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Date: July 19th, 2009

And then there were two… World’s oldest man and 1 of 3 remaining WWI vets dies.

19 July, 2009 (23:01) | History, Military | By: ricjames

Henry Allingham was world’s oldest man at 113 years old until this past Saturday saw him pass into the next life. He was one of the last 3 surviving combat veterans of WWI. Only death could silence Henry Allingham. He went to war as a teenager, helped keep flimsy aircraft flying, survived his wounds and [...]