Frank Levingston (November 13, 1905 – May 3, 2016) was an American supercentenarian. He was the oldest living man in the United States and the oldest verified surviving American World War II veteran. He was born in Louisiana, one of seven children. He was of African-American heritage. Levingston enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942. He served as a private during the war in the Allied invasion of Italy which lasted from September 1943 to January 1944. After receiving an honorable discharge in 1945, he became a union worker specializing in cement finishing. Levingston never married. On August 16, 2015, he became the oldest recognized living military veteran in United States, following the death of Emma Didlake.