Because the VA usually only knows the identity and location of veterans after they come to the Department for benefits, they have no way of tracing veterans from World War I or knowing if there are more than the four known surviving veterans.

The VA is seeking your help in locating WWI veterans who are still living. To qualify as a World War I veteran, someone must have been on active duty between April 6, 1917 and Nov. 11, 1918.

The VA is also looking for surviving Americans who served in the armed forces of allied nations.

The four known surviving World War I veterans are John Babcock, 102, from Puget Sound, Wash.; Frank Buckles, 106, Charles Town, W.Va.; Russell Coffey, 108, North Baltimore, Ohio; and Harry Landis, 107, Sun City Center, Fla.

Information about survivors can be e-mailed to ww1@va.gov; faxed to 202-273-6702, or mailed to the Office of Public Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs (80), 810 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20420.