Yep. My father enlisted in the Army for WWI just before he turned 17.WildBill wrote:Frank Buckles lied about his age and enlisted in the Army at age 16. It was not uncommon in WWI and WWII for young men to lie about their age so that they could enlist in the armed services. Back then they didn't keep good records, and there were no computer data-bases.
Not a typo, and I'm not 85 years old.
Long generations on that side of the family. His father, my grandfather, was born at the beginning of the Civil War. And his father in the early 1820s.I'll say a prayer for Frank Buckles tonight. Once he passes, an entire era of American warriors will be gone.