- David "Tex" Little
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David Samuel "Tex" Little (December 26, 1902 - March 12, 2006) was, at age 103, one of the few surviving Americans veterans who served during World War I-era still alive at the start of 2006.
Little was born in Catawba, North Carolina. In 1919, at the age of 16, he enlisted in the army, and trained soldiers at Fort Dix, New Jersey. After World War I, Little moved to Texas, and then finally to Jackson, Wyoming, where he was given the nickname "Tex".
See also
- Veterans of the First World War who died in 2006
External links
Categories:- 1902 births
- 2006 deaths
- American centenarians
- American military personnel of World War I
- People from Texas
- United States Army soldiers
- People from Teton County, Wyoming
- People from Catawba County, North Carolina
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