I remember meeting World War I veterans when I was a boy. At 107 years old, Frank Woodruff Buckles is believed to be the last living veteran of the First World War. The Miami Herald reports his involvement with the ship which saved the survivors of the Titanic, on May 13, 1912.
Miami Herald—Buckles sailed for England in 1917 on the Carpathia, which is known for its rescue of Titanic survivors, and spent his tour of duty working mainly as a driver and a warehouse clerk in Germany and France. He rose to the rank of corporal and after Armistice Day he helped return prisoners of war to Germany. Buckles later traveled the world working for the shipping company White Star Line and was in the Philippines in 1940 when the Japanese invaded. He became a prisoner of war for nearly three years.