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The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945. Background shading indicates the individual is still living Last survivors Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December 2020 (aged 102) Last ...
This is a chronological list of the last known surviving veterans of battles, sieges, campaigns, and other military operations throughout history. The listed operations span from the 5th century BC to the end of World War II. Excluded from this list are last living veterans of wars and insurgencies.
While most of the war's battles were in the Spanish colony of Cuba, the first battle was between the U.S. Navy and Spanish Navy in the Battle of Manila Bay. On May 1, 1898, U.S. Navy Commodore George Dewey and the U.S. Asiatic Fleet decisively defeated the Spanish and seized control of Manila Bay, effectively controlling Manila and the Spanish ...
Richard E. Cole (1915–2019), shown second-from-right in this 1942 photograph, was a World War II veteran and the last living participant of the Doolittle Raid. Lou Conter (1921–2024) – U.S. Navy. Last surviving crew member of the USS Arizona. [62] [note 1] Warren "Red" Upton (1919-2024) U.S. Navy.
Could be considered the last veteran of World War I and last Entente veteran, but is not widely recognized as such. Mikhail Krichevsky (1897–2008) – Russian Empire. Last living veteran of the Russian Empire overall and in Ukraine. Dmitry Malozemov (1897–1998) – Russian Empire. Last living veteran in Russia.
Battle of Alapan [10] The Filipino flag was hoisted here for the first time. Imus English 1950 Battle of Alapan Site Site The Filipino flag was waved here for the first time during the battle. Barrio Alapan, Imus Filipino, English May 28, 1998 [11] Bayan ng Amadeo: Town of Amadeo Formerly a barrio of Silang. Named after King Amadeo I of Spain ...
A Milwaukee native, Pekrul signed up for the U.S. Army at Boys Tech High School (now Bradley Tech), according to an interview with the War Memorial Center that he gave as part of the Wisconsin ...
American Air Force officer and World War II flying ace [4] Kurt Andersen: 1898–2003: 104: German Luftwaffe general [5] Walter Stratton Anderson: 1881–1981: 100: American vice admiral of the Navy [6] Stuart Archer: 1915–2015: 100: British Army officer; recipient of the George Cross [7] Millie Bailey: 1918–2022: 104: American World War II ...