Born May 11, 1906, Richard Overton at 110, is believed to be the oldest-living veteran. He served in the South Pacific during the second world war. He drinks whiskey and smokes everyday. And has a large collection of firearms. He is 1 of the 16,112,566 members of the United States Armed Forces during World War II. There were 291,557 battle deaths, 113,842 other deaths in service (non-theater), and 670,846 non-mortal woundings. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 697,806 American veterans from the war are still alive and 492 die on the average day. May they rest in peace and may we all remember thier sacrifice.
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