Nation’s oldest veteran, Richard Overton, hospitalized with pneumonia

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin native and America’s oldest veteran Richard Overton, who turned 111 years old on Thursday, May 11, has been taken to the hospital and diagnosed with pneumonia, according to a family member. He is expected to be in the hospital for a few days.
An ambulance was called to Overton’s house on Hamilton Avenue — renamed Overton Avenue in his honor last week — after 5 p.m. Friday. A St. David’s Medical Center spokesperson says Overton