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This is a list of the last known surviving veterans of the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) who lived to 1999 or later, along with the last known veterans for countries that participated in the war. Veterans are defined as people who were members of the armed forces of the combatant nations during the conflict, although some ...
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] Warren "Red" Upton (1919-2024) U.S. Navy. Last surviving crew member of the USS ...
Last Australian veteran. Later served in First World War and attempted to enlist for the Second World War but was rejected because he was too old. [184] Pieter Arnoldus Krueler (1885–1986) – South African Republic. Later served in both world wars, the Spanish Civil War, and was a mercenary in the Congo Crisis. [185]
This is a chronological list of the last known surviving veterans of battles, sieges, campaigns, and other military operations throughout history. The listed operations span from the 5th century BC to the end of World War II. Excluded from this list are last living veterans of wars and insurgencies.
In addition to being the last U.S. veteran of World War I, Buckles was the oldest World War I veteran in the world at the time of his death, as well as the last field veteran of the war. [106] Following his death and funeral, there were two surviving World War I veterans, British-born Florence Green and British Australian citizen Claude Choules ...
Pages in category "Military personnel of World War I" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... List of last surviving World War I veterans; O.
Pages in category "Lists of World War I veterans" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that fewer than 200 survivors remain from service in World War I. Fewer than 4 million of the 16 million who served in World War II are alive, the department estimates.