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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 ...
Lieutenant Commander (USN) Robert Adrian Marks (February 18, 1917 – March 7, 1998) was the U.S. Navy pilot who rescued 56 crewmen of the USS Indianapolis after it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes. [1] Marks disobeyed standing orders not to land in open ocean and rescued survivors by lashing them to the wing. His actions rendered the aircraft ...
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana.Launched in 1931, it was the flagship of the commander of Scouting Force 1 for eight years, then flagship for Admiral Raymond Spruance from 1943 to 1945 while he commanded the Fifth Fleet in battles across the Central Pacific during World War II.
USS Indianapolis survivor: 'That first morning, we had sharks' In a story published July 24, 2014 , IndyStar reporter Diana Penner interviewed Corporal Edgar Harrell, just 20 years old on July 29 ...
The World War II veteran was one of two remaining USS Indianapolis survivors. Services will be held in Memphis, Texas, at Fairview Cemetery on Sunday. War Memorial: Services for Cleatus Lebow, USS ...
Served on USS Constitution. [39] Battle of Borodino: 7 September 1812 Russian Army Vasilij Nikolaevich Kochetkov 1785–1892 [36] Capture of USS Chesapeake: 1 June 1813 British Royal Navy Provo Wallis: 1791–1892 Served on HMS Shannon. [40] United States Navy Benjamin Trefethen 1790–1886 Served on USS Chesapeake. [40] [41] [42] Battle of the ...
Frank William Ivers (1902–2003) – United Kingdom. Last Naval veteran. Served in Royal Navy off Northern Russia. Harold Gunnes (1899–2003) – United States. Last veteran of the Polar Bear Expedition. Saw action against the Bolsheviks on USS Olympia in 1918.
USS Indianapolis (ID-3865) was a cargo ship commissioned 12 December 1918 and decommissioned 9 July 1919. USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1932 and sunk in July 1945. USS Indianapolis (SSN-697) was a Los Angeles-class attack submarine in service from 1980 to 1998. USS Indianapolis (LCS-17) is a Freedom-class littoral ...