About how many World War I veterans are still alive?

lanfranco

Apparently there are 23. I had three relatives who joined up, though only one saw any real action. The last of them died in 2000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surviving_veterans_of_World_War_I Jul 29 07, 4:22 PM

MonkeyOnALeash

World Wide 34. Verified claims of World War I and World War I Era: 30 World War I (Veterans who joined by Armistice Day): 23 + Allies : 20 + Central Powers: 3 World War I Era: 7 Unverified claims: 4 Living in America 4. Landis, Harry Richard 12 December 1899 Coffey, J. Russell 1 September 1898 Buckles, Frank Woodruff 1 February 1901 Babcock, John F. 23 July 1900 As of 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surviving_veterans_of_World_War_I Jul 29 07, 5:50 PM

zbeckabee

I seriously doubt that you'll get an accurate count due to lousy record keeping. There are a couple of conflicting numbers in WIKI. This WIKI article states 22 survivors. Along the way I encountered many articles where government officials state they have found "another" survivor. "Two More WWI Veterans Surface in France -- Francois Jaffre, 104, was thought to have died; in fact, he merely had moved to a retirement home west of Paris. And Rene Riffaud, 107, can thank his granddaughter for his new inclusion in France's dwindling and revered club of surviving WWI veterans." http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,186776,00.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surviving_Veterans_of_the_First_World_War Jul 29 07, 6:31 PM