Oldest Living WW 11 Veteran, 111 Years Old

[Meerkat]

I watched a couple youtubes on him. He has to have some great genes. This says he is 109 but that was a few years ago.

 

[Meerkat]

LOL, he breaks all the health rules he just does it moderately except cigars of course and half quart of whiskey sometimes for breakfast.

 

[Patchouli]

Amazing.

 

[phideaux]

That man inspires me.




Jim

 

[Meerkat]

He is something else alright. I think he makes lots of sense in many ways. Like if he wakes up at 2 , 3 in morning he gets ups. I do too thats why sometimes yall see me on here now and then at that time. Mostly we'er up at 7 but if one can't sleep we just get up.

 

[LadyLocust]

So I saw this thread and it got me thinking.

I know we have quite a few vets on here.
I'm wondering who is our oldest vet???
Are y'all willing to chime in? (Understand if you don't want to)

 

[ssonb]

The last Civil War vet died in 1955.
The last Spanish American war vet died in 1992.
The last WW1 vet died in 2012.
I suspect the last WW2 vet will pass away about 2034.

 

[LadyLocust]

The last Civil War vet died in 1955.
The last Spanish American war vet died in 1992.
The last WW1 vet died in 2012.
I suspect the last WW2 vet will pass away about 2034.

Friend of mine was in WWII, B 1920. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 95. Not sure how many are still alive.

 

[Bacpacker]

All the old timers I knew that served in WWII all passed years ago. Sad to say. Those were all a bunch of good guys

 

[LadyLocust]

Guess I was wondering who here on the forum is our oldest vet.

 

[Caribou]

Richard Arvin Overton died on December 27, 2018, aged 112 years and 230 days. That is 10 months and three weeks after this thread was started.