The crowd cheered as volunteers put his graduation cap on, with Decareau left speechless after the honor.
"95 years young," Decareau said. "Oh my, thank you, thank you, thank you."
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Decareau went to war in 1942 when he was just 17 years old, and served on four different ships.
He was stationed in Japan when the peace treaty was signed.
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