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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 ...
The U.S. Navy veteran died Dec. 1 in hospice care at age 97, according to his obituary, and Lebanon, New Hampshire resident Kevin Dougherty, one of more than 200 attendees at the funeral.
Lt. Arnold "Arnie" Joseph, 96, of Granville, the village's last surviving World War II veteran and a translator at the Nuremberg trials, died Feb. 11.
The disturbing video shows two nurses laughing as the 89-year-old man repeatedly called for helped and died in their care. Georgia nurses laugh as 89-year-old WWII veteran dies gasping for air in ...
When William Clark died on 7 May 2020, Hemingway became the last verified surviving airman of the Battle of Britain. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] As of September 2024, he is living in a nursing home. [ 19 ] In 2024, Hemingway unveiled a series of 5 portraits entitled ‘The Last of the Few’ at the British Embassy of Dublin, marking his 105th birthday, by ...
Frank Levingston (November 13, 1905 – May 3, 2016) was an American supercentenarian, who was the 2nd oldest military veteran in the United States. He was the oldest living man in the United States and the oldest verified surviving American veteran of World War II until his death in 2016. [1] [2]
Former U.S. Marine Gerry Brooks died alone at a nursing home in Maine, abandoned and all but forgotten. A bagpiper came forward to play at the service. Military groups across the state pledged a ...
Colonel Edward David Shames (June 13, 1922 – December 3, 2021) was a United States Army enlisted man and officer who later served in the U.S. Army Reserve. During World War II, he was assigned to the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.