Yang Changwen | |
Birth: | 23 January 1908 Jiangkou County, Tongren, Guizhou, Qing dynasty (China) |
Death: | 14 September 2018 Jiangkou County, Tongren, Guizhou, China |
Age: | 110 years, 234 days |
Country: | CHN |
Unvalidated |
Yang Changwen [Chinese: 杨昌文] (23 January 1908 – 14 September 2018) was a Chinese supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Yang Changwen was born in Jiangkou County, Tongren, Guizhou, Qing dynasty (China) on 23 January 1908. He joined the army on 17 September 1929 at age 21.
In 2015, he was awarded the Commemorative Medal of 70th Anniversary of Victory of Chinese People's Resistance against Japanese Aggression and World Anti-Fascist War.
Yang Changwen died in Jiangkou County, Tongren, Guizhou, China on 14 September 2018 at the age of 110 years, 234 days.
References[]
- 市纪委第四党支部慰问107岁抗战老兵 铜仁市纪委监委网站, 2 September 2015
- 109岁侗族抗战老兵辞世 Sohu, 11 December 2016
- 贵州铜仁最长寿抗战老兵去世 曾四次身负重伤(图) Sina Net, 15 September 2018
- 走好!111岁英雄_杨昌文 Sohu, 15 September 2018