Frank Buckles
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Best known, at the time of his death, as the last living World War I veteran, he chaired the World War I Memorial Foundation. As a result of his wartime service in the United States Army, he earned a World War I Victory Medal.
Before Fame
After working for a time as a banker and telegraph operator, he enlisted in late 1917 in the United States Army.
Trivia
While working as a merchant in the years following World War I, he was taken by the Japanese as a World War II prisoner-of-war.
Family Life
His marriage to Audrey Mayo resulted in a daughter named Susannah.
Associated With
French President Jacques Chirac presented Buckles with the French Legion of Honour award decades after Buckles' service in World War I.
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