Last Living Veterans of America's Wars

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DWOMT

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Last Living Veterans of America's Wars

Hey guys. I'm a big History buff and I recently came across this. It truly fascinated me. I had no idea veterans from previous wars had lived so long. I never knew that the last of the US Civil War Veterans passed away in the 1950s. You guys should check this out:


American Revolution (1775?1783)
  • Last veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109
  • Last widow, Catherine S. Damon, died 11/11/06, age 92
  • Last dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter, died 4/25/11, age 90
War of 1812 (1812?1815)
  • Last veteran, Hiram Cronk, died 5/13/05, age 105
  • Last widow, Carolina King, died 6/28/36, age unknown
  • Last dependent, Esther A. H. Morgan, died 3/12/46, age 89
Indian Wars (c. 1861?1898)
  • Last veteran, Fredrak Fraske, died 6/18/73, age 101
Mexican War (1846?1848)
  • Last veteran, Owen Thomas Edgar, died 9/3/29, age 98
  • Last widow, Lena James Theobald, died 6/20/63, age 89
  • Last dependent, Jesse G. Bivens, died 11/1/62, age 94
Civil War (1861?1865)
  • Last Union veteran, Albert Woolson, died 8/2/56, age 109
  • Last Confederate veteran, John Salling, died 3/16/58, age 112
Spanish-American War (1898)
  • Last veteran, Nathan E. Cook, died 9/10/92, age 106
 
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Eutychus

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Re: Last Living Veterans of America's Wars

Very interesting, though I've never heard of any of these folks. Do you have any idea what the count is on WWI veterans still alive? The number has got to be rapidly dwindling.
 

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DWOMT

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Re: Last Living Veterans of America's Wars

Actually I did a google on WWI vets awhile back. I'll have to find the articles again. About 400 WWI vets are still alive in the USA. I believe Britain has about 100 WWI vets left. Germany has very few left.
 


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