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2. ‘Larger-than-life’ D-Day veteran George Chandler dies aged 99

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   A D-Day veteran who served as a torpedo boat gunner escorting American forces has died at the age of 99. George Chandler, from Burgess Hill, West Sussex, who lost his sight in later life, was to ...

3. Jack Hamlin, Springfield's last surviving D-Day veteran, has died

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   Update: Jack Hamlin, Springfield's last surviving D-Day veteran, died Saturday, July 20, according to Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.He was 102. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday ...

4. D-Day veteran who helped liberate Bergen-Belsen dies aged 104

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   A D-Day veteran who helped liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp has died aged 104. Donald ‘Don’ Sheppard, a dispatch rider for the Royal Engineers, landed on Juno beach on June 6 1944 ...

5. List of last surviving World War II veterans - Wikipedia

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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 ...

6. Joe Cattini - Wikipedia

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   Alberto Giuseppe Antonio Cattini (17 January 1923 – 18 April 2023), known as Joe Cattini, was a British soldier who came to prominence in his nineties as a veteran of the Normandy landings in World War II and a leading campaigner for the British Normandy Memorial. At his death, shortly after his 100th birthday, he was believed to be one of ...

7. WWII veteran who witnessed flag-raising at Iwo Jima dies on ...

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   A World War II US Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the United States flag at Iwo Jima has died on the way to a D-Day commemoration event in France.. Robert Persichitti, 102, passed away ...

8. John McHugh Sr. - Wikipedia

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   John McHugh Sr. (6 March 1924 – 21 July 2019) was an American World War II veteran who participated in the D Day invasion, the Battle of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. He was in the 1st Infantry Division and was awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star. The State of New York placed him in its Veterans Hall of Fame.

9. D-Day veteran dies months after 100th birthday - AOL

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   Lieutenant Richard Willis RN was the second in command on a landing craft tasked with taking US tanks and troops to Utah beach in June 1944