He’s a WWII Vet that is 86 years old? How old was he when he enlisted? That would put him between 11-17 during the course of the war. I’ve heard stories that some kids were as young as 16 so guess it’s possible, but he had to be near the end.
My dad is 87 and served in navy for the final month of the war.
A year earlier he lied about his age and went through army boot camp before they discovered it and gave him an honorable discharge.