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Last Known WWI Vet Dead at 110

Florence Green served as a mess steward in the Women's Royal Air Force

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 7, 2012 12:33 PM CST

(Newser) – On Saturday night, the world lost its last known World War I service member. Though she never saw the front line, Florence Green, age 110, is thought to have been the last surviving veteran of the war. She was just two weeks shy of her...   Read full story »

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