{"id":41231,"date":"2019-09-12T21:34:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T21:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/12\/oldest-living-world-war-ii-veteran-turns-110\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:03:14","slug":"oldest-living-world-war-ii-veteran-turns-110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/military-honor\/2019\/09\/12\/oldest-living-world-war-ii-veteran-turns-110\/","title":{"rendered":"Oldest living World War II veteran turns 110"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oldest living veteran of World War II celebrated his 110th birthday Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted a birthday celebration for Lawrence Brooks, who was born Sept. 12, 1909.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2018\/12\/28\/nations-oldest-world-war-ii-vet-dies-at-age-112\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/richard_overton.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Nation\u2019s oldest World War II vet dies at age 112<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A family member says the nation\u2019s oldest World War II veteran who was also believed to be oldest living man in the U.S. has died in Texas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brooks served in the predominantly African-American 91st Engineer Battalion, which was stationed in New Guinea and then the Philippines during World War II, according to a press release by the museum. He was a servant to three white officers in his battalion, and attained the rank of private first class during the war. He was married to the late Leona B. Brooks and is the father of five children and five step-children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19255607134173.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19255607134173.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19255607134173.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19255607134173.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19255607134173.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">World War II veteran Lawrence Brooks holds a photo of himself taken in 1943 as he celebrated his 110th birthday at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (Gerald Herbert\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe museum\u2019s mission is to tell the important stories of the men and women who served in World War II,\u201d said Stephen Watson, the president and CEO of the museum. \u201cWe are honored to celebrate Lawrence Brooks, whose life and service are filled with such stories of bravery and determination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/military-honor\/salute-veterans\/2019\/05\/13\/world-war-ii-vet-bob-maxwell-the-oldest-medal-of-honor-recipient-dies-at-98\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_19133779732376.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">World War II vet Bob Maxwell, the oldest Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 98<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">World War II veteran Bob Maxwell, the nation&#039;s oldest Medal of Honor recipient, has died in Oregon more than seven decades after grabbing a blanket and throwing himself on a German hand grenade in France to save his squad mates. He was 98.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum\u2019s vocal trio, the Victory Belles, entertained the Big Easy native and guests with patriotic classics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19255602705687.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19255602705687.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19255602705687.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19255602705687.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19255602705687.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Victory Belles hold the hands of World War II veteran Lawrence Brooks as they sing &#8220;Happy Birthday&#8221; to celebrate his 110th birthday at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. 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