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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 ...
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] Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams (1923–2022) – U.S. Marine Corps. Last Medal of ...
Arnold "Arnie" Joseph, center, rides in the passenger seat during a Memorial Day parade through Granville. Joseph, the last surviving World War II veteran in Granville, died Feb. 11 at age 96.
Williams died at the Hershel "Woody" Williams Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia, on June 29, 2022, at the age of 98. [7] [16] He was the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. [17] On July 14, 2022, Williams' remains lay in honor at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. [18]
Lawrence N. Brooks, the oldest World War II veteran in the U.S. — and believed to be the oldest man in the country — died on Wednesday at the age of 112. Most African Americans serving in the ...
His wife, Leona, died shortly after Hurricane Katrina. In the mid-2010s, The National WWII Museum began to host an annual birthday party for Brooks. In 2020, this celebration included a flyover of World War II aircraft above Brooks's house, with the museum's "Victory Belles", a trio of singers performing songs predominantly from the 1940s era ...
Williams was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at Iwo Jima
He was the last living American triple flying ace of World War II. [33] [34] On December 2, he was promoted to the honorary rank of brigadier general by General Charles Q. Brown Jr., the Air Force chief of staff at the Aerospace Museum of California. [35] [36] Anderson died in his sleep at his home in Auburn, California, on May 17, 2024, at the ...