Josip Krsul

Josip Krsul (Croatian: Kršul; born 10 December 1911) is a Croatian centenarian who has been the oldest known living person in Croatia since the passing of Andja Peric on 7 February 2019.

Biography
Krsul was born in Selce, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, on 10 December 1911. After studying in Selce and Crikvenica, Josip was educated in electrical engineering in Belgrade, Serbia. After graduation, he returned to his birthplace where he was unable to find a job. He went to Sibenik where he became a telegraphist. His father, Jakov Krsul, and his older brother who was named after his father, moved to Peru where they disappeared. At the beginning of World War II, he arrived to Galveston, Texas. Later, he joined the United States Army. In 1945, Krsul participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima: ''It was a difficult war. There was not enough of our troops to fight the Japanese. You had to fight foot by foot. But, at last we won. After that, I got American citizenship''. He moved to California after the war. He spent most of his time in San Francisco, working in Western Union.

Krsul married Milica (1916-2005), a Croatian woman born in the United States. He moved back to Croatia around 2011. His sister, Jelena Jelicic, passed away on 12 May 2015 at the age of 102. He has been the oldest living man in Croatia since the death of Sime Petrovic on 23 January 2017. Since the death of Andja Peric on 7 February 2019, Krsul is the oldest living person in Croatia.

Krsul currently lives in Selce, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia at the age of.