WWII Navy vet marks 100 years
Likely county s oldest female veteran
ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette
Today is a big day for Lucille Capobianco Clarke, and not just because it s Christmas.
It s also the day the Navy veteran celebrates her 100th birthday – as likely the oldest Allen County woman to have served in World War II.
Fort Wayne area author Kaylene Reusser, who struck up a friendship with Clarke a few years ago and has told the woman s wartime story in a book – which includes interviews with several other area World War II veterans as well – said she can t be sure Clarke is the oldest.