| 词条 | Owen Thomas Edgar |
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|name = Owen Thomas Edgar |birth_date = {{birth date|1831|6|17}} |birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |death_date = {{death date and age|1929|9|3|1831|6|17}} |death_place = Washington, D.C. |allegiance={{flag|United States of America|1848}} |branch={{flag|United States Navy|1848}} |serviceyears= 1846–1849 |rank= Apprentice First Class |unit= USS Potomac USS Allegheny USS Pennsylvania USS Experience |battles=Mexican–American War }} Owen Thomas Edgar (June 17, 1831 – September 3, 1929) was, according to data from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the longest surviving U.S. veteran of the Mexican–American War. BiographyHe was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the United States Navy as a 2nd-class apprentice on February 10, 1846, and was discharged as an Apprentice First Class on August 8, 1849. Edgar saw service on the frigates Potomac, Allegheny, Pennsylvania and Experience. After the war, he worked at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for 21 years, then worked at a bank for another 31 years. He spent his last 10 years living at the John Dickson Home in Washington, D.C. Edgar died September 3, 1929 at the age of 98 after suffering a fall from a chair that fractured his leg, and was buried in Washington's Congressional Cemetery. {{Portal|United States Navy}}External links
8 : 1831 births|1929 deaths|United States Navy personnel of the Mexican–American War|Military personnel from Philadelphia|United States Navy sailors|Accidental deaths from falls|Burials at the Congressional Cemetery|Last living survivors |
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