police Officer. In fact, he was always 'two years older' until his death in 1959 
YMH&OS,
The Sarge |
| richfed |
Posted - February 28 2011 : 6:01:58 PM
I heard ... read this article and know I'm all warm and fuzzy, if not a tad melancholy, too. |
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