Claude Choules, The Last Combat Veteran of WWI Dies

Claude Choules, the last combat veteran of the First World War, dies at 110 The Sun Features

The ex-Royal Navy seaman, who died in his sleep yesterday aged 110, was born at the height of the second Boer War.
He went to his grave as the very last of more than 70million military personnel mobilised during the Great War, and the last man on earth to have seen action in both world wars.
His death marks the moment the Great War passes forever from living memory into the history books.


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Stuart's Original B-25 Crew

From Left to Right:
Chuck McClure (original co-pilot)
Jim McDermott (tail gunner)
Ken McJury (crew chief & top turret gunner)
Bob Melberg (radio - gunner)
George Chapman (pilot)
Stuart Burdick (nav/bombadier)

McDermott & McJury were killed in action.  The airplane shown is a B-25J (mod).  The "mod" refers to a modification that eliminates the bombardier's nose station and adds six 50-cal m.g.s instead.

Ralph W Eherts Crew - 412th Sqn

My Uncle Jack - sixth from left (dark slacks).  The others are listed in another post.