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This is a list of United States Armed Forces general officers and flag officers who were killed in World War II. The dates of death listed are from the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 to the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945, when the United States was officially involved in World War II. Included are generals and admirals who ...
The list is drawn from three main sources: Warfare History Network, War on the Rocks, and The Biographical Dictionary of World War II Generals and Flag Officers. The former two seem somewhere in between glorified blogs and specialists publications, and while the latter is definitely scholarly, it's a biographical dictionary which is all ...
United States military personnel killed in action in World War II (1939–1945), including the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
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 ...
He was the father of Admiral Isaac C. Kidd Jr. Kidd Sr. was killed on the bridge of USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The highest-ranking casualty at Pearl Harbor, he became the first U.S. Navy flag officer killed in action in World War II as well as the first killed in action against any foreign enemy.
Pages in category "Lists of people killed in World War II" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
List of World War II aces from the United States; List of American Civil War generals (Union) List of decorated Americans from the Iraq War in Al Anbar Governorate; List of Andrews Raiders; List of brigadier generals in the United States Regular Army before February 2, 1901; List of active duty United States Army major generals
Robinson was the last American flag officer to die as a result of official duty in a combat zone until Lieutenant General Timothy J. Maude was killed at the Pentagon in the September 11 attacks of 2001, and the last killed in the line of duty abroad until Major General Harold J. Greene in Afghanistan in 2014.