Lawrence Brooks (American veteran)

Lawrence Brooks (September 12, 1909 – January 5, 2022) was an American veteran of the United States Army. He was the oldest living man in the United States. A supercentenarian, he was the oldest known American World War II veteran. He was born in Norwood, Louisiana.
Brooks died on January 5, 2022, in his New Orleans home, at the age of 112.