Oldest Marine Dies in NC At 107 by Associated Press 10:58pm Jan 17, 2021 In this Sept. 22, 1942 file photo, aviator Nancy Harkness Love, director of the Women's Auxiliary Ferry Squadron (WAFS), and Col. Robert H. Baker, commanding officer, inspect the first contingent of women pilots in the WAFS at the New Castle Army Air Base, Del. Cole had hoped to be a pilot but ended up with a desk job. (AP Photo, File) Dorothy Schmidt Cole, recognized last year as the oldest living U.S. Marine, has died at age 107. Beth Kluttz, Cole's only child, confirmed Friday that her mother died of a heart attack at Kluttz's home in Kannapolis, North Carolina, on Jan. 7.