Jun 19, 2009 #1 Thorlifter Captain 7,979 431 Jun 10, 2004 Knoxville, TN British WWI veteran becomes world's oldest man - Yahoo! News
Jun 19, 2009 #2 wheelsup_cavu 1st Sergeant 4,682 185 Mar 8, 2009 Corona, California www.youtube.com Interesting news I hadn't heard about that happening. Thanks for the link Thorlifter. Syscom started a thread on Henry Allingham before he became the oldest man a while back. http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/world-war-i/oldest-man-marks-111th-birthday-8351.html Wheeslup Last edited: Jun 20, 2009
Interesting news I hadn't heard about that happening. Thanks for the link Thorlifter. Syscom started a thread on Henry Allingham before he became the oldest man a while back. http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/world-war-i/oldest-man-marks-111th-birthday-8351.html Wheeslup
Jun 19, 2009 #3 vikingBerserker Lieutenant General 28,790 4,609 Apr 10, 2009 South Carolina I think he is also the last vetern of Jutland. It would be incredible to sit down and talk with him.
Jun 20, 2009 #4 wheelsup_cavu 1st Sergeant 4,682 185 Mar 8, 2009 Corona, California www.youtube.com vikingBerserker said: I think he is also the last vetern of Jutland. It would be incredible to sit down and talk with him. Click to expand... You are correct VB about him being the last veteran of Jutland. I posted a couple of video links in the other thread. Their short but he does talk a litle bit about his experiences and you can at least hear his voice. http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/world-war-i/oldest-man-marks-111th-birthday-8351.html#post511161 Wheelsup
vikingBerserker said: I think he is also the last vetern of Jutland. It would be incredible to sit down and talk with him. Click to expand... You are correct VB about him being the last veteran of Jutland. I posted a couple of video links in the other thread. Their short but he does talk a litle bit about his experiences and you can at least hear his voice. http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/world-war-i/oldest-man-marks-111th-birthday-8351.html#post511161 Wheelsup
Jun 20, 2009 #5 C Crunch Senior Airman 364 0 Sep 5, 2008 Central Coast, NSW, Australia That's a great shot of him with the Naval cadets.