Talk:Last surviving United States war veterans
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The death date given for Hiram Cronk on this page doesn't match the one on his own page. Does anyone know which is right? FZ 15:56, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] WW I
I saw recently that there are only around 30 surviving WWI vets. Can someone get their names and list them here? --Rogerd June 28, 2005 16:25 (UTC)
[edit] Try this:
It lists all surviving WWI veterans grouped by country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surviving_Veterans_of_the_First_World_War
JMD4LSU 21:12, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] WTF
Indian Wars
* Fredrak Fraske (c.1872-1973)
maybe someone go research that or something.
[edit] Census Matches
Census matches can be found at www.ancestry.com. Discussion of cases can be found at several sites, including the World's Oldest People Yahoo Webgroup.→ R Young {yakłtalk} 11:31, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] William J Bush
In fact, however, Bush did add years to his age, and apparently for the very purpose of filing a false claim. In 1880 he gave his age as 30, suggesting a birthdate of 1850 and an age of 14 or 15 when the Civil War ended. Had he really been born in 1844 or 1846 it would have been very difficult for him to escape conscription long enough to serve in the obscure, last-ditch militia organization that he claimed to have fought fought with; such local units were the favorite choices of late Confederate impostors, since there were usually no surviving records to disprove their claims.
(unsigned edit)
In fact, however, census years often vary. For one, your interpretation is INCORRECT. Confederate pensions were not offered until the 1930's, so if Bush added years to his age, the motivation was not for 'filing a false claim.' Second, the name William Bush is fairly common and how do we know the alleged census listing you found is the correct one. Third, Albert Woolson was really born in 1850, so that does not prove someone is/was too young to serve. Perhaps you'd like to present evidence on the 'talk' page (i.e. here) before making such insinuations.→ R Young {yakłtalk} 21:19, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Circa vs. ?
"Circa" means 'about' and should only be used with those cases where the birthdate is a 'best guess.' ? means the age claimed is called into question, and is the more appropriate marker, at least for the more controversial cases like Salling and Lundy.→ R Young {yakłtalk} 01:38, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Last surviving veteran
Last surviving veteran relinks here, which I find quite odd, as I don't believe this site to be for Americans, but for English speaking people, and not just first language. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.233.248.218 (talk) 09:44, 6 December 2006 (UTC).
Are there any survivors of the Mexican Incursion against Pancho Villa (1916-7)? If not, when did the last veteran of this conflict die?Fmlondon 21:18, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Are there any survivors of the Russian Invasion of 1918-20)? I know there were two or three branches of this expedition, and that the last "Polar Bear" veteran died in 2003, but of the other contingent(s), are there any survivors? If not, when did the last one die?Fmlondon 21:18, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
I note we need something on Charlie Smith (or at least his claims) as the last surviving veteran of the US Civl War at age of some 130 years in the 1970s. -- Infrogmation 02:30, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Are the Oldest-Old or Final Few notable?
Greetings, User Brown-Haired Girl has waged a campaign to wipe out the entire 'supercentenarians' field on Wikipedia. This has included:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Epstein_%28supercentenarian_tracker%29
And, even, a man dead over 100 years:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thoms
I find it incredulous that one would attack even the man who invented the term 'folklore' and started the field of 'supercentenarian tracking.'
Such mass hysteria seems to be working. User BHG is one of the top-10 editors by edit count on Wikipedia and has lots of friends. I can't imagine most WWI veteran articles surviving if this trend continues. I do urge everyone who considers tracking the oldest-old, whether WWI vets or no, to chime in on these debates.
Sincerely, Robert Young Ryoung122 16:42, 9 November 2007 (UTC) Ryoung122 16:44, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] National Geographic article
As a kid, back in the 1970s, I saw a National Geographic article entitled "The Last of Washington's Army" or some such. It had a few photos of the old men who were the last known (at that time of research) vets of the Revolutionary War. Anybody else seen it?? They guys would have been drummer boys I assume. ALso, fwiw, I'm thinking Gray is in fact the last documentable vet...Engr105th (talk) 08:32, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
