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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

103-year-old World War II veteran still runs a basement bar in Maryland that would be illegal to open today

At the age of 103, Irvin Koch is considered to be the world's oldest bartender. His establishment, Irv's Basement Bar, is quite literally in the basement beneath his home in Anne Arundel County, on the outskirts of Baltimore. Irv Koch worked as a carpenter at Beth Steel. He went into the Navy and served in the Pacific. “I am very proud of that and very proud that I made it back alive,” Irv told WMar2 News. After retirement, he found a palace in Pasadena, right on the Patapsco River.

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