floyd huston "skipper" matthews (february 3, 1903 – february 24, 2008) was, at age 105, an american veteran of the united states navy, in which he served for thirty years. matthews was the oldest living united states military veteran in alabama as well as the oldest living submariner at the time of his death at the age of 105. he was also one of the oldest surviving world war ii veterans and one of the few surviving world war i era veterans, according to the alabama department of veterans affairs.