- Floyd Matthews
Floyd Huston 'Skipper' Matthews (
February 3 ,1903 –February 24 ,2008 ) was an Americanveteran of theUnited States Navy , in which he served for thirty years. cite news |first=Michelle|last=Rupe Eubanks|title=State's oldest veteran dies at 105 |url=http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20080226/NEWS/802260335/-1/OBITS |work=TimesDaily |publisher=|date=2008-02-26 |accessdate=2008-03-18] Matthews was the oldest living United States military veteran inAlabama as well as the oldest livingsubmarine r at the time of his death at the age of 105. He was also one of the oldest surviving the Second World War veterans and one of the few surviving the First World War era veterans, according to the AlabamaDepartment of Veterans Affairs .Matthews was born in West Point, Tennessee. He first enlisted in the United States Navy in 1919 in the months following the end of WWI when Matthews was aged 16. He later served in the
Pacific during WWII. By the time of Matthews' service during World War II, he had risen through the ranks of the Navy to the level oflieutenant commander .Floyd Matthews died at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital. He was survived by his sons, Bill and John. Matthews was a resident of
Florence, Alabama .References
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* [http://www.legacy.com/timesdaily/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=104296874 TimesDaily: Floyd H. Matthews obituary]
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