Oldest Marine in America passes away [Archive] - Marine Corps

Subic76

01-23-07, 08:06 PM

Jud, active duty in 1918, a WW1 Marine aged 107 years.

http://www.saljournal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=9241&format=html

10thzodiac

01-23-07, 09:23 PM

http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=98

I hope he was able to get this medal before passing. I tried to get one for my Marine grandfather who was wounded in France 1918. The National Order of the Legion of Honor will not be given posthumously to U.S. veterans.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Legion_Honneur_CKS_p1090334.jpg/571px-Legion_Honneur_CKS_p1090334.jpg (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Legion_Honneur_CKS_p1090334.jpg)