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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 ...
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.
When William Clark died on 7 May 2020, Hemingway became the last verified surviving airman of the Battle of Britain. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] As of September 2024, he is living in a nursing home. [ 19 ] In 2024 , Hemingway unveiled a series of 5 portraits entitled ‘The Last of the Few’ at the British Embassy of Dublin, marking his 105th birthday, by ...
Lt. Arnold "Arnie" Joseph, 96, of Granville, the village's last surviving World War II veteran and a translator at the Nuremberg trials, died Feb. 11.
During more than 100 years, Ormond Beach veteran Ed Vrona experienced epidemics, world war, the Great Depression and other life-changing events. During more than 100 years, Ormond Beach veteran Ed ...
“I don’t recall panicking” as German bombs fell during the Blitz, 98-year-old Sally Hatch Keithley-McCulley told Melinda Henneberger.
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 ...
Frank Levingston (November 13, 1905 – May 3, 2016) was an American supercentenarian, who was the 2nd oldest military veteran in the United States. He was the oldest living man in the United States and the oldest verified surviving American veteran of World War II until his death in 2016. [1] [2]