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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. 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 ...
Meritorious Unit Commendation. Expert Rifle Marksmanship Badge. Richard Arvin Overton (May 11, 1906 – December 27, 2018) was an American supercentenarian who at the age of 112 years, 230 days was the oldest verified surviving U.S. World War II veteran and oldest man in the United States. He served in the United States Army.
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.
Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams (October 2, 1923 – June 29, 2022) was a United States Marine Corps Reserve warrant officer and United States Department of Veterans Affairs veterans service representative who received the Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest decoration for valor, for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
The image stayed with Persichitti and, even at 102 years old, the Fairport man remained steadfast in his commitment to honoring the triumphs and losses veterans have faced. Persichitti died last ...
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 ...
Giovanni Battista Campanella (1776–1884) – France. Served in Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars and later in the 1812 Russian campaign. [46][47] Arthur Dardenne (1776–1872) – France. Last surviving person to have taken part in the Storming of the Bastille. [48] Nicolas Savin (1768 or 1787–1894) – France.