MSgt Curtis Ellis 1102251 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Levingston enlisted in the Army in 1942, according to military records. The Associated Press reported that he served as a private during the war in the Naples-Foggia Campaign in Italy, which lasted from September 1943 to January 1944. He was discharged in 1945.<br />Happy Veterans Day to you, Sir, and thank you for your service!!!<br /><br />On Friday, the man believed to be America's oldest military veteran will turn 110.<br /><br />Army man Frank Levingston, who served in Italy during World War II, lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where on a recent day he shared a letter he had gotten from the White House thanking him for his service, and congratulating him on his upcoming birthday.<br /><br />"We trust you take enormous pride in everything you have accomplished," the letter says, according to NBC affiliate KPLC.<br /><br />He does.<br /><br />"I think I'm one of the blessed ones," Levingston told the station.<br /><br />Born in 1905, Levingston grew up in northern Louisiana, one of seven children. He said he did not get much of a formal education, but one lesson has carried him through.<br /><br />"Be honest," he said. "That goes a long way."<br /><br />Levingston enlisted in the Army in 1942, according to military records. The Associated Press reported that he served as a private during the war in the Naples-Foggia Campaign in Italy, which lasted from September 1943 to January 1944. He was discharged in 1945. <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/028/577/qrc/nc_worldwarii1_151111.nbcnews-fp-1200-800.jpg?1447272743"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/frank-levingston-americas-oldest-veteran-109-says-hes-blessed-n461486">Meet the Man Believed to Be Oldest U.S. Veteran</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Army veteran Frank Levingston served in Italy during World War II, lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-11-11T15:15:07-05:00 MSgt Curtis Ellis 1102251

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Levingston enlisted in the Army in 1942, according to military records. The Associated Press reported that he served as a private during the war in the Naples-Foggia Campaign in Italy, which lasted from September 1943 to January 1944. He was discharged in 1945.<br />Happy Veterans Day to you, Sir, and thank you for your service!!!<br /><br />On Friday, the man believed to be America's oldest military veteran will turn 110.<br /><br />Army man Frank Levingston, who served in Italy during World War II, lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where on a recent day he shared a letter he had gotten from the White House thanking him for his service, and congratulating him on his upcoming birthday.<br /><br />"We trust you take enormous pride in everything you have accomplished," the letter says, according to NBC affiliate KPLC.<br /><br />He does.<br /><br />"I think I'm one of the blessed ones," Levingston told the station.<br /><br />Born in 1905, Levingston grew up in northern Louisiana, one of seven children. He said he did not get much of a formal education, but one lesson has carried him through.<br /><br />"Be honest," he said. "That goes a long way."<br /><br />Levingston enlisted in the Army in 1942, according to military records. The Associated Press reported that he served as a private during the war in the Naples-Foggia Campaign in Italy, which lasted from September 1943 to January 1944. He was discharged in 1945. <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/028/577/qrc/nc_worldwarii1_151111.nbcnews-fp-1200-800.jpg?1447272743"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/frank-levingston-americas-oldest-veteran-109-says-hes-blessed-n461486">Meet the Man Believed to Be Oldest U.S. Veteran</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Army veteran Frank Levingston served in Italy during World War II, lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div>

2015-11-11T15:15:07-05:00 2015-11-11T15:15:07-05:00 Sgt Kelli Mays 1102257

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Holy Cow! 109 yrs young! Thanks for serving Frank Levingston!

2015-11-11T15:17:37-05:00 2015-11-11T15:17:37-05:00 CSM Michael J. Uhlig 1102298

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>What a great example! I&#39;d really enjoy spending time with him, he has so much wisdom he care share with all of us <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="201593" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/201593-msgt-curtis-ellis">MSgt Curtis Ellis</a>!

2015-11-11T15:40:22-05:00 2015-11-11T15:40:22-05:00 1SG Private RallyPoint Member 1102332

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Old man river, indeed! Our greatest generation never ceases to amaze me...we all have huge shoes to fill.

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