The Last Doughboy

Frank Buckles died last Sunday at the age of 110. Mr. Buckles drove an Army ambulance in France in 1918 and was the last U.S. veteran of World War I.

“Frank Buckles, Last World War I Doughboy, Is Dead at 110,” Richard Goldstein, New York Times

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This entry was posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:41 am and is filed under American Studies, Army, history, Veterans. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Mike Licht Says:
March 27, 2011 at 9:03 am
UPDATE:

“Frank Buckles and the Revered Last Veterans of World War I,” Britannica Blog

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