The oldest living World War II veteran was flown to Washington, D.C., and got a private tour of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Richard Overton is just a few weeks away from his 112th birthday. He credits his longevity to cigars and whiskey. In addition to being the oldest living World War II veteran, he is thought to be the oldest man in America and the third oldest in the world.
Overton is only 10 months younger than the oldest man in the world, Japan’s Masazo Nonaka, and five years younger than the oldest person in the world, 117-year-old Violet Brown of Jamaica.
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