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RIP Lawrence Brooks

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:59 pm
by silverscreenselect
Oldest known living US World War II veteran. He was drafted at age 31 and served in an engineering battalion in New Guinea and the Philipines. The National World War II Museum had held birthday parties for him since 2014.

Age 112.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/05/us/oldes ... index.html