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veterans of the First World War living in Italy (two others live in

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). Called up to serve in June 1918 near the end of the war, his service was less than six months, and so he was not on the official list of

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. It far exceeds, however, the short service times of several American World War I veterans, such as Harold Gardner for example. Garbuglia was one of the last known World War I veterans to be discovered (along with William Seegers of the

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, Raymond Cambefort of

, and

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). His existence was confirmed on 28 May 2007, but he died just five days later.

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