Mr. Buckles was born on a farm in Bethany, Mo., in 1901, lied about his age to enlist shortly after turning 16. He fought in France and Germany, and also served during WWII, where he was captured after the Japanese invaded the Philippines and was a prisoner of war for 39 months. At the time, he was working foran American shipping company and not in the military.
He does at least one interview a day.
This will be a sad day when he passes on. That brings to an end one aspect of my grandparents' generation.
Wikipedia has a nice account on Mr. Buckles.
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