When Frank Buckles enlisted in 1917, he was only 16. But he fudged his age and served in both world wars, surviving three years as a POW in the Philippines. He died of natural causes at his home in Charles Town, W. Va. at age 110.
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When Frank Buckles enlisted in 1917, he was only 16. But he fudged his age and served in both world wars, surviving three years as a POW in the Philippines. He died of natural causes at his home in Charles Town, W. Va. at age 110.