Lloyd Brown (veteran)
Encyclopedia
Lloyd Brown was one of the last surviving American
veterans of the First World War
and also the last member of the United States Navy
to have signed up before the German armistice
. Born in Lutie, Missouri
, Brown enlisted at age 16, and after the end of the war, he worked at a Washington, D.C.
firefighter company covering the White House
and foreign embassies.
His age of 105 is subject to some dispute, as he may have been 'only' 104 based on the 1910 Census
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
veterans of the First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and also the last member of the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
to have signed up before the German armistice
Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)
The armistice between the Allies and Germany was an agreement that ended the fighting in the First World War. It was signed in a railway carriage in Compiègne Forest on 11 November 1918 and marked a victory for the Allies and a complete defeat for Germany, although not technically a surrender...
. Born in Lutie, Missouri
Lutie, Missouri
Lutie is an unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, USA. It is located at the southern terminus of Route 95 on U.S. Route 160 about three miles west of Theodosia.-Notable people:...
, Brown enlisted at age 16, and after the end of the war, he worked at a Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
firefighter company covering the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
and foreign embassies.
His age of 105 is subject to some dispute, as he may have been 'only' 104 based on the 1910 Census
United States Census, 1910
The Thirteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau on April 15, 1910, determined the resident population of the United States to be 92,228,496, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 76,212,168 persons enumerated during the 1900 Census...
.