The Dead

Frank Buckles, the last American World War I veteran, has died at 110.

Though he had a pretty quiet time during the war, never coming closer to the Western Front than 30 miles, he inadvertently had a much more involved time during World War II when working for steamship companies:

He traveled widely over the years, working for steamship companies, and he was on business in Manila when the Japanese occupied it following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. He was imprisoned by the Japanese, losing more than 50 pounds, before being liberated by an American airborne unit in February 1945.