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I understand that there are only three known American survivors of WWI.
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Any German survivors still around?
The gentleman looks good for his age. Seems alert too.
I am rather new to t internet and so I am not at all sure that I am doing this correctly but I hope that this gets to Mr. Babcock.
I have never met him but I am a great nephew of Mr Babcock, originally from Watertown N,Y. And I think that it is incredibly cool to be related to him. One of Mr. Babcock’s brothers is my paternal grand father. I never met him until I was in my twenties. It was odd. When I was quite young I thought that his son was my grandfather as he was older than either of his brothers, Butch and my father Paul, and when you are so young an older man living with your grandma is usually your grandpa. But realy Uncle Toogy was taking care of his mother. I figured this out eventually and only go on about it to explain that I was not ever that close to t family in that direction. I do remember Uncle Jack and Uncle Roger and I think there was a Keith but I am not sure. They were not my immediate uncles. Mostly I remember these men from when I met them in my twenties rather han when I was a child as well. I think that they might be brothers to John Babcock.
I am a bit of a history buff and from one of them we got a picture of a WW2 German jet hidden in t woods. This is also quite cool.
From Butch and my father I heard of my great uncle a few years ago. Over time most of t other WW1 veterans passed away until now, when I understand that there is only one left from America and my great uncle from Canada.
I have seen t Canadian History channel piece on him and have seen all these thing about him on t computer. If for no other reason I am happy about it as it is good indication that I may well have plenty of years ahead to look forward to.
I hope that he gets to see this and that if he would like for him to write me back.
Regardless, I am proud and glad to be related to him however distantly. And I hope that he has many more good years ahead of him.
sincerely/Paul Babcock Jr.