One of Two Last American Veterans of World War I. Died by Jana Passova

Harry Richard Landis, one of two last American veterans of World War I. died in the age of 108 on Monday. He was entered the forces in 1918 at the age of 18. Before his death, he lived at Sun City Center nursing home. He had fever and low blood pressure. But according to his caregiver otherwise was this man healthy. He didn't take any medication except vitamins and eye drops. A death of this man was unexpected. In an interview from his Sun City Center apartment in April he mentioned that his training in Student Army Training corps had involved a lot of marching and that they had drilled every morning. Very often they wore their own street clothes. The uniforms they had got only a short time before the end of the war came. Landis wanted to sign up also to the World War II. in 1941. But in the age of 42 he was too old and was rejected. Landis never leaved The United states. He was trained as a U.S. Army recruit for 60 days before war ending. Anyway he was counted among 4.7 million women and men militant for U. S. Army. The last living U. S. veteran's name is Frank Buckles. He is nearly as old as Harry R. Landis. Frank Buckles is 107 years old. He lives in Charles Town. The last known Canadian veteran, served in Canadian army, in World war I. is John Babcock. He is 107 years old. Another World war I. vet lived in Germany. His name was Erich Kaestner and died on New Years' Day at the age of 107.

by Jana Passova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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