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He enlisted in the Army in 1917, lying (a little) about his age.(The Week)(Frank Buckles)(Brief article)
He enlisted in the Army in 1917, lying (a little) about his age. In 1941, he happened to be in the Philippines, on business. The Japanese invaded, and they took him as a prisoner of war, for more than three years. He later settled on a farm in West Virginia. He is Frank Buckles, 107, and he is the last ...
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