RIP Richard Overton

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RIP Richard Overton

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RIP Richard Overton https://www.foxnews.com/us/nations-o...an-dead-at-112 Quote: Nation’s oldest military veteran dead at 112 America’s oldest veteran, Richard Overton, who served in the Army during World War II and credited God, whiskey and cigars for his remarkable longevity, died Thursday in Texas at the age of 112, reports say. The WWII veteran served in the all-black 1887th Engineer Aviation Battalion from 1942 to 1945, a period that included stops in Angaur, Palau; Peleliu, Micronesia; and Iwo Jima, Japan.