WASHINGTON: Richard Overton, a World War II veteran who was America's oldest
man, has died at the age of 112.
Overton, who lived in Austin, Texas, died on Thursday at a
rehabilitation home, his cousin, Volma Overton Jr, told the Austin-American
Statesman.
He had been hospitalized earlier this month with pneumonia, the
newspaper said.
Overton's longevity and his status as the oldest living American
veteran of World War II made him a celebrity of sorts over the past few years.
In 2013, he visited Washington and met with president Barack
Obama at the White House.
The street where he lived in Austin was renamed "Richard
Overton Avenue" on his 111th birthday.
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