Searching For America's Oldest Living Military Veterans

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Searching For America's Oldest Living Military Veterans
This Page Last Updated: 24 Oct 2006

INDEX

  • List of Operations/Wars
  • Name Submission Form
  • Oldest Names Submitted to Date
  • Contact Information on Listees
  • Contact Information on The American War Library

    • Name SUBMISSION FORM
    This Form is for listing veterans who are currently ALIVE.
    Click here to list a DECEASED veteran
    Please use lowercase for all entries

    Veteran's
    Last Name:
    First Name:
    Middle Name:
    FULL Date of Birth (Month, Day, Year):

    Place of Birth:
    Rank:
    Service Branch:
    (Optional) Serial Number:
    Country of Service:

    Veteran's Address Where He/She is Living Today:
    City, State, ZipCode:
    Phone:
    Email address:
    Please re-type your email address for verification:


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List of Operations / Wars in this Study
(This list will be Updated as Required)

  • Cuba Missile Crises 18-29 Oct 1962
  • Dominican Republic, Operation Powerpack, April 1965
  • Grenada, Operation Urgent Fury, Oct/Nov 1983
  • Honduras, Operation Golden Pheasant 1988
  • Iran, Operation Eagle Claw / Evening Light 1980
  • Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Lebanon, Operation Blue Boat 1958
  • Lebanon, Operation UNIFIL 1978
  • Nicaragua, 1981-1990
  • Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq
  • Panama, Operation Just Cause 1989
  • Persian Gulf, Op Desert Shield/Storm
  • Somalia, Op Restore Hope, 1993
  • Vietnam, 1954-1975
  • World War I, 1914-1918
  • World War II, 1941-1945

Names of Oldest Living Veterans
Submitted To Date

NOTICE: The names in this listing may change as new names/ages are received. Unconfirmed ages will not replace confirmed listings. Confirmation documents (copy of birth certificate or Report of Separtion [listing birthdate] must be mailed to The War Library. Confirmed listees will not be replaced by unconfirmed names.)

OLDEST LIVING WAR VETERANS
Names are de-listed upon confirmation of death.

Operation/War Name Birthdate Age Confirmed
Cuba Missile Crises 1SG Parker DeFoix Boyd Jr. 11 July 1942 Unconfirmed
Dominican Republic
Operation Powerpack		 PFC Phillip w Patton 25 May 1944 Unconfirmed
Grenada
Operation Urgent Fury		 No Names Submitted -- --
Honduras, Operation Golden Pheasant SSG Bryan James Mann 15 September 1964 Unconfirmed
Iran, Operation Eagle Claw / Evening Light Sgt Jones, Robert W 19 Sep 1953 Unconfirmed
Korean War COL Millberry Robert Ingalls 21 Sep 1912 Unconfirmed
Lebanon, Operation Blue Boat BM3 Roy E Hanson 9 Jan 1940 Unconfirmed
Lebanon, Operation UNIFIL No Names Submitted -- --
Nicaragua No Names Submitted -- --
Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan Maj Skelly, Michael Glenn 24 August 1958 Unconfirmed
Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq LTC Burson John Henry 30 July 1934 Unconfirmed
Panama, Operation Just Cause E6 Norman, Donald A 19 Nov 1955 Unconfirmed
Persian Gulf, Op Desert Shield/Storm MSgt Robert W Jones 19 Sepl 1953 Confirmed
Somalia, Op Restore Hope No Names Submitted -- --
Vietnam SP5 Lavalle Coleman Jr. 25 Mar 1949 Confirmed
World War I -- -- --
World War II SGT Bessie L. Jones (Gleisner) 2 Feb 1907 Confirmed

    Contact information on the above veterans and names submitted but not listed due to later birthdates are available from The War Library Personnel Database: http://www.amervets.com/library.htm

    Contact Person for this website:

      Roger Simpson,
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