{"id":14527,"date":"2018-12-28T02:03:05","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T02:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/28\/nations-oldest-world-war-ii-vet-dies-at-age-112\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:28:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:28:43","slug":"nations-oldest-world-war-ii-vet-dies-at-age-112","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2018\/12\/28\/nations-oldest-world-war-ii-vet-dies-at-age-112\/","title":{"rendered":"Nation\u2019s oldest World War II vet dies at age 112"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/07\/05\/id-thief-steals-savings-of-americas-oldest-living-war-veteran\/\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Overton <\/a>was 112. 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