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Chester Meros

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Chester Meros
Chester Meros
Chester Meros on his 108th birthday in 2023
Birth: 14 July 1915
Pennsylvania, USA
Age: 110 years, 145 days
Country: United StatesUSA
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Chester Meros (born 14 July 1915) is an American supercentenarian who is currently the oldest known living man in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the third-oldest known living man in the United States, behind Luis Cano and Edwin Martin. His age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography

Chester Meros was born in Pennsylvania on 14 July 1915. He moved to Baltimore in 1943 looking for a job. He eventually got a job working as a ship builder for Bethlehem Steel which Exempted him from Service in WW2. His Favorite ship was the USS John Brown.

He became the oldest known living man in the U.S. state of Maryland, following the death of 111-year-old Ezra Hill on 4 October 2022.

Chester Meros currently Lives in Baltimore, Maryland, USA at the age of 110 years, 145 days.

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