Tim Birch Posted 9 January , 2004 Share Posted 9 January , 2004 It has been reported that Alfred Pugh has died in the USA aged 108 just 10 days short of his 109th birthday. He joined the US 77th Infantry Division in 1917 and was wounded in 1918 during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. He was reported to have said that the secret of a long life was to "keep breathing". RIP Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 9 January , 2004 Share Posted 9 January , 2004 It's sad to see another veteran depart so soon. RIP Alfred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hill 60 Posted 9 January , 2004 Share Posted 9 January , 2004 Alfred - God Bless and rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Bowbrick Posted 9 January , 2004 Share Posted 9 January , 2004 Keep breathing - nice one Alfred - I hope you are with your old comrades now supping some rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Birch Posted 9 January , 2004 Author Share Posted 9 January , 2004 If any of our American friends are able to give resumes of obituary comments in the US press it would be appreciated. Tim Keep breathing (I like that!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john w. Posted 9 January , 2004 Share Posted 9 January , 2004 Must remember that... Alfred gone to the great prairie in the sky... R and R special.. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 9 January , 2004 Share Posted 9 January , 2004 Another of the dwindling band gone. RIP old man you deserve it. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nshighlander Posted 10 January , 2004 Share Posted 10 January , 2004 Another sad day.Who many WWI vets in the US?Did someone give the # before? RIP God Bless. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottsGreys Posted 10 January , 2004 Share Posted 10 January , 2004 Dave: According to a 11/11/03 CNN.com report, there were fewer than 200 U.S. vets of the Great War out of 4.7 million who served. This report profiled two of them and, amazingly, one--a Frank Buckles, 102, lives here in my county. He is a widower who reportedly lives on a 330 acre farm here, still works the farm, still drives a tractor, and reads from his collection of over 1000 books. He enlisted at age 16 in 1917. He later worked in the steamship business and was captured as a civilian when the Japanese invaded the Philippines. He was freed by the U.S. 11th Airborne Division in Manila in February 1945. I'll have to see if I can find his farm. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Wright Posted 10 January , 2004 Share Posted 10 January , 2004 Attached is a link to the Associated Press obituary of Alfred Pugh, as reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Saturday, 10 January 2004: http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/ob...ies/7675453.htm. It is truly sad to have two veterans of the Great War die so close togetherand certainly reminds of the sacrifices they made... Peace.... Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottsGreys Posted 11 January , 2004 Share Posted 11 January , 2004 According to reports, Alfred Pugh was also the last WWI U.S. combat-wounded veteran living. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen White Posted 11 January , 2004 Share Posted 11 January , 2004 very sad.before very long there will be no veterans left.for their sakes we MUST keep their memories alive,never forget their sacrifices.if any of us live to be 108,we'll never live through 1/10th of the hell they did. STEVEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 12 January , 2004 Share Posted 12 January , 2004 He was gassed. he raised 16 foster children. Played the opgan into his 100's. Was an avid baseball & football fan. Died at a Veteran's Administration facility near St. Petersburg, Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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