Bank of America just announced that they will be restoring the funds that were stolen from the oldest veteran in America’s account by an identity thief.

This comes a week after Richard Overton’s relatives found that someone had used his social security and personal checking account numbers to withdraw money from his account. At 112 years-old, Overton is believed to be the oldest veteran in America, having served in World War II. On top of that, he is also the oldest man in America.

Volma Overton Jr., the veteran’s cousin, said the family was stunned when they discovered the money was gone.

Overton’s cousins had been making a deposit into his account when they noticed the missing funds.

“I looked at it — what the hell are these debits?” Volma said.

The thieves had used the money to buy savings bonds from Treasury Direct, leaving nothing in the account.

“It’s a shock, it hurts, it hurts tremendously,” Volma said.

“Man, I teared up,” Volma said. “I couldn’t believe it. They made it happen. The executive of the company said he’d take care of this, and he took care of it.”

The culprit has not yet been found, and the family is just hoping it was not someone close to Overton.

During World War II, Overton served in the 188th Aviation Engineer Battalion, an all-black unit that served on various islands in the Pacific.

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