Oldest second world war veteran in the US dies aged 112
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#5TPTD)
Lawrence N Brooks served in the mostly black 91st engineer general service regiment and was discharged in August 1945
Lawrence N Brooks, the oldest second world war veteran in the US - believed to be the oldest man in the country - died on Wednesday at the age of 112.
His death was announced by the National WWII Museum and confirmed by his daughter.
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