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Sidney Clarke Phillips, Jr. (September 2, 1924 – September 26, 2015) was a United States Marine, family practice physician, and author from Mobile, Alabama. He provided source material and interviews for the making of Ken Burns ' PBS documentary film The War and the HBO miniseries The Pacific.
According to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs statistics, 119,550 or less than 1% of the 16.4 million Americans who served in World War II were alive as of 2023. Roughly 130 die every day ...
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. Last survivors This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2024) Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December ...
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 ...
Vincent Speranza. Vincent J. Speranza (March 23, 1925 – August 2, 2023) was an American private who served in the United States Army during World War II. Born in New York City, Speranza grew up on Staten Island with a large Italian family during the Great Depression. After graduating from high school in January 1943, he enrolled at City ...
Navy Cross. Purple Heart. Guy Louis Gabaldon (March 22, 1926 – August 31, 2006) was a United States Marine who, at age 18, captured or persuaded to surrender over 1,300 Japanese soldiers and civilians during the battles for Saipan and Tinian islands in 1944 during World War II. Called "Gabby" by his friends, he became known as "The Pied Piper ...
A 98-year-old Second World War veteran took to the stage at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday and ... in Normandy in 1944, the veteran said in an interview with the War Memorial ...
Harold John Avery Russell[1][2] (January 14, 1914 – January 29, 2002) was an American World War II veteran. After losing his hands during his military service, Russell was cast in the epic drama film The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was the first non-professional actor to win ...