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Frank Woodruff Buckles (born Wood Buckles, February 1, 1901 – February 27, 2011) was a United States Army corporal and the last surviving American military veteran of World War I. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917 aged 16 and served with a detachment from Fort Riley , driving ambulances and motorcycles near the front lines in Europe.
Last German Revolution veteran and last German World War I-era veteran, served in the Freikorps during the German Revolution of 1918 and 1919. Lived in Germany. [citation needed] Poland: Józef Kowalski: 2 February 1900: 7 December 2013 (113) Last World War I-era veteran, fought in the Polish Soviet War between 1919-21. [citation needed] Poland ...
Frank Buckles (1901–2011), shown here in this recruitment photo, was the last verified American soldier to have served in World War I. Frank Woodruff Buckles (1901–2011) – U.S. Army. Last U.S. veteran, served with the 1st Fort Riley Casual Detachment. [53] Lloyd Brown (1901–2007) – U.S. Navy. Served on USS New Hampshire.
Henry Nicholas John Gunther (June 6, 1895 – November 11, 1918) was an American soldier and possibly the last soldier of any of the belligerents to be killed during World War I. [1] [2] [3] He was killed at 10:59 a.m., about one minute before the Armistice was to take effect at 11:00 a.m. [2] [4]
Nov. 26—Though he's not physically buried in Centralia, a headstone still stands at Washington Lawn Cemetery honoring U.S. Army First Lieutenant Elmer John Noble, who was killed in action on ...
Last Entente veteran and last veteran of World War I. Served as an officer's mess steward in the Royal Air Force; the Women's Royal Air Force. Claude Choules (1901–2011) – British Empire. Last combat veteran. Served in the Royal Navy on HMS Revenge. Also last veteran to serve in both World Wars. Harry Patch (1898–2009) – British Empire.
For decades, the family of World War I veteran CL Daniel didn’t know where he was buried but believed he died in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. An investigation of unmarked graves recently solved ...
This is a chronological list of the last known surviving veterans of battles, sieges, campaigns, and other military operations throughout history. The listed operations span from the 5th century BC to the end of World War II. Excluded from this list are last living veterans of wars and insurgencies.