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Last US Navy World War I Veteran's Passing

Last US Navy World War I Veteran's Passing

(AP) Lloyd Brown, the last known surviving World War I Navy veteran, died Thursday March 29, 2007 in Charlotte Hall, Md. He was 105.
His death comes days after the death of the last known surviving American female World War I veteran, Charlotte L. Winters, 109.
The deaths leave three known survivors who served in the Army, and a fourth who likves in Washington state but served in the Canadian army, according to the Department of Veteran's Affairs.
Brown was born Oct. 7, 1901, in Lutie, Mo., a small farming town in the Ozarks. His family later moved to Chadwick, Mo. In 1918, 16-year old Brown lied about his age to join the Navy and was soon on the gun crew on the battleship USS New Hampshire.
Brown finished his tour of duty in 1919, took a break for a couple of years, the re-enlisted. He learned to play the cello at a musicians school in Norfolf, Va, and was assigned to an admiral's 10-piece chamber orchestra aboard the USS Seattle.
When Brown ended his military career in 1925, he joined the Washington Fire Department's Engine Company 16, which served the White House and embassies. He had married twice, and had a son and daughter from one marriage and two daughters from the other.

12:23 p.m. - 2007-04-02

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