AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As of Saturday morning, Richard Overton remains in the hospital fighting a battle against pneumonia.
Richard Overton is the U.S.'s oldest living veteran. He served in World War II.
According to his cousin, Volma Overton Jr., Overton remains in the hospital, and Friday evening was his last day on the antibiotics he has been taking to fight the pneumonia.
The family asks that everyone continues to keep Overton in their thoughts and prayers, and thanked the public for their help in his battle.