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America's oldest living WWII veteran

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He smokes cigars, drinks coffee, whiskey, and even Dr. Pepper — and he just turned 112 years old.


Richard Overton, America's oldest World War II veteran, as well as the oldest man in America, turned 112 years old on Friday, according to the Dallas Morning News.


Born in Austin, Texas, in 1906, Overton is an Army veteran who served in the South Pacific from 1940-1945, including Guam and Iwo Jima, according to USA Today.


After his discharge, he sold furniture in Austin, and later worked in the state Treasurer's Office.


"I feel fine every day," Overton said on Thursday, according to the KSN, the local NBC affiliate. "No pain and no aches." Read more

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