Texas Tech history researcher John McCullough, while doing research on the South Plains Army Airfield and the region's role in World War II, uncovered an unusual link between America's last surviving veteran of World War I, Frank Woodruff Buckles, and Lubbock, Texas.
Inside Texas Tech: TTU Researcher Uncovers Link Between WWI Vet and Lubbock WWII Pilots
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