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Frank Woodruff Buckles (born Wood Buckles, February 1, 1901 – February 27, 2011) was a United States Army corporal and the last surviving American military veteran of World War I. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917 aged 16 and served with a detachment from Fort Riley , driving ambulances and motorcycles near the front lines in ...
- August 1917 – November 1919
- Corporal
- World War I (soldier), World War II (civilian POW), Raid at Los Baños (World War II)
- United States Army
Frank Woodruff Buckles (* 1. Februar 1901 in Bethany, Missouri; † 27. Februar 2011 in Charles Town, West Virginia) war der letzte lebende US-amerikanische Teilnehmer des Ersten Weltkrieges. Zum Zeitpunkt seines Todes war Buckles der weltweit älteste lebende, gesicherte Veteran des Ersten Weltkriegs.
10. Mai 2024 · World War I. Frank Buckles (born February 1, 1901, near Bethany, Missouri, U.S.—died February 27, 2011, Charles Town, West Virginia, U.S.) was an American serviceman who was the last surviving American veteran of World War I. On August 14, 1917, Buckles, then a 16-year-old farm boy, went to Oklahoma City and enlisted in the army ...
28. Feb. 2011 · Frank Buckles, who drove an Army ambulance in France in 1918 and came to symbolize a generation of embattled young Americans as the last of the World War I doughboys, died on Sunday at his home...
Learn about the life and legacy of Frank Buckles, the last known living American veteran of World War I, who died in 2011 at age 110. He served in France, was a prisoner of war in Japan and advocated for a national World War I monument.
Frank Buckles was the only surviving American veteran of the Great War when he died in 2011 at age 110. He lied about his age to join the Army, was a prisoner of war in the Philippines, and farmed in West Virginia.
28. Feb. 2011 · Panorama Frank Buckles. Letzter US-Veteran des Ersten Weltkriegs gestorben. Veröffentlicht am 28.02.2011. Frank Buckles erlebte beide Weltkriege als Soldat der US-Armee. Er starb im Alter...
