Recording The Living History Of WWI Veterans

Tony Pierro of Swampscott, Mass., is the last living U.S. veteran to have seen action at the bloody Meuse and Argonne offensives. He is 110 now. (Enlarge to see the full version of Pierro's 1918 enlistment photo.) Richard Pierro/Will Everett hide caption
Tony Pierro of Swampscott, Mass. (pictured here in his 1918 enlistment photo), is the last living U.S. veteran to have seen action at the bloody Meuse and Argonne offensives. He is 110 now.
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