Lest we forget

December 21, 2007

J. Russel Coffey, the oldest known surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, died today at the age of 109.

Born Sept. 1, 1898, Coffey played semipro baseball in Akron, earned a doctorate in education from New York University, taught in high school and college and raised a family.

 

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