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After the end of World War II, Speranza lived in Allied-occupied France and the Netherlands until moving back to New York in December 1945, becoming a teacher at Curtis High School. He received a Purple Heart, Bronze Star and a Presidential Unit Citation. In 1948, he married Iva Leftwich, who was his wife until her death in 2017.
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 ...
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 ...
Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II Navy veteran from New York, died while traveling to France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
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 ...
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 ...
Last Lexington veteran. [14] [15] Amos Baker 1756–1850 Last Concord veteran. [16] Battle of Kings Mountain: 7 October 1780 Continental Army Robert Henry 1767–1863 [17] Battle of Dogger Bank: 5 August 1781 Dutch Royal Navy Abraham Losgert 1764–1856 Served on Admiraal Piet Hein. [18] Battle of Groton Heights: 6 September 1781 Continental Army
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