Lloyd Brown (October 7, 1901 – March 29, 2007) was one of the last surviving
American
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veterans of
the First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
and also the last member of the
United States Navy to have signed up before the
German armistice. Born in
Lutie, Missouri, Brown enlisted at age 16, and served as a Seaman Second Class aboard the . He was discharged in 1919, but reenlisted in 1921, and served as a Musician 2nd Class. He was discharged in 1925. After his service, he worked at a
Washington, D.C. firefighter company covering the
White House and foreign embassies.
His age of 105 is subject to some dispute, as he may have been 'only' 104 based on the
1910 Census.
References
External links
His obituary at USAToday
* ttp://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/loc.natlib.afc2001001.31443 Lloyd Brown Collection(AFC/2001/001/31443), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
1900s births
2007 deaths
American centenarians
Men centenarians
United States Navy personnel of World War I
People from St. Mary's County, Maryland
People from Ozark County, Missouri
Military personnel from Missouri
United States Navy non-commissioned officers
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