Hoodenpyle - World War I veteran Veteran Honored: World War I veteran H.E. "Early" Hoodenpyle was honored at the Sequatchie County Courthouse in Dunlap, TN. Today is his 108th birthday and he is the oldest living veteran in Tennessee and the second oldest in the nation. Reported by Candice Combs. [email protected] NEWS Updates from The Chattanooga Times Free Press Tue, Feb 26, 2002.