The last american soldier of WW1

[Louis]

On March 15 were buried in Arlington Cemetery the remains of Frank Buckles (110 age) , the last American survivor of WW1.

Frank Buckles was born in Missouri in 1901. At the age of 16, he lied about his age and followed his friends in the Army.

Being the last soldier of WW1 in America, he campaigned for a national memorial to honor the American veterans of World War 1 and served as an honorary chairman for the World War 1 Memorial Foundation.

As the American WW1 soldier dies, last 2 other foreign veterans are still alive. These veterans are Florence Green of the United Kingdom and Claude Choules of Australia.

Buckles met back with his fellow soldiers from World War 1 in Arlington Cemetary. He was buried near the beloved General John Pershing.

Frank Buckles (February 1, 1901 – February 27, 2011)

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[HOA_KSOP]

A memorial service for Mr. Buckles was held at the Liberty Memorial, in Kansas City Missouri. The Liberty Memorial was built from 1920-1925 and dedicated in 1926 to the memory of the war dead of WW1. To my knowledge it is the only such memorial to WW1 dead in the US. It is the home of the US National World War 1 museum. It is well worth the visit (according to me), one of the best of it's kind in the world (according to historian John Keegan).

HOA_KSOP...(who just happens to live 5 miles from the Memorial.)

 

[ACSpectre]

A memorial service for Mr. Buckles was held at the Liberty Memorial, in Kansas City Missouri. The Liberty Memorial was built from 1920-1925 and dedicated in 1926 to the memory of the war dead of WW1. To my knowledge it is the only such memorial to WW1 dead in the US. It is the home of the US National World War 1 museum. It is well worth the visit (according to me), one of the best of it's kind in the world (according to historian John Keegan).

HOA_KSOP...(who just happens to live 5 miles from the Memorial.)

Been to Kansas City several times as a young lad attending the National FFA Convention. This however, gives me reason to return, sounds like a wonderful museum. Would you have any pictures of it to share?

 

[HOA_KSOP]

Been to Kansas City several times as a young lad attending the National FFA Convention. This however, gives me reason to return, sounds like a wonderful museum. Would you have any pictures of it to share?

ACSpectre-

No, I do not have pictures, but am planning another trip there within the month and was planning on a thread here in FGM with pics. However, if you go to their website it should give you a great idea of what's in it. the museum is interactive, you can walk through a trench system, a shell hole, they even have an FT-17 that was knocked out by a German field gun. I think they may have the largest collection of WW1 machine guns in the world.

Now, I better find my digital camera and go back for another visit.

HOA_KSOP