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America's Oldest WWII Veteran, Who Credited His Long Life to Whiskey and Cigars, Dies at 112
America's Oldest WWII Veteran, Who Credited His Long Life to Whiskey and Cigars, Dies at 112
In 2013, President Obama honored Overton at a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery after they enjoyed a breakfast together at the White House.
"He was there at Pearl Harbor, when the battleships were still smoldering," Obama said of Overton. "He was there at Okinawa. He was there at Iwo Jima, where he said, 'I only got out of there by the grace of God.'"
Nation's oldest World War II vet dies in Texas at age 112
America's Oldest WWII Veteran, Who Credited His Long Life to Whiskey and Cigars, Dies at 112
America's Oldest WWII Veteran, Who Credited His Long Life to Whiskey and Cigars, Dies at 112
In 2013, President Obama honored Overton at a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery after they enjoyed a breakfast together at the White House.
"He was there at Pearl Harbor, when the battleships were still smoldering," Obama said of Overton. "He was there at Okinawa. He was there at Iwo Jima, where he said, 'I only got out of there by the grace of God.'"
Nation's oldest World War II vet dies in Texas at age 112