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Last surviving United States war veterans.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 7:32 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 7:32 pm
Interesting read on Wikipedia.
Wikipedia
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American Civil War (1861-1865)
James Albert Hard / 1843–1953 / Last verified combat veteran. Fought for the Union.
Albert Henry Woolson / 1850–1956 / Last Union veteran.
Pleasant Riggs Crump / 1847–1951 / Last verified Confederate veteran.
quote:How long until the last veteran of WWII is added? 2035?
WWI (1914-1918) Frank Woodruff Buckles / 1901–2011 / U.S. Army
Wikipedia
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Posted on 7/20/17 at 7:34 pm to bhtigerfan
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Albert Henry Woolson / 1850–1956 / Last Union veteran.
Holy crap he was still a kid
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 7:40 pm to ksayetiger
quote:Didn't notice that.
Holy crap he was still a kid
He was born in '50, so the war started when he was 11 yrs old. The war lasted until '65, so he was maybe 15 when it ended. Not that unusual.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 7:42 pm to bhtigerfan
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How long until the last veteran of WWII is added? 2035?
There will probably be a few WWII veterans who will outlive most current members of this board.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 7:51 pm to Jim Rockford
The last US vets would have been born in 1927. 2035 sounds about right.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 7:54 pm to LSUtoOmaha
quote:Maybe, but there are numerous accounts of veterans joining the military at 14 or 15 years old.
The last US vets would have been born in 1927. 2035 sounds about right.
It may be one of these youngsters who lives to be 110 or more.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 7:56 pm to bhtigerfan
Gonna be fricked up when no more WWII vets are left
Posted on 7/20/17 at 7:58 pm to The Boat
quote:Yes it will.
Gonna be fricked up when no more WWII vets are left
I still know a couple. Great men.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 7:58 pm to ksayetiger
quote:
Holy crap he was still a kid
He may have been the little drummer boy.
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 7:59 pm to bhtigerfan
I sat next to an older gentlemen and his wife at UK football games for years. He was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He didn't tell me till we had been sitting besides each other for about 3 years. He really didn't like talking about it.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:01 pm to bhtigerfan
It is estimated that only a third of us who served in Country are alive. 3 million or so served in Country
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:02 pm to Walking the Earth
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He may have been the little drummer boy.
My great great grandfather fought at Chickamauga as a 15 year old.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:02 pm to Walking the Earth
Jesus, 12 years old.
quote:Wikipedia
Calvin Leon Graham (April 3, 1930 – November 6, 1992) was the youngest U.S. serviceman to serve and fight duringWorld War II.[2] Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the United States Navy from Houston, Texas on August 15, 1942, at the age of 12.[3] His case was similar to that of Jack W. Hill, who was granted significant media attention due to holding service number one million during World War II, but later was discovered to have lied about his age and subsequently discharged.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:03 pm to bhtigerfan
quote:When I was a kid my family had a newspaper from 1959 announcing the death of the last CSA soldier
Pleasant Riggs Crump / 1847–1951 / Last verified Confederate veteran
IIRC for years Guinness had an entry for him
Was his claim debunked?
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:05 pm to namvet6566
quote:Can you clarify this a little?
It is estimated that only a third of us who served in Country are alive. 3 million or so served in Country
I'm not understanding.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:06 pm to Walking the Earth
quote:There's a scene in the John Wayne/Ford movie The Horse Soldiers where preteens from a Natchez military school fight the invading Union forcesquote:He may have been the little drummer boy
Holy crap he was still a kid
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:07 pm to Kafka
quote:Not sure about him, but the Wiki article does list some as "insufficient evidence" and one as "debunked".
Was his claim debunked?
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 8:09 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:10 pm to The Boat
quote:I recall feeling that way in the 80s, when I read there were only about 100K US veterans of WWI left
Gonna be fricked up when no more WWII vets are left
W/in a decade there were perhaps a few hundred left
Now there are no more doughboys at all...
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:10 pm to The Boat
dp
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 8:16 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:12 pm to bhtigerfan
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quote: The last US vets would have been born in 1927. 2035 sounds about right. Maybe, but there are numerous accounts of veterans joining the military at 14 or 15 years old. It may be one of these youngsters who lives to be 110 or more.
My great uncle is still kicking. Joined the army somehow at age 16 in 1944--fought in WW2, Korea, Vietnam, and was an advisor all the way through Desert Storm.
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 8:13 pm
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