Generations in the ranks: 108-year-old Lubbock WWII veteran has family history of service
[Editor's note: Larry A. Williams is the veterans liaison co-chair for the Texas South Plains Honor Flight and co-author of "Texas South Plains War...
[Editor's note: Larry A. Williams is the veterans liaison co-chair for the Texas South Plains Honor Flight and co-author of "Texas South Plains War Stories."]The Civil War, the Chisholm Trail and World War II.One may wonder what those three things have in common. The answer is that they tell part of the history and heritage of the Howell family. I met John Howell to talk to his father, 108-year-old WWII veteran Elvin Howell, who resides at Carillon here in Lubbock. That's right, 108 years old. According to Mr.