Oldest Veteran in USA is 110 and Female

UPDATE
Woman Believed to be Nation's Oldest Veteran Dies at Age 110

President Obama Meets Nation's Oldest Veteran, 110, Calls Her a 'Trailblazer'
People.com
BY KATHY EHRICH DOWD
07/17/2015

Emma Didlake and President Barack Obama OLIVIER DOULIERY-POOL/GETTY

Emma Didlake was a 38-year-old wife and mother of five children when she felt the call to service in 1943 as the country was in the midst of World War II.

Now, more than 70 years later, President Barack Obama has honored her for her service, recognizing her distinction as the country's oldest living veteran at 110. 

Meeting Didlake, who served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, is a "great reminder not only of the sacrifices the Greatest Generation made" but also of the "trailblazing" done by women veterans and African-American veterans who helped to integrate the military, Obama said as he sat next to Didlake Friday in the Oval Office. read more here