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This is a list of '''notable surviving veterans of World War II''' (1939–1945). A total of 476 veterans are listed.
This is a list of '''notable surviving veterans of World War II''' (1939–1945). A total of 199 veterans are listed.


== A ==
== A ==
20 veterans
10 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Veteran
!Veteran
!Birth
!Born
!Notability
!Notability
!Service
!Service
!Country
!Country
|-
!Age
|{{wp|Abdullah CD}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|10|2}}
|Chairman and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Malaya
|Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army
|Federated Malay States
|-
|-
|{{wp|S. Daniel Abraham}}
|{{wp|S. Daniel Abraham}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|8|15}}
|August 15, 1924
|Businessman, philanthropist
|Businessman, philanthropist
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|8|15}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Valdas Adamkus}}
|{{wp|Valdas Adamkus}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|11|3}}
|November 3, 1926
|President of Lithuania
|President of Lithuania
|Lithuanian resistance
|Lithuanian resistance
|Lithuania
|Lithuania
|{{age in years and days|1926|11|3}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Lee Adams}}
|{{wp|Lee Adams}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|8|14}}
|August 14, 1924
|Musician
|Musician
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|-
|{{age in years and days|1924|8|14}}
|{{wp|Hans Albert}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|2|8}}
|Philosopher
|Heer
|Germany
|-
|-
|{{wp|Marshall Allen}}
|{{wp|Marshall Allen}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|5|25}}
|May 25, 1924
|Musician
|Musician
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|-
|{{age in years and days|1924|5|25}}
|{{wp|Wolfgang Altenburg}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|24}}
|General
|Kriegsmarine
|Germany
|-
|-
|{{wp|Walter Althammer}}
|{{wp|Walter Althammer}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|12}}
|March 12, 1928
|Politician
|Politician
|Heer
|Heer
|Germany
|Germany
|-
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|12}}
|[https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aksel_Andersen Aksel Andersen]
|1924/1925 (age 96–97)
|Accused of War Crimes by SWC
|Wehrmacht
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|James A. Andersen}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|9|21}}
|Politician, judge
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Bud Anderson}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|1|13}}
|Fighter pilot
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Andrä Erwin Andrä]
|{{birth date and age|1921|5|20}}
|Designer
|Wehrmacht
|Germany
|-
|-
|{{wp|Valérie André}}
|{{wp|Valérie André}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|4|21}}
|April 21, 1922
|General, neurosurgeon, aviator
|General, neurosurgeon, aviator
|French Resistance
|French Resistance
|Free France
|Free France
|-
|{{age in years and days|1922|4|21}}
|{{wp|Roger Angell}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|9|19}}
|Journalist
|US Army
|United States
|-
|-
|{{wp|Ray Anthony}}
|{{wp|Ray Anthony}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|1|20}}
|January 20, 1922
|Bandleader and trumpeter
|Bandleader and trumpeter
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1922|1|20}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Stefan Arczyński}}
|{{wp|George Ariyoshi}}
|{{birth date and age|1916|7|31}}
|March 12, 1926
|Photographer
|Luftwaffe
Heer
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|George Ariyoshi}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|3|12}}
|Governor of Hawaii (1974–1986)
|Governor of Hawaii (1974–1986)
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|-
|{{age in years and days|1926|3|12}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Arnold_(Mediziner) Michael Arnold]
|{{birth date and age|1928|12|27}}
|Professor
|Heer
|Germany
|-
|-
|{{wp|Stanisław Aronson}}
|{{wp|Stanisław Aronson}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|6}}
|May 6, 1925
|Order of Polonia Restituta recipient
|Order of Polonia Restituta recipient
|Home Army
|Home Army
|Poland
|Poland
|{{age in years and days|1925|5|6}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Austin Asche}}
|{{wp|Austin Asche}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|11|28}}
|November 28, 1925
|Administrator of the Northern Territory, judge
|Administrator of the Northern Territory, judge
|Royal Australian Air Force
|Royal Australian Air Force
|Australia
|Australia
|{{age in years and days|1925|11|28}}
|}
|}


== B ==
== B ==
54 veterans
20 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Veteran
!Veteran
!Birth
!Born
!Notability
!Notability
!Service
!Service
!Country
!Country
|-
!Age
|{{wp|Robert L. Backman}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|3|22}}
|Lawyer, politician
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Peter Badie}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|17}}
|Jazz bass guitarist
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Dave Bailey (musician)|Dave Bailey}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|22}}
|Musician
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Millie Bailey}}
|{{birth date and age|1918|2|3}}
|Civil servant
|Women's Army Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Walter Balderson}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|9|19}}
|Television pioneer
|US NavyThomas W. Horton deceased
|United States
|-
|-
|{{wp|Vincent Ball}}
|{{wp|Vincent Ball}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|12|4}}
|December 4, 1923
|Actor
|Actor
|Royal Australian Air Force
|Royal Australian Air Force
|Australia
|Australia
|{{age in years and days|1923|12|4}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|James Bama}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlheinz_Bauer_(Unternehmer) Karlheinz Bauer]
|{{birth date and age|1926|4|28}}
|April 24, 1928
|Artist
|Former head of Bauer Group
|US Army Air Corps
|Heer
|United States
|Germany
|-
|{{age in years and days|1928|4|24}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Banaschewski Bernhard Banaschewski]
|{{birth date and age|1926|3|22}}
|Mathematician
|Luftwaffenhelfer
|Germany
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Barbarino Rudolf Barbarino]
|{{birth date and age|1920|3|19}}
|Journalist
|Heer
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Bob Barker}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|12|12}}
|Game show host
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Phil Batt}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|3|4}}
|29th Governor of Idaho
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlheinz_Bauer_(Unternehmer) Karlheinz Bauer]
|{{birth date and age|1928|4|24}}
|Former head of Bauer Group
|Heer
|Germany
|-
|-
|{{wp|William J. Bauer}}
|{{wp|William J. Bauer}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|9|15}}
|September 15, 1926
|Federal judge
|Federal judge
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|9|15}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Julius W. Becton Jr.}}
|{{wp|V. J. Bella}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|6|29}}
|July 29, 1927
|American military officer, former FEMA director
|American politician
|US Army Air Corps
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1927|7|29}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Harry Belafonte}}
|{{wp|Alan and Marilyn Bergman|Alan Bergman}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|3|1}}
|September 11, 1925
|American singer
|Songwriter
|US Navy
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|V.J. Bella}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|7|29}}
|American politician
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Tony Bennett}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|8|3}}
|Singer
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Paul Berg}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|6|30}}
|Chemist
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Alan Bergman}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|11}}
|Songwriter
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|9|11}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Rasammah Bhupalan}}
|{{wp|Rasammah Bhupalan}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|5|1}}
|May 1, 1927
|Social activist
|Social activist
|Indian National Army
|Indian National Army
|Azad Hind
|Azad Hind
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|1}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Walter Bingham (journalist)|Walter Bingham}}
|{{wp|Walter Bingham (journalist)|Walter Bingham}}
|1924 (age 96–97)
|January 5, 1924
|Journalist
|Journalist
|British Army
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{age in years and days|1924|1|5}}
|{{wp|Bryan Harvey Bjarnason}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|4|2}}
|Politician
|Royal Canadian Air Force
|Canada
|-
|-
|{{wp|Benjamin B. Blackburn}}
|{{wp|Benjamin B. Blackburn}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|2|14}}
|February 14, 1927
|Politician
|Politician
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|-
|{{age in years and days|1927|2|14}}
|{{wp|Robert J. Blackwell}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|2|26}}
|Government official
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|-
|{{wp|Eric Blackwood}}
|{{wp|Eric Blackwood}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|12|7}}
|December 7, 1921
|Aviator
|Aviator
|Royal Canadian Air Force
|Royal Canadian Air Force
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|Canada
|Canada
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
|-
|{{age in years and days|1921|12|7}}
|{{wp|Simon Bland}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|12|4}}
|Courtier
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
|{{wp|Harry Blank}}
|{{wp|Harry Blank}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|24}}
|May 24, 1925
|Politician
|Politician
|Canadian Army
|Canadian Army
|Canada
|Canada
|{{age in years and days|1925|5|24}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Hans Blum (musician)|Hans Blum}}
|{{wp|Daoud Bokhary}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|5|23}}
|January 15, 1920
|Singer and Songwriter (Henry Valentino)
|Kriegsmarine
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Ronald Blythe}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|11|6}}
|Author
|
|United Kingdom
|-
|[https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Boček Emil Boček]
|{{birth date and age|1923|2|25}}
|Last surviving Czech RAF Pilot
|Royal Air Force
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Daoud Bokhary}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|1|15}}
|Businessman
|Businessman
|British Indian Army
|British Indian Army
|British India
|British India
|-
|{{age in years and days|1920|1|15}}
|{{wp|Dave Bolen}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|12|23}}
|Olympic runner and ambassador
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|-
|{{wp|Jacques Borker}}
|{{wp|Jacques Borker}}
|1922 (age 98–99)
|September 29, 1922
|Artist
|Artist
|French Resistance
|French Resistance
|Free France
|Free France
|-
|{{age in years and days|1922|9|29}}
|{{wp|Robert William Bradford}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|12|17}}
|Artist
|Royal Canadian Air Force
|Canada
|-
|{{wp|Lewis M. Branscomb}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|8|17}}
|Scientist
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Denis Brian}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|12|11}}
|Journalist, author
|Royal Air Force
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
|{{wp|Hugo Broch}}
|{{wp|Hugo Broch}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|1|6}}
|January 6, 1922
|World War II flying ace
|World War II flying ace
|Luftwaffe
|Luftwaffe
|Germany
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1922|1|6}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Victor Brombert}}
|{{wp|Victor Brombert}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|11}}
|November 11, 1923
|Professor
|Professor
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1923|11|11}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Mel Brooks}}
|{{wp|Mel Brooks}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|6|28}}
|June 28, 1926
|Director, actor, producer
|Director, actor, producer
|US Army, Battle of the Bulge
|US Army, Battle of the Bulge
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|6|28}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Geoff Brown (tennis)|Geoff Brown}}
|{{wp|Stephen Brown (judge)|Stephen Brown}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|4|4}}
|October 3, 1924
|Tennis player
|Judge
|Royal Australian Air Force
|Australia
|-
|{{wp|Mervyn Brown}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|9|24}}
|Diplomat, historian
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Stephen Brown (judge)|Stephen Brown}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|10|3}}
|Judge
|Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
|Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1924|10|3}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Walt Brown}}
|{{wp|Walt Brown (politician)|Walt Brown}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|28}}
|July 28, 1926
|Politician
|Politician
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|28}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin}}
|{{wp|Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|2|17}}
|February 17, 1924
|11th Earl of Elgin
|11th Earl of Elgin
|British Army, Scots Guards
|British Army, Scots Guards
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{age in years and days|1924|2|17}}
|{{wp|Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|3|31}}
|British peer, businessman
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
|{{wp|Arthur E. Bryson}}
|{{wp|Arthur E. Bryson}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|10|7}}
|October 7, 1925
|Control theorist
|Control theorist
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|10|7}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|James L. Buckley}}
|{{wp|Charles Burrell (musician)|Charles Burrell}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|3|9}}
|October 4, 1920
|Politician; New York senator (1971–1977)
|Musician
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1920|10|4}}
|}
== C ==
13 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Born
!Notability
!Service
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Frederick Buechner}}
|{{wp|Gerard Caris}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|11}}
|March 20, 1925
|Christian author, minister, and theologian
|Artist
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Veljko Bulajić}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|22}}
|Film director
|Yugoslav Partisans
|Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
|-
|{{wp|Jack Burke, Jr.}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|1|29}}
|PGA professional golfer
|US Marine Corps
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|3|20}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Peter Burns (architect)|Peter Burns}}
|{{wp|Lou Carnesecca}}
|1924 (age 96–97)
|January 5, 1925
|Architect
|Basketball coach
|Royal Australian Air Force
|US Coast Guard
|Australia
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|1|5}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Charles Burrell (musician)|Charles Burrell}}
|{{wp|Jimmy Carter}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|10|4}}
|October 1, 1924
|Musician
|39th U.S. President
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|10|1}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Julian J. Bussgang}}
|{{wp|Patrick Skene Catling}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|3|26}}
|February 14, 1925
|Mathematician, author
|Journalist, author
|Polish Armed Forces in the West
|Royal Canadian Air Force
British Army
|Canada
|Poland
|{{age in years and days|1925|2|14}}
United Kingdom
|-
|-
|{{wp|David Butler (psephologist)|David Butler}}
|{{wp|Nadia Cattouse}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|10|17}}
|November 2, 1924
|Political scientist
|Actress, singer, songwriter
|British Army
|Auxiliary Territorial Service
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|}
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|2}}
 
== C ==
22 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|-
|{{wp|Lou Carnesecca}}
|{{wp|Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|1}}
|April 25, 1925
|Basketball coach
|Businessman, trade unionist, tax official
|US Coast Guard
|Royal Air Force
|United States
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1925|4|25}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Gerard Caris}}
|{{wp|John B. Cobb}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|03|20}}
|February 9, 1925
|Artist
|Theologian, philosopher, environmentalist
|US Marine Corps
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|2|9}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Jimmy Carter}}
|{{wp|Marthe Cohn}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|10|1}}
|April 13, 1920
|39th U.S. President
|Author, spy
|US Navy
|French Army
|United States
|France
|{{age in years and days|1920|4|13}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Jean-Gabriel Castel}}
|{{wp|Ena Collymore-Woodstock}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|6|21}}
|September 10, 1917
|Law professor
|Solicitor, magistrate
|French Resistance
|Auxiliary Territorial Service
|Free France
|-
|{{wp|Patrick Skene Catling}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|2|14}}
|Journalist, author
|Royal Canadian Air Force
|Canada
|-
|{{wp|Nadia Cattouse}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|2}}
|Actress, singer, songwriter
|Auxiliary Territorial Service
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1917|9|10}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Friedrich Cerha}}
|{{wp|Tom Copeland}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|17}}
|April 17, 1924
|Composer
|Politician
|Luftwaffe
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Robert A. Chase}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|1|1}}
|Surgeon, professor
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|4|17}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Kenneth O. Chilstrom}}
|{{wp|John Thomas Copenhaver Jr.}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|4|20}}
|September 29, 1925
|Air force officer
|Federal judge
|US Army Air Corps
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|9|29}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher}}
|{{wp|John Cruickshank}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|4|25}}
|May 20, 1920
|Businessman, trade unionist, tax official
|Recipient of the Victoria Cross
|Royal Air Force
|British Army
Royal Air Force
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1920|5|20}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|John B. Cobb}}
|{{wp|Iris Cummings}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|2|9}}
|December 21, 1920
|Theologian, philosopher, environmentalist
|Olympic swimmer, Aviator
|US Army
|Women Airforce Service Pilots
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1920|12|21}}
|}
== D ==
12 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Born
!Notability
!Service
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Sterling R. Cockrill}}
|{{wp|Phyllis Dalton}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|4|7}}
|October 16, 1925
|Politician, artist
|Costume designer
|US Navy
|Women's Royal Naval Service
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|10|16}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Marthe Cohn}}
|{{wp|Louis Danziger}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|4|13}}
|November 17, 1923
|Author, spy
|Graphic designer, professor
|French Army
|US Army
|France
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1923|11|17}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Ena Collymore-Woodstock}}
|{{wp|Klaus von Dohnanyi}}
|{{birth date and age|1917|9|10}}
|June 23, 1928
|Solicitor, magistrate
|Politician, First Mayor of Hamburg
|Auxiliary Territorial Service
|Volkssturm
|United Kingdom
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1928|6|23}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Leon Comber}}
|{{wp|Charles Dolan}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|9|20}}
|October 16, 1926
|Author
|Businessman, Philanthropist
|British Indian Army
|US Army Air Force
|British India
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|10|16}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Harry Connick Sr.}}
|{{wp|Lou Donaldson}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|3|27}}
|November 1, 1926
|Attorney
|Musician
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|11|1}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Jerome Coopersmith}}
|{{wp|William I. Donnermeyer Sr.}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|8|11}}
|September 19, 1924
|Dramatist
|Politician
|US Army
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|9|19}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Tom Copeland}}
|{{wp|Bruce L. Douglas}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|4|17}}
|July 14, 1925
|Politician
|Politician
|US Army
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|7|14}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|John Thomas Copenhaver, Jr.}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Heinz_Drews Karl-Heinz Drews]
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|29}}
|December 22, 1929
|Federal judge
|General
|US Army
|Volkssturm
Wehrmacht
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1929|12|22}}
|-
|{{wp|Roy Drinkard}}
|July 12, 1920
|Businessman
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1920|7|12}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Roger Corman}}
|{{wp|Charles C. Droz}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|4|5}}
|July 8, 1924
|Filmmaker & actor
|Politician
|V-12 Navy College Training Program
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|8}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|John Cruickshank}}
|{{wp|Patrick Duffy (British politician)|Patrick Duffy}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|5|20}}
|June 17, 1920
|Recipient of the Victoria Cross
|President of the NATO Assembly
|British Army
|Fleet Air Arm
Royal Air Force
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1920|6|17}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Iris Cummings}}
|{{wp|Winfield Dunn}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|12|21}}
|July 1, 1927
|Olympic swimmer, Aviator
|Politician; Governor of Tennessee (1971–1975)
|Women Airforce Service Pilots
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1927|7|1}}
|}
|}


== D ==
== E ==
20 veterans
3 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Veteran
!Birth
!Born
!Notability
!Notability
!Service
!Service
!Country
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Phyllis Dalton}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Einwag Alfred Einwag]
|{{birth date and age|1925|10|16}}
|March 18, 1928
|Costume designer
|Lawyer
|Women's Royal Naval Service
|Heer
|United States
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|18}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Ernest L. Daman}}
|{{wp|Juan Ponce Enrile}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|3|14}}
|February 14, 1924
|Mechanical engineer, businessman, inventor
|Lawyer
|US Army
|Philippine Navy
|United States
|Philippines
|{{age in years and days|1924|2|14}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Louis Danziger}}
|{{wp|Anthony Eyton}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|17}}
|May 17, 1923
|Graphic designer, professor
|Artist
|US Army
|British Army
|United States
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{age in years and days|1923|5|17}}
|{{wp|Bob Dawson (footballer)|Bob Dawson}}
|}
|{{birth date and age|1921|1|3}}
 
|Football player
== F ==
|Australian Army
9 veterans
|Australia
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Born
!Notability
!Service
!Country
!Age
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef-Gerhard_Farkas Josef-Gerhard Farkas]
|July 13, 1929
|Hungariologist
|Volkssturm
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1929|7|13}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Eddie Deerfield}}
|{{wp|Edward_Field_(poet)|Edward Field}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|8|24}}
|June 7, 1924
|Government official
|Poet, author
|US Army Air Corps
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|6|7}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Vincent DeRosa}}
|{{wp|Sergio Flamigni}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|10|5}}
|October 22, 1925
|Musician
|Politician, writer
|US Army Air Corps
|Italian Resistance
|United States
|Italian Resistance
|{{age in years and days|1925|10|22}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Gene Derricotte}}
|{{wp|James Clayton Flowers}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|6|14}}
|December 25, 1915
|American football player, Tuskegee Airmen
|Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen
|US Army
|United States Army Air Forces
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1915|12|25}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Klaus von Dohnanyi}}
|{{wp|Loretta Ford}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|6|23}}
|December 28, 1920
|Politician, First Mayor of Hamburg
|Nurse, Academic
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1920|12|28}}
|-
|{{wp|Wieland Förster}}
|February 12, 1930
|Painter, writer
|Volkssturm
|Volkssturm
|Germany
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1930|2|12}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Charles Dolan}}
|{{wp|John S. Foster Jr.}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|10|16}}
|September 18, 1922
|Businessman, Philanthropist
|Physicist
|US Army Air Force
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1922|9|18}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Lou Donaldson}}
|{{wp|J. Keith Fraser}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|11|1}}
|February 18, 1922
|Musician
|Physical geographer
|US Navy
|Royal Canadian Air Force
|United States
Royal Air Force
|Canada
United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1922|2|18}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|William I. Donnermeyer Sr.}}
|{{wp|Russell Freeburg}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|9|19}}
|March 4, 1923
|Politician
|Editor of the ''Chicago Tribune''
|US Navy
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1923|3|4}}
|}
== G ==
12 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Born
!Notability
!Service
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Harry Dornbrand}}
|{{wp|Arnald Gabriel}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|11|10}}
|May 31, 1925
|Aerospace engineer
|Conductor of the US Air Force Band
|US Navy
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|5|31}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Bruce L. Douglas}}
|{{wp|Samuel Rhea Gammon III}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|7|14}}
|January 22, 1924
|Politician
|Ambassador
|US Navy
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|1|22}}
|-
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Heinz_Drews Karl-Heinz Drews]
|{{wp|Bernard Garfield}}
|{{birth date and age|1929|12|22}}
|May 27, 1924
|General
|Bassoonist
|Volkssturm
|US Army
Wehrmacht
|United States
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1924|5|27}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Roy Drinkard}}
|{{wp|Stanley Michael Gartler}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|7|12}}
|June 9, 1923
|Businessman
|Biologist, geneticist
|US Marine Corps
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1923|6|9}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Charles C. Droz}}
|{{wp|Eddie Germano}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|7|8}}
|November 15, 1924
|Politician
|Cartoonist
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|15}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Patrick Duffy (British politician)|Patrick Duffy}}
|{{wp|Roy Gibson}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|6|17}}
|July 4, 1924
|President of the NATO Assembly
|Aerospace engineer
|Fleet Air Arm
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|4}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Roland Dumas}}
|{{wp|I. Leo Glasser}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|8|23}}
|April 6, 1924
|Politician, lawyer
|Judge
|French Resistance
|US Army
|Free France
|-
|{{wp|Charles Duncan, Jr.}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|9|9}}
|Entrepreneur, statesman, and administrator
|US Army Air Corps
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|4|6}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Winfield Dunn}}
|{{wp|René Henry Gracida}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|7|1}}
|June 9, 1923
|Politician; Governor of Tennessee (1971–1975)
|Bishop
|Flying Tigers
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1923|6|9}}
|-
|{{wp|Bill Grayden}}
|August 5, 1920
|Politician
|Australian Army
|Australia
|{{age in years and days|1920|8|5}}
|-
|{{wp|Bill Greason}}
|September 3, 1924
|Baseball player
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|9|3}}
|-
|{{wp|Maurice R. Greenberg}}
|May 4, 1925
|CEO of American International Group (1967–2005)
|US Army
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|5|4}}
|-
|{{wp|Frank J. Guarini}}
|August 20, 1924
|Politician; New Jersey Representative (1979–1990)
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|8|20}}
|}
|}


== E ==
== H ==
11 veterans
15 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Veteran
!Birth
!Born
!Notability
!Notability
!Service
!Service
!Country
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Ray Edenton}}
|{{wp|Jürgen Habermas}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|11|3}}
|June 18, 1929
|Musician
|Philosopher; sociologist
|Luftwaffenhelfer
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1929|6|18}}
|-
|{{wp|G. Homer Harding}}
|December 7, 1925
|Politician
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|12|7}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|James Francis Edwards}}
|{{wp|George Hardy (Tuskegee Airman)|George Hardy}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|6|5}}
|June 8, 1925
|World War II flying ace
|Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|6|8}}
|-
|{{wp|Robert Harlow (writer)|Robert Harlow}}
|November 19, 1923
|Writer, academic
|Royal Canadian Air Force
|Royal Canadian Air Force
|Canada
|Canada
|{{age in years and days|1923|11|19}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Eberhard Eimler}}
|{{wp|Ted Hartley}}
|{{birth date and age|1930|11|30}}
|November 6, 1924
|General
|Pilot, banker, actor, film producer
|Volkssturm
|US Navy
|Germany
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|6}}
|-
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Einwag Alfred Einwag]
|{{wp|Helmut Hauptmann}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|18}}
|March 12, 1928
|Lawyer
|Writer
|Heer
|Heer
|Germany
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1928|3|12}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|George Elder (baseball)|George Elder}}
|{{wp|Eric Heath (artist)|Eric Heath}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|3|10}}
|November 23, 1923
|Baseball player
|Artist
|US Marines
|Royal New Zealand Air Force
|United States
|New Zealand
|{{age in years and days|1923|11|23}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Elizabeth II}}
|{{wp|John Hemingway (RAF officer)|John Hemingway}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|4|21}}
|July 17, 1919
|Queen of the Commonwealth Realms
|Pilot, last surviving member of "The Few" from the Battle of Britain
|Colonel-in-Chief, Grenadier Guards and Auxiliary Territorial Service
|Royal Air Force
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1919|7|17}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Billy "The Kid" Emerson|Billy Emerson}}
|{{wp|Józef Hen}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|12|21}}
|November 8, 1923
|Singer, songwriter
|Writer
|US Navy
|Polish People's Army
|United States
|Poland
|{{age in years and days|1923|11|8}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Juan Ponce Enrile}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Henninger Werner Henninger]
|{{birth date and age|1924|2|14}}
|April 7, 1929
|Lawyer
|Admiral
|Philippine Navy
|Volkssturm
|Philippines
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1929|4|7}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Carl Erskine}}
|{{wp|Laurin L. Henry}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|13}}
|May 23, 1921
|Baseball player
|Researcher
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1921|5|23}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Daniel J. Evans}}
|{{wp|Cyril Hilsum}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|10|16}}
|May 17, 1925
|Politician; 16th Governor of Washington (1965–1977)
|Physicist, academic
|US Navy
|Royal Navy
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1925|5|17}}
|-
|{{wp|Earl Holliman}}
|September 11, 1928
|Actor
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1928|9|11}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Anthony Eyton}}
|{{wp|Tom Hughes (Australian politician)|Tom Hughes}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|5|17}}
|November 26, 1923
|Artist
|Politician
|British Army
|Royal Australian Air Force
|United Kingdom
|Australia
|{{age in years and days|1923|11|26}}
|-
|{{wp|Evan Hultman}}
|July 15, 1925
|Politician
|US Army
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|7|15}}
|}
|}


== F ==
== I ==
20 veterans
1 veteran
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Veteran
!Birth
!Born
!Notability
!Notability
!Service
!Service
!Country
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef-Gerhard_Farkas Josef-Gerhard Farkas]
|{{wp|Paul Ignatius}}
|{{birth date and age|1929|7|13}}
|November 11, 1920
|Hungariologist
|Government official
|Volkssturm
|US Navy
|Germany
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1920|11|11}}
|}
 
== J ==
4 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Born
!Notability
!Service
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Ben Ferencz}}
|{{wp|Stephen A. Jarislowsky}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|3|11}}
|September 9, 1925
|Lawyer; last living prosecutor at Nuremberg Trials
|Businessman, billionaire
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|9|9}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|David Ferry (poet)|David Ferry}}
|{{wp|Dub_Jones_(American_football)|Dub Jones}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|3|5}}
|December 29, 1924
|Poet & professor
|American football player
|US Army Air Forces
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|12|29}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Edward_Field_(poet)|Edward Field}}
|{{wp|George Joseph (insurer)|George Joseph}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|6|7}}
|September 11, 1921
|Poet & author
|Founder of Mercury Insurance Group
|US Army Air Forces
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1921|9|11}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Frank Field (meteorologist)|Frank Field}}
|{{wp|George Judge}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|3|30}}
|May 2, 1925
|Meteorologist
|Professor, econometrician
|US Army Air Forces
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|5|2}}
|}
== K ==
3 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Born
!Notability
!Service
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Nathaniel Fiennes, 21st Baron Saye and Sele}}
|{{wp|Sydney Kentridge}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|9|22}}
|November 5, 1922
|British hereditary peer, businessman
|Lawyer, judge
|British Army
|South African Army
|South Africa
|{{age in years and days|1922|11|5}}
|-
|{{wp|Elisabeth Kirkby}}
|January 26, 1921
|Actress, writer, broadcaster
|Auxiliary Territorial Service
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1921|1|26}}
|-
|-
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Fiorentini Mario Fiorentini]
|{{wp|Helma Kissner}}
|{{birth date and age|1918|5|28}}
|December 23, 1923
|Partisan, mathematician
|Accused of war crimes by SWC
|Italian Resistance
|Wehrmacht
|Italian Resistance
|Germany
|-
|{{age in years and days|1923|12|23}}
|{{wp|Leonard Everett Fisher}}
|}
|{{birth date and age|1924|6|24}}
 
|Children's writer & illustrator
== L ==
|US Army
11 veterans
|United States
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Born
!Notability
!Service
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Fischler_Graf_von_Treuberg Heinrich Fischler Graf von Treuberg]
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_Langes Horst Langes]
|{{birth date and age|1919|5|9}}
|December 2, 1928
|General
|Member of state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate
|Heer
|Wehrmacht
|Germany
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1928|12|2}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Sergio Flamigni}}
|{{wp|Peter Lax}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|10|22}}
|May 1, 1926
|Politician & writer
|Mathematician
|Italian Resistance
|Italian Resistance
|-
|{{wp|Samuel C. Florman}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|1|19}}
|Civil engineer, author
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|5|1}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|James Clayton Flowers}}
|{{wp|Jean Lee (aircraftwoman)|Jean Lee}}
|{{birth date and age|1915|12|25}}
|July 26, 1924
|Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen
|Only woman of Chinese-Canadian descent to serve in RCAF
|United States Army Air Forces
|Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division
|United States
|Canada
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|26}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Loretta Ford}}
|{{wp|James Lees}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|12|28}}
|February 14, 1924
|Nurse, Academic
|Maritime expert, curator
|US Army Air Forces
|Royal Navy
|United States
British Merchant Navy
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1924|2|14}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Wieland Förster}}
|{{wp|Marv Levy}}
|{{birth date and age|1930|2|12}}
|August 3, 1925
|Painter, writer
|Football coach
|Volkssturm
|US Army Air Corps
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|John S. Foster Jr.}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|9|18}}
|Physicist
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|8|3}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Paul Fox (television executive)|Paul Fox}}
|{{wp|Guenter Lewy}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|10|27}}
|August 22, 1923
|Television executive
|Author, professor
|British Army
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1923|8|22}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|J. Keith Fraser}}
|{{wp|Nina Lobkovskaya}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|2|18}}
|March 8, 1925
|Physical geographer
|Sniper
|Royal Canadian Air Force
|Red Army
Royal Air Force
|Soviet Union
|Canada
|{{age in years and days|1925|3|8}}
United Kingdom
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Löschner_(Chorleiter) Ernst Löschner]
|June 20, 1929
|Conductor
|Wehrmacht
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1929|6|20}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Russell Freeburg}}
|{{wp|Dick Lucas (minister)|Dick Lucas}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|3|4}}
|September 10, 1925
|Editor of the ''Chicago Tribune''
|Anglican minister
|US Army
|Royal Navy
|United States
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1925|9|10}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Daniel Fuller}}
|{{wp|William R. Lucas}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|8|28}}
|March 1, 1922
|Theologian
|Fourth director of the Marshall Space Flight Center
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1922|3|1}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Andrew Fulton (admiral)|Andrew Fulton}}
|{{wp|Bernt H. Lund}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|1|23}}
|August 14, 1924
|Commander of Maritime Command (1980–1983)
|Civil servant, diplomat, politician
|Royal Canadian Navy
|Norwegian resistance movement
|Canada
|Norway
|{{age in years and days|1924|8|14}}
|}
|}


== G ==
== M ==
31 veterans
27 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Veteran
!Birth
!Born
!Notability
!Notability
!Service
!Service
!Country
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Arnald Gabriel}}
|{{wp|Ray Marshall}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|31}}
|August 22, 1928
|Conductor of the US Air Force Band
|US Secretary of Labor (1977-1981)
|US Army
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1928|8|22}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Samuel Rhea Gammon III}}
|{{wp|Gordon Eugene Martin}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|1|22}}
|August 22, 1925
|Ambassador
|Physicist, author
|US Army
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|8|22}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Norman Garbo}}
|{{wp|Ivan Martynushkin}}
|{{birth date and age|1919|2|15}}
|January 18, 1924
|Author & lecturer
|Last surviving liberator of the Auschwitz concentration camp
|US Army Air Forces
|Red Army
|United States
|Soviet Union
|{{age in years and days|1924|1|18}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Harold Garde}}
|{{wp|Anthony Mason (judge)|Anthony Mason}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|6|7}}
|April 21, 1925
|Artist
|Judge; ninth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
|US Army Air Forces
|Royal Australian Air Force
|United States
|Australia
|{{age in years and days|1925|4|21}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Bernard Garfield}}
|{{wp|Miloslav Masopust}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|3|27}}
|September 26, 1924
|Bassoonist
|General
|US Army
|1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the USSR
|United States
|Czechoslovakia
|{{age in years and days|1924|9|26}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Stanley Michael Gartler}}
|{{wp|Joseph Matarazzo}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|6|9}}
|November 12, 1925
|Biologist & geneticist
|Psychologist
|US Army Air Forces
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|11|12}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Philippe de Gaulle}}
|{{wp|Robert D. Maurer}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|12|28}}
|July 20, 1924
|Inspector General, Senator and son of leader Charles De Gaulle
|Physicist
|Free French Naval Forces
|Free France
|-
|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Léon_Gautier_(militaire) Léon Gautier]
|{{birth date and age|1922|10|27}}
|Legion of Honour recipient, last living member of Commando Kieffer
|Free French Naval Forces
|Free France
|-
|{{wp|Eddie Germano}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|15}}
|Cartoonist
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|20}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Harry Gesner}}
|{{wp|Charlie Maxwell}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|4|28}}
|April 8, 1927
|Architect
|Baseball Player
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1927|4|8}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Andrée Geulen-Herscovici}}
|{{wp|Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|9|6}}
|March 20, 1921
|Member of the Comité de Défense des Juifs, helped rescue almost one thousand Jewish children
|Director-general of UNESCO (1974–1987)
|Belgian Resistance
|French Army
|Belgium
Free French Army
|-
 
|{{wp|Roy Gibson}}
French Air Force
|{{birth date and age|1924|7|4}}
|France
|Aerospace engineer
----Free France
|British Army
|{{age in years and days|1921|3|20}}
|United Kingdom
|-
|-
|{{wp|I. Leo Glasser}}
|{{wp|Robert McGinnis}}
|April 6, 1924 (age 97){{birth date and age|1924|4|6}}
|February 3, 1926
|Judge
|Artist, illustrator
|US Army
|US Merchant Marine
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|2|3}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Charles Godfrey (physician)|Charles Godfrey}}
|{{wp|Francis Terry McNamara}}
|{{birth date and age|1917|9|24}}
|November 2, 1927
|Physician, professor, politician
|Diplomat
|
|Canada
|-
|{{wp|Howard Golden}}
|1925 (age 96–97)
|Politician
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1927|11|2}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|John B. Goodenough}}
|{{wp|Kirke Mechem}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|7|25}}
|August 16, 1925
|Physicist, 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
|Composer
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|8|16}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Alfred T. Goodwin}}
|{{wp|Bill Mercer}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|6|29}}
|February 13, 1926
|Judge; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (1971–1991)
|Sportscaster, educator, author
|US Army
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|2|13}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Bert I. Gordon}}
|{{wp|Harald Metzkes}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|9|24}}
|January 23, 1929
|Film director; ''Village of the Giants'', ''Empire of the Ants''
|Painter
|US Army Air Corps
|Heer
|United States
|-
|{{wp|René Henry Gracida}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|6|9}}
|Bishop
|Flying Tigers
|United States
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Grade Friedrich Grade]
|{{birth date and age|1916|3|29}}
|Engineer and naval officer
|Kriegsmarine
|Germany
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|23}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|David E. Grange, Jr.}}
|{{wp|Ed Mickelson}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|4|9}}
|September 9, 1926
|General
|Baseball player
|US Army
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|9|9}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Bud Grant}}
|{{wp|J. William Middendorf}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|5|20}}
|September 22, 1924
|Athlete
|Diplomat, politician
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|9|22}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Bill Grayden}}
|{{wp|Jim Miller (Australian footballer, born 1919)|Jim Miller}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|8|5}}
|May 30, 1919
|Politician
|Australian rules football player
|Australian Army
|Australian Army
Royal Australian Air Force
|Australia
|Australia
|{{age in years and days|1919|5|30}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Bill Greason}}
|{{wp|John H. Miller}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|9|3}}
|April 16, 1925
|Baseball player
|General
|US Marine Corps
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|4|16}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Peter Green (historian)|Peter Green}}
|{{wp|Gwen Moffat}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|12|22}}
|July 3, 1924
|Historian
|Climber, writer
|Royal Air Force
|Auxiliary Territorial Service
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|3}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Russell H. Greenan}}
|{{wp|Henry Moore (bishop)|Henry Moore}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|17}}
|November 2, 1923
|Author
|Bishop of Cyprus and The Gulf
|US Navy
|British Army
|United States
British Indian Army
|United Kingdom
British India
|{{age in years and days|1923|11|2}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Maurice R. Greenberg}}
|[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/森繁弘 Shigehiro Mori]
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|4}}
|January 7, 1928
|CEO of American International Group (1967–2005)
|General; Chief of the Joint Staff of the JSDF (1986–1987), Chief of Staff, JASDF (1983–1986)
|US Army
|Imperial Japanese Army
|United States
|Japan
|{{age in years and days|1928|1|7}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Shecky Greene}}
|{{wp|Edgar Morin}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|4|8}}
|July 8, 1921
|Comedian
|Philosopher, sociologist
|US Navy
|French Resistance
|United States
|Free France
|{{age in years and days|1921|7|8}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Stu Griffing}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Müller_(Mineraloge) Georg Müller]
|{{birth date and age|1926|11|9}}
|October 1, 1930
|Olympic rower
|Mineralogist
|US Army
|Hitlerjugend
|United States
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1930|10|1}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Doris Grumbach}}
|[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/村井澄夫 Sumio Murai]
|{{birth date and age|1918|7|12}}
|February 24, 1925
|Writer
|General; Chief of the Joint Staff of the JSDF (1983–1984), Chief of Staff, JGSDF (1981–1983)
|Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
|Imperial Japanese Army
|Japan
|{{age in years and days|1925|2|24}}
|-
|{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}
|March 3, 1924
|Japanese Prime Minister
|Imperial Japanese Army
|Japan
|{{age in years and days|1924|3|3}}
|-
|{{wp|David H. Murdock}}
|April 11, 1923
|Businessman, billionaire
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1923|4|11}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Frank Joseph Guarini}}
|{{wp|David Musuguri}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|8|20}}
|January 4, 1920
|Politician; New Jersey Representative (1979–1990)
|Chief of the Tanzania People's Defence Force (1980–1988)
|US Navy
|British Army
|United States
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1920|1|4}}
|}
|}


== H ==
== N ==
27 veterans
5 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Veteran
!Birth
!Born
!Notability
!Notability
!Service
!Service
!Country
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Jürgen Habermas}}
|{{wp|Lucien Nedzi}}
|{{birth date and age|1929|6|18}}
|May 28, 1925
|Philosopher; sociologist
|Politician
|Luftwaffenhelfer
|US Army
|Germany
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|5|28}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Barbara Hall (editor)|Barbara Hall}}
|{{wp|Joe Negri}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|2|3}}
|June 10, 1926
|Crossword puzzle editor
|Musician, educator
|Women's Royal Naval Service
|US Army
|United Kingdom
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|6|10}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Ian Hamilton (advocate)|Ian Hamilton}}
|{{wp|Frederick M. Nicholas}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|13}}
|May 30, 1920
|Lawyer, Scottish nationalist,  participated in the removal of the Stone of Scone in 1950
|Lawyer
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Hanel Walter Hanel]
|{{birth date and age|1930|9|14}}
|Political caricaturist
|Volkssturm
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|G. Homer Harding}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|12|7}}
|Politician
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1920|5|30}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|George Hardy (Tuskegee Airman)|George Hardy}}
|{{wp|George Nigh}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|6|8}}
|June 9, 1927
|Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen
|Politician; 17th and 22nd governor of Oklahoma (1963, 1979–1987)
|US Army Air Forces
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1927|6|9}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Robert Harlow (writer)|Robert Harlow}}
|{{wp|Peter L. Nissen}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|19}}
|January 8, 1924
|Writer, academic
|Aviator and businessman
|Royal Canadian Air Force
|Norwegian resistance movement
|Canada
Royal Norwegian Air Force
|Norway
|{{age in years and days|1924|1|8}}
|}
 
== O ==
3 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Born
!Notability
!Service
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Sheldon Harnick}}
|{{wp|Jiro Ono (chef)|Jiro Ono}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|4|30}}
|October 27, 1925
|Lyricist (''Fiddler on the Roof'')
|Sushi Chef
|US Army
|Japanese Imperial Army
|United States
|Japan
|{{age in years and days|1925|10|27}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Ted Hartley}}
|{{wp|Edward Ormondroyd}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|6}}
|October 8, 1925
|Pilot, banker, actor, film producer
|Author
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|10|8}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Chris Haughey}}
|{{wp|Donald Owens}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|10|3}}
|September 12, 1926
|Baseball player
|General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|9|12}}
|}
== P ==
3 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Born
!Notability
!Service
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Helmut Hauptmann}}
|{{wp|Victor Parsonnet}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|12}}
|August 29, 1924
|Writer
|Surgeon
|Heer
|US Navy Reserve
|Germany
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|8|29}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Bill Hayes (actor)|Bill Hayes}}
|{{wp|Johnny Pate}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|6|5}}
|December 5, 1923
|Actor
|Bass player, arranger
|US Naval Air Corps
|US Army; played with the 218th AGF Army Band
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1923|12|5}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Eric Heath (artist)|Eric Heath}}
|{{wp|John Peoples (educator)|John Peoples}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|28}}
|August 26, 1926
|Artist
|President of Jackson State University
|Royal New Zealand Air Force
|US Marine Corps
|New Zealand
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|26}}
|}
 
== R ==
8 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Born
!Notability
!Service
!Country
!Age
|-
|{{wp|Dennis V. Razis}}
|May 30, 1923
|Oncologist
|Greek Resistance
|Greece
|{{age in years and days|1923|5|30}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Robert Hébras}}
|{{wp|Madeleine Riffaud}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|6|29}}
|August 23, 1924
|Oradour-sur Glane massacre survivor
|Poet, journalist, war correspondent
|French Resistance
|French Resistance
|Free France
|Free France
|{{age in years and days|1924|8|23}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|John Hemingway (RAF pilot)|John Hemingway}}
|{{wp|Basil Rigg}}
|{{birth date and age|1919|7|17}}
|August 12, 1926
|Pilot, last surviving member of "The Few" from the Battle of Britain
|Cricket player
|Royal Air Force
|Australian Army
|United Kingdom
|Australia
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|12}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Józef Hen}}
|{{wp|Fred Risser}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|8}}
|May 5, 1927
|Writer
|Politician
|Polish People's Army
|US Navy
|Poland
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1927|5|5}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|James Hennessy (diplomat)|James Hennessy}}
|{{wp|John Roberts (Royal Navy officer)|John Roberts}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|9|26}}
|April 4, 1924
|Diplomat, prison official
|Admiral
|British Army
|Royal Navy
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1924|4|4}}
|-
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Henninger Werner Henninger]
|{{wp|Arthur Rock}}
|{{birth date and age|1929|4|7}}
|August 19, 1926
|Admiral
|Businessman, investor
|Volkssturm
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Laurin L. Henry}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|5|23}}
|Researcher
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Elwood Hillis}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|3|6}}
|Indiana congressman (1971–1987)
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|8|19}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Cyril Hilsum}}
|{{wp|Richard Rohmer}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|17}}
|January 24, 1924
|Physicist, academic
|Military writer; ''Ultimatum''
|Royal Navy
|Royal Canadian Air Force
|United Kingdom}
|Canada
|{{age in years and days|1924|1|24}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Stuart Hodes}}
|{{wp|Philip Ruppe}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|27}}
|September 29, 1926
|Dancer, choreographer, writer
|United States Congressman
|US Army Air Corps
|V-12 Navy College Training Program
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|9|29}}
|}
== S ==
21 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Born
!Notability
!Service
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Earl Holliman}}
|{{wp|Howard F. Sachs}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|11}}
|September 13, 1925
|Actor
|Judge
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|9|13}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Tom Hughes (Australian politician)|Tom Hughes}}
|{{wp|Frank Saucier}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|26}}
|May 28, 1926
|Politician
|Baseball player
|Royal Australian Air Force
|US Navy
|Australia
|-
|{{wp|Evan Hultman}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|7|15}}
|Politician
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|5|28}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Edwin Hunt (waterman)|Edwin Hunt}}
|{{wp|Norman Scarth}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|3|23}}
|October 1925
|Queen's Bargemaster
|Blogger, political candidate
|British Army
|Royal Navy
|United Kingdom
|United Kingdom
|{{age in years and days|1925|10|31}} to {{age in years and days|1925|10|1}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Harold Hyman}}
|{{wp|Art Schallock}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|7|24}}
|April 25, 1924
|American Civil War historian
|Baseball player
|US Marine Corps
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|}
|{{age in years and days|1924|4|25}}
 
|-
== I ==
|{{wp|Rolf Schimpf}}
1 veteran
|November 14, 1924
{| class="wikitable"
|German television actor
!Veteran
|Heer
!Birth
|Germany
!Notability
|{{age in years and days|1924|11|14}}
!Service
!Country
|-
|-
|{{wp|Paul Ignatius}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Franz_Schleser Walter Franz Schleser]
|{{birth date and age|1920|11|11}}
|October 25, 1930
|Government official
|Representative of the Vereinigung Heimatvertriebener Deutscher Studenten
|US Navy
|Volkssturm
|United States
|Germany
|}
|{{age in years and days|1930|10|25}}
 
== J ==
15 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|-
|{{wp|Al Jaffee}}
|{{wp|Helmut Schlesinger}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|3|13}}
|September 4, 1924
|Cartoonist
|President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
|United States Armed Forces
|Heer
|United States
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1924|9|4}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Stephen A. Jarislowsky}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Schumann_(Politiker) Wolfgang Schumann]
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|9}}
|June 5, 1929
|Businessman, billionaire
|Member of Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
|US Army
|Wehrmacht
|United States
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1929|6|5}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Alexander Jefferson}}
|{{wp|Sen Sōshitsu XV}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|11|15}}
|April 19, 1923
|Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen
|Hereditary master of the ''Urasenke'' ''chanoyu'' school
|US Army Air Corps
|Imperial Japanese Navy
|Japan
|{{age in years and days|1923|4|19}}
|-
|{{wp|Ralph Senensky}}
|May 1, 1923
|TV director, writer
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1923|5|1}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|William A. Jenkins}}
|{{wp|Doc Severinsen}}
|{{birth date and age|1917|11|2}}
|July 7, 1927
|Admiral
|Trumpeter
|US Coast Guard
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1927|7|7}}
|-
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Jetter Karl Jetter]
|{{wp|Bobby Shantz}}
|{{birth date and age|1929|6|2}}
|September 26, 1925
|Journalist
|Baseball player
|Wehrmacht
|US Army
|Germany
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|9|26}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Norman Jewison}}
|{{wp|Charles Norman Shay}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|21}}
|June 27, 1924
|Filmmaker
|Penobscot tribal elder, writer
|Royal Canadian Navy
|US Army
|Canada
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|6|27}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|David_Johnson_(photographer)|David Johnson}}
|{{wp|Robert G. Shulman}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|8|3}}
|March 3, 1924
|Photographer
|Biophysicist
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|3|3}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Johnny Johnson (RAF officer)|Johnny Johnson}}
|{{wp|Władysław Siemaszko}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|11|25}}
|June 8, 1919
|Last surviving British member of the Dambuster Raids
|Author, Lawyer
|Royal Air Force
|Home Army
|United Kingdom
|Poland
|{{age in years and days|1919|6|8}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Marilyn P. Johnson}}
|{{wp|Edward H. Sims}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|6|19}}
|May 29, 1923
|Diplomat
|Author
|US Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve)
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1923|5|29}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Dub_Jones_(American_football)|Dub Jones}}
|{{wp|Richard T. Spooner}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|12|29}}
|September 10, 1926
|American football player
|Author
|US Navy
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1926|9|10}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Lawrence W. Jones}}
|{{wp|Irena Stankiewicz}}
|1925 (age 96–97)
|February 28, 1925
|Physicist, professor
|Graphic artist
|US Army
|Home Army
|United States
|Poland
|{{age in years and days|1925|2|28}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|L. Q. Jones}}
|{{wp|Willis H. Stephens}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|8|19}}
|June 7, 1925
|Actor
|Politician
|United States Navy
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|6|7}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Raymond_Jones_(architect)|Raymond Jones}}
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Stöcker Heinz Stöcker]
|{{birth date and age|1925|7|18}}
|January 22, 1929
|Architect
|General
|Royal Australian Navy
|Volkssturm
|Australia
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1929|1|22}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|George Joseph (insurer)|George Joseph}}
|{{wp|Fritz Streletz}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|9|11}}
|September 28, 1926
|Founder of Mercury Insurance Group
|General
|US Army
|Wehrmacht
|United States
|Germany
|-
|{{age in years and days|1926|9|28}}
|{{wp|George Judge}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|2}}
|Professor, econometrician
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|}
|}


== K ==
== T ==
11 veterans
4 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Veteran
!Birth
!Born
!Notability
!Notability
!Service
!Service
!Country
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Bernard Kalb}}
|[https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulev_Tailo Sulev Tailo]
|{{birth date and age|1922|2|4}}
|December 2, 1920
|Journalist
|Poet, artist
|US Army
|Finnish Army
|United States
|Finland
|{{age in years and days|1920|12|2}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Adolfo Kaminsky}}
|{{wp|Dan Tolkowsky}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|10|1}}
|January 17, 1921
|French resistance fighter, Forged documents that helped save 14,000 Jews from Holocaust
|Commander of the Israeli Air Force
|French Resistance
|Royal Air Force
French Army
|United Kingdom
|Free France
|{{age in years and days|1921|1|17}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Sydney Kentridge}}
|{{wp|Aldo Tortorella}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|11|5}}
|July 10, 1926
|Lawyer, judge
|Journalist, politician
|South African Army
|Italian Resistance
|South Africa
|Italian Resistance
|{{age in years and days|1926|7|10}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Elisabeth Kirkby}}
|{{wp|James Wesley Turpin}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|1|26}}
|December 18, 1927
|Actress, writer, broadcaster
|Founder of Project Concern International, physician, activist
|Auxiliary Territorial Service
|US Navy
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Henry Kissinger}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|5|27}}
|Statesman, Secretary of State (1973–1977), and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|-
|{{age in years and days|1927|12|18}}
|{{wp|Helma Kissner}}
|}
|{{birth date and age|1923|12|23}}
 
|Accused of war crimes by SWC
== V ==
|Wehrmacht
3 veterans
|Germany
|-
|[https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimierz_Klimczak Kazimierz Klimczak]
|{{birth date and age|1914|2|15}}
|Colonel, Oldest surviving participant of Warsaw Uprising
|Polish Army
Home Army
|Poland
|-
|{{wp|Ted Knap}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|5|26}}
|Journalist
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Barbara Kremen}}
|1922 (age 99–100)
|Writer
|Women's Army Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Werner Krolikowski}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|3|12}}
|Politician
|Kriegsmarine
|Germany
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Kroker Herbert Kroker]
|{{birth date and age|1929|8|24}}
|Politician
|Volkssturm
|Germany
|}
 
== L ==
23 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Veteran
!Birth
!Born
!Notability
!Notability
!Service
!Service
!Country
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Traute Lafrenz}}
|{{wp|Dick Van Dyke}}
|{{birth date and age|1919|5|3}}
|December 13, 1925
|Member of the White Rose
|Actor and comedian
|
|US Army Air Corps
|Germany
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|12|13}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Dean S. Laird}}
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Vanzini Enrico Vanzini]
|{{birth date and age|1921|2|7}}
|November 18, 1922
|World War II flying ace
|Holocaust survivor; last Italian sonderkommando
|US Navy
|Royal Italian Army
|Italy
|{{age in years and days|1922|11|18}}
|-
|{{wp|Thomas Franklin Vaughns}}
|July 7, 1920
|Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen
|United States Army Air Force
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1920|7|7}}
|}
== W ==
8 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Born
!Notability
!Service
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_Langes Horst Langes]
|{{wp|Herbert Wahler}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|12|2}}
|December 10, 1921
|Member of state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate
|Accused of war crimes by SWC
|Wehrmacht
|Einsatzgruppe
|Germany
|Germany
|{{age in years and days|1921|12|10}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Phyllis Latour}}
|{{wp|Joe Wallach}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|4|8}}
|September 10, 1923
|Legion of Honour recipient, member of the Special Operations Executive
|Businessman
|Women's Auxiliary Air Force
|US Army
Special Operations Executive
|United States
French Resistance
|{{age in years and days|1923|9|10}}
|United Kingdom
----Free France
|-
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_Lauterbach Lothar Lauterbach]
|{{wp|William H. Webster}}
|{{birth date and age|1929|6|3}}
|March 6, 1924
|Artist
|3rd F.B.I. Director, 10th C.I.A. Director and Chairperson of the Homeland Security Advisory Council
|
|US Navy
|Germany
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|3|6}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Peter Lax}}
|{{wp|G. William Whitehurst}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|5|1}}
|March 12, 1925
|Mathematician
|Politician
|US Navy
|US Navy
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1925|3|12}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Norman Lear}}
|{{wp|Charley Winner}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|7|27}}
|July 2, 1924
|Film & television producer; ''All in the Family,'' ''Maude,'' ''The Jeffersons''
|Football player
|US Army Air Forces
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|2}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Nikolai Lebedev (actor)|Nikolai Lebedev}}
|{{wp|Louis Witten}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|12|15}}
|April 13, 1921
|Actor
|Theoretical physicist
|Red Navy
|US Army Air Forces
|Soviet Union
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1921|4|13}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Jean Lee (aircraftwoman)|Jean Lee}}
|{{wp|Woody Woodbury}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|7|26}}
|February 9, 1924
|Only woman of Chinese-Canadian descent to serve in RCAF
|Comedian, actor
|Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division
|US Marine Corps
|Canada
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|2|9}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|James Lees}}
|{{wp|Oscar Wyatt}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|2|14}}
|July 11, 1924
|Maritime expert, curator
|Businessman
|Royal Navy
British Merchant Navy
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Ted Lerner}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|10|15}}
|Real estate developer, principal owner of the Washington Nationals
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Sonny Lester}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|15}}
|Music producer
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Marv Levy}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|8|3}}
|Football coach
|US Army Air Corps
|US Army Air Corps
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|7|11}}
|}
== Y ==
1 veteran
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Born
!Notability
!Service
!Country
!Age
|-
|-
|{{wp|Guenter Lewy}}
|{{wp|Barbara Yeaman}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|8|22}}
|December 16, 1924
|Author, professor
|Conservationist
|British Army
|Women Airforce Service Pilots
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Peter Lloyd (aviator)|Peter Lloyd}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|12|15}}
|Aviator
|Australian Army
|Australia
|-
|{{wp|Nina Lobkovskaya}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|3|8}}
|Sniper
|Red Army
|Soviet Union
|-
|{{wp|Mujeeb Ahmad Khan Lodhi}}
|1922 (age 99–100)
|Admiral
|Royal Indian Navy
|British India
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Löschner_(Chorleiter) Ernst Löschner]
|{{birth date and age|1929|6|20}}
|Conductor
|Wehrmacht
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Dick Lucas (minister)|Dick Lucas}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|10}}
|Anglican minister
|Royal Navy
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|William R. Lucas}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|3|1}}
|Fourth director of the Marshall Space Flight Center
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Johnny Lujack}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|2|4}}
|Football player
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Bernt H. Lund}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|8|14}}
|Civil servant, diplomat, politician
|Norwegian resistance movement
|Norway
|-
|{{wp|Ted Luscombe}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|10}}
|Bishop, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church (1985–1990)
|British Indian Army
British Army
|British India
United Kingdom
|}
 
== M ==
60 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|{{wp|Terence Macartney-Filgate}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|8|6}}
|Film director
|Royal Air Force
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Ian Verner Macdonald}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|1|19}}
|Diplomat, entrepreneur
|Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Navy
|Canada
United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Marion Mann}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|3|29}}
|Physician, pathologist
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Josip Manolić}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|3|22}}
|Politician; prime minister of the Republic of Croatia (1990–1991)
|Yugoslav Partisans
|Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
|-
|{{wp|Steve Marsh (footballer)|Steve Marsh}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|9|12}}
|Australian rules football player
|Royal Australian Air Force
|Australia
|-
|{{wp|Peter Marshall (entertainer)|Peter Marshall}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|3|30}}
|TV personality & actor
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Ray Marshall}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|8|22}}
|US Secretary of Labor (1977-1981)
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Gordon Eugene Martin}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|8|22}}
|Physicist, author
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Knox Martin}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|2|12}}
|Artist
|US Coast Guard
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Angel Martín Taboas}}
|{{birth date and age|1918|6|18}}
|Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
|US Armed Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Ivan Martynushkin}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|12|23}}
|Last surviving liberator of the Auschwitz concentration camp
|Red Army
|Soviet Union
|-
|{{wp|Anthony Mason (judge)|Anthony Mason}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|4|21}}
|Judge; ninth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
|Royal Australian Air Force
|Australia
|-
|{{wp|Miloslav Masopust}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|9|26}}
|General
|1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the USSR
|Czechoslovakia
|-
|{{wp|Joseph Matarazzo}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|11|12}}
|Psychologist
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Robert D. Maurer}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|7|20}}
|Physicist
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Charlie Maxwell}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|4|8}}
|Baseball Player
|US Army
|United States
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Mayrhofer Otto Mayrhofer]
|{{birth date and age|1920|11|2}}
|Anaesthetist
|Wehrmacht
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|3|20}}
|Director-general of UNESCO (1974–1987)
|French Army
Free French Army
French Air Force
|France
----Free France
|-
|{{wp|William V. McBride}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|5|25}}
|General
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Robert McGinnis}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|3}}
|Artist, illustrator
|US Merchant Marine
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Art McNally}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|7|1}}
|American football referee
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Francis Terry McNamara}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|2}}
|Diplomat
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Henry R. McPhee Jr.}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|1|11}}
|Special assistant to President Dwight Eisenhower
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Kirke Mechem}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|8|16}}
|Composer
|US Army
|United States
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellmut_Mehnert Hellmut Mehnert]
|{{birth date and age|1928|2|22}}
|Physician, professor
|Volkssturm
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Bill Mercer}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|13}}
|Sportscaster, educator, & author
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Manfred Messerschmidt}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|10|1}}
|Historian
|Luftwaffe
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|A. L. Mestel}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|9|17}}
|Pediatric surgeon
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Harald Metzkes}}
|{{birth date and age|1929|1|23}}
|Painter
|Heer
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Ed Mickelson}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|9|9}}
|Baseball player
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|J. William Middendorf II}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|9|22}}
|Diplomat & politician
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Larry Miggins}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|8|20}}
|Baseball player
|US Merchant Marine
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Jim Miller (Australian footballer, born 1919)|Jim Miller}}
|{{birth date and age|1919|5|30}}
|Australian rules football player
|Australian Army
Royal Australian Air Force
|Australia
|-
|{{wp|John H. Miller}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|4|16}}
|General
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Newton N. Minow}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|1|17}}
|FCC chairman (1961–1963)
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Maria Mirecka-Loryś}}
|{{birth date and age|1916|2|7}}
|Lawyer, journalist
|Home Army
|Poland
|-
|{{wp|John Matthew Mitchell}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|3|22}}
|Charity worker
|Royal Navy
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Hiroshi H. Miyamura}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|10|6}}
|Medal of Honor recipient
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Sanford K. Moats}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|12|4}}
|General
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|David O. Moberg}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|2|13}}
|Sociologist
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Hans Modrow}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|1|27}}
|Prime Minister of East Germany
|Heer
|Germany
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Moehring Gerhard Moehring]
|{{birth date and age|1921|3|28}}
|Educationist
|Heer
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Gwen Moffat}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|7|3}}
|Climber, writer
|Auxiliary Territorial Service
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Jürgen Moltmann}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|4|8}}
|Protestant theologian
|Wehrmacht
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Henry Moore (bishop)|Henry Moore}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|11|2}}
|Bishop of Cyprus and The Gulf
|British Army
British Indian Army
|United Kingdom
British India
|-
|{{wp|Bobby Morgan (baseball)|Bobby Morgan}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|6|29}}
|Baseball player
|US Army
|United States
|-
|[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A3%AE%E7%B9%81%E5%BC%98 Shigehiro Mori]
|{{birth date and age|1928|1|7}}
|General; Chief of the Joint Staff of the JSDF (1986–1987), Chief of Staff, JASDF (1983–1986)
|Imperial Japanese Army
|Japan
|-
|{{wp|Edgar Morin}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|7|8}}
|Philosopher & sociologist
|French Resistance
|Free France
|-
|{{wp|Addold Mossin}}
|{{birth date and age|1919|12|12}}
|Neopagan priest
|Finnish Army
|Finland
|-
|{{wp|Ben R. Mottelson}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|9}}
|Physicist
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Müller_(Mineraloge) Georg Müller]
|{{birth date and age|1930|10|1}}
|Mineralogist
|Hitlerjugend
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Charlie Munger}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|1|1}}
|Business magnate; vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
|US Army Air Corps
|United States
|-
|[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%91%E4%BA%95%E6%BE%84%E5%A4%AB Sumio Murai]
|February 1925 (age 96)
|General; Chief of the Joint Staff of the JSDF (1983–1984), Chief of Staff, JGSDF (1981–1983)
|Imperial Japanese Army
|Japan
|-
|{{wp|Tomiichi Murayama}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|3|3}}
|Japanese Prime Minister
|Imperial Japanese Army
|Japan
|-
|{{wp|David H. Murdock}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|4|11}}
|Billionaire & businessman
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Austin Murphy}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|6|17}}
|Member of U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Thomas Murphy (broadcasting)|Thomas Murphy}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|31}}
|Broadcasting executive
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Tony Murray (businessman)|Tony Murray}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|2|8}}
|Businessman, billionaire
|Free French Army
Royal Air Force
|Free France
United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|David Musuguri}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|1|4}}
|Chief of the Tanzania People's Defence Force(1980-1988)
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Gordon Mydland}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|5|12}}
|Politician, lawyer
|US Navy
|United States
|}
 
== N ==
11 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|{{wp|Bill Nankivell}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|9|7}}
|Politician
|Royal Australian Air Force
|Australia
|-
|{{wp|Giorgio Napolitano}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|6|29}}
|11th President of Italy (2006–2015)
|Italian Resistance
|Italian Resistance
|-
|{{wp|Lucien N. Nedzi}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|28}}
|Politician
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Joe Negri}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|6|10}}
|Musician, educator
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Joan Neiman}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|9|9}}
|Senator
|Royal Canadian Navy (Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service)
|Canada
|-
|{{wp|Yakov Neishtadt}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|10|6}}
|Chess player
|Red Army
|Soviet Union
|-
|{{wp|Nerio Nesi}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|6|16}}
|Politician, businessman, banker
|Italian Resistance
|Italian Resistance
|-
|{{wp|Frederick M. Nicholas}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|5|30}}
|Lawyer
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|George Nigh}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|6|9}}
|Politician; 17th and 22nd governor of Oklahoma (1963, 1979–1987)
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Ian Nish}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|6|3}}
|Academic; specialist in Japanese studies
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Peter L. Nissen}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|1|8}}
|Aviator and businessman
|Norwegian resistance movement
Royal Norwegian Air Force
|Norway
|}
 
== O ==
6 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|{{wp|Makoto Ogawa (pilot)|Makoto Ogawa}}
|{{birth date and age|1917|2|1}}
|Pilot
|Japanese Imperial Army
|Japan
|-
|{{wp|David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|5|17}}
|Scottish peer, Lord Chamberlain of the Household
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Jiro Ono (chef)|Jiro Ono}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|10|27}}
|Sushi Chef
|Japanese Imperial Army
|Japan
|-
|{{wp|David Oreck}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|9|17}}
|Entrepreneur
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Edward Ormondroyd}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|10|8}}
|Author
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Donald Owens}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|9|12}}
|General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene
|US Army
|United States
|}
 
== P ==
16 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|{{wp|Boris Pahor}}
|{{birth date and age|1913|8|26}}
|Writer & publicist
|Royal Italian Army
Slovene Partisans
|Italy
Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
|-
|{{wp|Rudolph Pariser}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|12|8}}
|Physicist & polymer chemist
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Victor Parsonnet}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|8|29}}
|Surgeon
|US Navy Reserve
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Johnny Pate}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|12|5}}
|Bass player & arranger
|US Army; played with the 218th AGF Army Band
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Philip Pearlstein}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|5|24}}
|Modern Realist painter
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|John Peoples (educator)|John Peoples}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|8|26}}
|President of Jackson State University
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Simon Perchik}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|12|24}}
|Poet
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Solomon Perel}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|4|21}}
|Holocaust survivor, author
|Wehrmacht
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Jack Petchey}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|7|19}}
|Businessman
|Royal Navy
|United Kingdom
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Peters_(Sinologe) Helmut Peters]
|{{birth date and age|1930|7|23}}
|Sinologist, Marxist
|Volkssturm
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Leslie Phillips}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|4|20}}
|Actor
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Muriel Phillips}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|1|12}}
|Author
|US Army (nurse)
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Bill Pitman}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|2|12}}
|Musician
|US Armed Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Wanda Półtawska}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|11|2}}
|Subject of medical experiments in Ravensbrück concentration camp, author
|Polish Resistance
|Poland
|-
|{{wp|Aris Poulianos}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|7|24}}
|Anthropologist & archaeologist
|Greek People's Liberation Army
|Greece
|-
|{{wp|Ralph Puckett}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|8}}
|Medal of Honor recipient
|US Army Reserve
|United States
|}
 
== Q ==
1 veteran
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|{{wp|Al Quie}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|9|18}}
|Governor of Minnesota (1979–1983)
|US Navy
|United States
|}
 
== R ==
21 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|{{wp|Bhisadej Rajani}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|1|20}}
|Member of the Thai royal family
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|4|16}}
|Pope Benedict XVI, the 265th Pope
|Luftwaffenhelfer
|Germany
|-
|[https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Rasbol Helmut Rasbol]
|1925 (age 95-96)
|Accused of war crimes by SWC
|Wehrmacht
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Arthur Ravenel, Jr.}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|3|29}}
|Politician
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Dennis V. Razis}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|5|30}}
|Oncologist
|Greek Resistance
|Greece
|-
|{{wp|Vasily Reshetnikov}}
|{{birth date and age|1919|12|23}}
|Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force
|Soviet Air Forces
|Soviet Union
|-
|{{wp|Madeleine Riffaud}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|8|23}}
|Poet, journalist, & war correspondent
|French Resistance
|Free France
|-
|{{wp|Basil Rigg}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|8|12}}
|Cricket player
|Australian Army
|Australia
|-
|{{wp|Fred Risser}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|5|5}}
|Politician
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Edward L. Rissien}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|10|1}}
|Film producer and executive
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|John Roberts (Royal Navy officer)|John Roberts}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|4|4}}
|Admiral
|Royal Navy
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Arthur Rock}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|8|19}}
|Businessman, investor
|US Army
|United States
|-
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Lisa_Cinciari_Rodano Maria Lisa Cinciari Rodano]
|{{birth date and age|1921|1|21}}
|Politician
|Italian Resistance
|Italian Resistance
|-
|{{wp|Alan Rogers (football manager)|Alan Rogers}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|12|31}}
|Football manager
|Royal Navy
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Richard Rohmer}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|1|24}}
|Military writer; ''Ultimatum''
|Royal Canadian Air Force
|Canada
|-
|{{wp|Roy Roper}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|9|11}}
|Rugby union player
|Royal New Zealand Navy
|New Zealand
|-
|{{wp|J. Roy Rowland}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|3}}
|Georgia congressman (1981–1995)
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Richard E. Rumble}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|10|26}}
|Admiral
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Philip Ruppe}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|9|29}}
|United States Congressman
|V-12 Navy College Training Program
|United States
|-
|{{wp|William Russell (English actor)|William Russell}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|19}}
|Actor
|Royal Air Force
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|F. James Rutherford}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|7|11}}
|Science professor, radar officer
|US Navy
|United States
|}
 
== S ==
52 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|{{wp|Howard F. Sachs}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|13}}
|Judge
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Agadadash Samedov}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|3|10}}
|Order of Glory recipient
|Red Army
|Soviet Union
|-
|{{wp|Sydney Samuelson}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|12|7}}
|Film commissioner
|Royal Air Force
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Ashot Sarkisov}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|1|30}}
|Admiral, scientist
|Red Army
|Soviet Union
|-
|{{wp|Frank Saucier}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|5|28}}
|Baseball player
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Laurie Sawle}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|8|19}}
|Cricket player
|Australian Army
|Australia
|-
|{{wp|Norman Scarth}}
|1925 (age 96–97)
|Blogger & political candidate
|Royal Navy
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Art Schallock}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|4|25}}
|Baseball player
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Harold Zvi Schiffrin}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|9|26}}
|Professor
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Rolf Schimpf}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|14}}
|German television actor
|Heer
|Germany
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Franz_Schleser Walter Franz Schleser]
|{{birth date and age|1930|10|25}}
|Representative of the Vereinigung Heimatvertriebener Deutscher Studenten
|Volkssturm
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Helmut Schlesinger}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|9|4}}
|President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
|Heer
|Germany
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich-Wilhelm_Schlomann Friedrich-Wilhelm Schlomann]
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|5}}
|Journalist
|Wehrmacht
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Wolf Schneider}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|7}}
|Journalist
|Luftwaffe
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Arnold Schulman}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|8|11}}
|Writer
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Harry D. Schultz}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|9|11}}
|Financial adviser, author
|US Army
|United States
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Schumann_(Politiker) Wolfgang Schumann]
|{{birth date and age|1929|6|5}}
|Member of Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
|Wehrmacht
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Bernard L. Schwartz}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|12|12}}
|CEO of Loral Corporation (1972–2006)
|US Army Air Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Ted Schwinden}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|8|31}}
|Politician; Governor of Montana (1976–1980)
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Vin Scully}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|11|29}}
|Sportscaster
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Simone Segouin}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|10|3}}
|Resistance member
|French Resistance
|Free France
|-
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Segre Bruno Segre]
|{{birth date and age|1918|9|4}}
|Journalist
|Italian Resistance
|Italian Resistance
|-
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Camillo_Segre Sergio Camillo Segre]
|{{birth date and age|1926|9|15}}
|Politician, journalist
|Italian Resistance
|Italian Resistance
|-
|{{wp|Vic Seixas}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|8|30}}
|Tennis player
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Sen Sōshitsu XV}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|4|19}}
|Hereditary master of the ''Urasenke'' ''chanoyu'' school
|Imperial Japanese Navy
|Japan
|-
|{{wp|Ralph Senensky}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|5|1}}
|TV director & writer
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Doc Severinsen}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|7|7}}
|Trumpeter
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Frank Shakespeare}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|4|9}}
|Diplomat, president of CBS
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Bobby Shantz}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|26}}
|Baseball player
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Pamela Sharples, Baroness Sharples}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|2|11}}
|British peer
|Women's Auxiliary Air Force
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Charles Norman Shay}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|6|27}}
|Penobscot tribal elder, writer
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Jack Sheedy (Australian rules footballer)|Jack Sheedy}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|9|28}}
|Australian rules footballer
|Royal Australian Navy
|Australia
|-
|{{wp|Robert G. Shulman}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|3|3}}
|Biophysicist
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Władysław Siemaszko}}
|{{birth date and age|1919|6|8}}
|Author, Lawyer
|Home Army
|Poland
|-
|{{wp|Edward H. Sims}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|5|29}}
|Author
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Carlo Smuraglia}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|8|12}}
|Politician; National president of the A.N.P.I. association (2011-2017)
|Italian Rersistance
|Italian Resistance
|-
|{{wp|Robert M. Solow}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|8|23}}
|Economist
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Mihai Șora}}
|{{birth date and age|1916|11|7}}
|Philosopher, writer
|French Resistance
|Free France
|-
|{{wp|Pierre Soulages}}
|{{birth date and age|1919|12|24}}
|Painter and sculptor
|
|France
|-
|{{wp|Larry South}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|2|26}}
|Politician
|Canadian Army
|Canada
|-
|{{wp|Robert Hitchcock Spain}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|10|26}}
|Bishop
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Bill Spence (writer)|Bill Spence}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|4|20}}
|Writer
|Royal Air Force
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Richard T. Spooner}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|10}}
|Author
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Irena Stankiewicz}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|2|28}}
|Graphic artist
|Home Army
|Poland
|-
|{{wp|Colin Stannard}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|2|8}}
|Archdeacon of Carlisle
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Epaminondas Stassinopoulos}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|1|17}}
|Astrophysicist
|Greek Resistance
|Greece
|-
|{{wp|Willis H. Stephens, Sr.}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|6|7}}
|Politician
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Guy Stern}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|1|14}}
|Literary scholar
|US Army
|United States
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Stöcker Heinz Stöcker]
|{{birth date and age|1929|1|22}}
|General
|Volkssturm
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Larry Storch}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|1|8}}
|Comedian and Actor; TV's ''F Troop''
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Fritz Streletz}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|9|28}}
|General
|Wehrmacht
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Lyle Elmer Strom}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|1|6}}
|Judge
|US Naval Reserve
|United States
|}
 
== T ==
13 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|[https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulev_Tailo Sulev Tailo]
|{{birth date and age|1920|12|2}}
|Poet, artist
|Finnish Army
|Finland
|-
|{{wp|Jiro Tanaka}}
|{{birth date and age|1917|1|16}}
|Aircraft & automotive engineer
|Imperial Japanese Army
|Japan
|-
|{{wp|Maurice Taylor (bishop)|Maurice Taylor}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|5|5}}
|Bishop
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Fletcher Thompson}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|2|5}}
|Politician & lawyer
|US Army Medical Corps & US Army Air Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|John Thorn (headmaster)|John Thorn}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|4|28}}
|Headmaster, writer
|Royal Navy
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Dan Tolkowsky}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|1|17}}
|Commander of the Israeli Air Force
|Royal Air Force
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Aldo Tortorella}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|10}}
|Journalist & politician
|Italian Resistance
|Italian Resistance
|-
|{{wp|Simon Towneley}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|12|14}}
|Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (1976–1997)
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Krastyu Trichkov}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|4|12}}
|Politician
|Bulgarian Resistance
|Bulgaria
|-
|{{wp|Charley Trippi}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|12|14}}
|Football player
|US Army Air Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Ankica Tuđman}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|7|24}}
|First Lady of Croatia
|Yugoslav Partisans
|Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
|-
|{{wp|Joe Turkel}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|7|15}}
|Actor
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|James Wesley Turpin}}
|{{birth date and age|1928|12|18}}
|Founder of Project Concern International, physician, activist
|US Navy
|United States
|}
 
== U ==
1 veteran
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|{{wp|Yosh Uchida}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|4|1}}
|Sports businessman, entrepreneur, & engineer
|US Army
|United States
|}
 
== V ==
7 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|{{wp|Tony Vaccaro}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|12|20}}
|Photographer
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Jaakko Valtanen}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|2|9}}
|General
|Finnish Defence Forces
|Finland
|-
|{{wp|Ronald R. Van Stockum}}
|{{birth date and age|1916|7|8}}
|General
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Dick Van Dyke}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|12|13}}
|Actor and comedian
|US Army Air Corps
|United States
|-
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Vanzini Enrico Vanzini]
|{{birth date and age|1922|11|18}}
|Holocaust survivor; last Italian sonderkommando
|Royal Italian Army
|Italy
|-
|{{wp|Thomas Franklin Vaughns}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|7|12}}
|Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen
|United States Army Air Force
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Inez Voyce}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|8|16}}
|Baseball player
|US Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve)
|United States
|}
 
== W ==
23 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|{{wp|Angel Wagenstein}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|10|17}}
|Film director, author
|Bulgarian Resistance
|Bulgaria
|-
|{{wp|Herbert Wahler}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|12|10}}
|Accused of war crimes by SWC
|Einsatzgruppe
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Udo Walendy}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|1|21}}
|Historian
|Luftwaffenhelfer
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Joe Wallach}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|9|10}}
|Businessman
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Martin Walser}}
|{{birth date and age|1927|3|24}}
|Writer
|Heer
|Germany
|-
|{{wp|Wan Haifeng}}
|{{birth date and age|1920|9|25}}
|General
|Red Army
|Republic of China
|-
|{{wp|Stan Waterman}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|4|5}}
|Cinematographer
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Josser Watling}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|11}}
|Association football player
|Royal Navy
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|William H. Webster}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|3|26}}
|3rd F.B.I. Director, 10th C.I.A. Director and Chairperson of the Homeland Security Advisory Council
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Jimmy Weldon}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|9|23}}
|Voice actor & ventriloquist
|US Army Air Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Lloyd F. Wheat}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|4|27}}
|Lawyer, politician
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|G. William Whitehurst}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|3|12}}
|Politician
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Hershel W. Williams}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|10|2}}
|Medal of Honor recipient
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|-
|{{wp|G. I. Williamson}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|5|19}}
|Theologian, pastor, author
|US Army
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Oscar Lawton Wilkerson}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|9}}
|Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen
|United States Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Dennis Wilson (poet)|Dennis Wilson}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|6|25}}
|Poet
|British Army
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Edwin Wilson (academic)|Edwin Wilson}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|2|1}}
|Professor
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Charley Winner}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|7|2}}
|Football player
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Graham Winteringham}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|3|2}}
|Architect
|Royal Navy
|United Kingdom
|-
|{{wp|Louis Witten}}
|{{birth date and age|1921|4|13}}
|Theoretical physicist
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Woody Woodbury}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|2|9}}
|Comedian & actor
|US Marine Corps
|United States
|-
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Laura_Fabbri_Wronowski Francesca Laura Fabbri Wronowski]
|{{birth date and age|1924|1|1}}
|Partisan, Journalist
|Italian Resistance
|Italian Resistance
|-
|{{wp|Oscar Wyatt}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|7|11}}
|Businessman
|US Army Air Corps
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1924|12|16}}
|}
|}


== X ==
== Z ==
1 veteran
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|{{wp|Alex Xydias}}
|{{birth date and age|1922|3|22}}
|Auto racing driver
|US Army Air Forces
|United States
|}
 
== Y ==
3 veterans
3 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Veteran
!Birth
!Born
!Notability
!Service
!Country
|-
|{{wp|Barbara Yeaman}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|12|16}}
|Conservationist
|Women Airforce Service Pilots
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Robert M. Young (director)|Robert M. Young}}
|{{birth date and age|1924|11|22}}
|Director, screenwriter, cinematographer, producer
|US Navy
|United States
|-
|{{wp|Ihor Yukhnovskyi}}
|{{birth date and age|1925|9|1}}
|Physicist, politician
|Red Army
|Soviet Union
|}
 
== Z ==
6 veterans
{| class="wikitable"
!Veteran
!Birth
!Notability
!Notability
!Service
!Service
!Country
!Country
|-
!Age
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolf_Zick Rolf Zick]
|{{birth date and age|1921|4|16}}
|Journalist
|Luftwaffenhelfer
|Germany
|-
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Zickler Heinz Zickler]
|{{birth date and age|1920|3|25}}
|Musician
|Heer
|Germany
|-
|-
|{{wp|Franklin B. Zimmerman}}
|{{wp|Franklin B. Zimmerman}}
|{{birth date and age|1923|6|20}}
|June 20, 1923
|Musicologist, conductor
|Musicologist, conductor
|US Army
|US Army
|United States
|United States
|{{age in years and days|1923|6|20}}
|-
|-
|{{wp|Zou Jiahua}}
|{{wp|Zou Jiahua}}
|{{birth date and age|1926|10|1}}
|October 1926
|Politician
|Politician
|National Revolutionary Army
|National Revolutionary Army
|Republic of China
|Republic of China
|{{age in years and days|1926|10|31}} to {{age in years and days|1926|10|1}}
|-
|-
|[https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leszek_Żukowski Leszek Żukowski]
|[https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leszek_Żukowski Leszek Żukowski]
|{{birth date and age|1929|2|11}}
|February 11, 1929
|President of World Association of Home Army Soldiers
|President of World Association of Home Army Soldiers
|Gray Ranks
|Gray Ranks
|Poland
|Poland
|-
|{{age in years and days|1929|2|11}}
|[https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanisław_Żurakowski_(podpułkownik) Stanisław Żurakowski]
|{{birth date and age|1920|7|24}}
|Polish lieutenant colonel
|Polish Army
Anders' Army
Polish Armed Forces in the West
|Poland
|}
|}
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Lists]]

Latest revision as of 21:01, 21 September 2024

This is a list of notable surviving veterans of World War II (1939–1945). A total of 199 veterans are listed.

A

10 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
S. Daniel Abraham August 15, 1924 Businessman, philanthropist US Army United States 100 years, 42 days
Valdas Adamkus November 3, 1926 President of Lithuania Lithuanian resistance Lithuania 97 years, 328 days
Lee Adams August 14, 1924 Musician US Army United States 100 years, 43 days
Marshall Allen May 25, 1924 Musician US Army United States 100 years, 124 days
Walter Althammer March 12, 1928 Politician Heer Germany 96 years, 198 days
Valérie André April 21, 1922 General, neurosurgeon, aviator French Resistance Free France 102 years, 158 days
Ray Anthony January 20, 1922 Bandleader and trumpeter US Navy United States 102 years, 250 days
George Ariyoshi March 12, 1926 Governor of Hawaii (1974–1986) US Army United States 98 years, 198 days
Stanisław Aronson May 6, 1925 Order of Polonia Restituta recipient Home Army Poland 99 years, 143 days
Austin Asche November 28, 1925 Administrator of the Northern Territory, judge Royal Australian Air Force Australia 98 years, 303 days

B

20 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Vincent Ball December 4, 1923 Actor Royal Australian Air Force Australia 100 years, 297 days
Karlheinz Bauer April 24, 1928 Former head of Bauer Group Heer Germany 96 years, 155 days
William J. Bauer September 15, 1926 Federal judge US Army United States 98 years, 11 days
V. J. Bella July 29, 1927 American politician US Marine Corps United States 97 years, 59 days
Alan Bergman September 11, 1925 Songwriter US Army United States 99 years, 15 days
Rasammah Bhupalan May 1, 1927 Social activist Indian National Army Azad Hind 97 years, 148 days
Walter Bingham January 5, 1924 Journalist British Army United Kingdom 100 years, 265 days
Benjamin B. Blackburn February 14, 1927 Politician US Navy United States 97 years, 225 days
Eric Blackwood December 7, 1921 Aviator Royal Canadian Air Force

Royal Air Force

Canada

United Kingdom

102 years, 294 days
Harry Blank May 24, 1925 Politician Canadian Army Canada 99 years, 125 days
Daoud Bokhary January 15, 1920 Businessman British Indian Army British India 104 years, 255 days
Jacques Borker September 29, 1922 Artist French Resistance Free France 101 years, 363 days
Hugo Broch January 6, 1922 World War II flying ace Luftwaffe Germany 102 years, 264 days
Victor Brombert November 11, 1923 Professor US Army United States 100 years, 320 days
Mel Brooks June 28, 1926 Director, actor, producer US Army, Battle of the Bulge United States 98 years, 90 days
Stephen Brown October 3, 1924 Judge Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom 99 years, 359 days
Walt Brown July 28, 1926 Politician US Navy United States 98 years, 60 days
Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin February 17, 1924 11th Earl of Elgin British Army, Scots Guards United Kingdom 100 years, 222 days
Arthur E. Bryson October 7, 1925 Control theorist US Navy United States 98 years, 355 days
Charles Burrell October 4, 1920 Musician US Navy United States 103 years, 358 days

C

13 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Gerard Caris March 20, 1925 Artist US Marine Corps United States 99 years, 190 days
Lou Carnesecca January 5, 1925 Basketball coach US Coast Guard United States 99 years, 265 days
Jimmy Carter October 1, 1924 39th U.S. President US Navy United States 99 years, 361 days
Patrick Skene Catling February 14, 1925 Journalist, author Royal Canadian Air Force Canada 99 years, 225 days
Nadia Cattouse November 2, 1924 Actress, singer, songwriter Auxiliary Territorial Service United Kingdom 99 years, 329 days
Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher April 25, 1925 Businessman, trade unionist, tax official Royal Air Force United Kingdom 99 years, 154 days
John B. Cobb February 9, 1925 Theologian, philosopher, environmentalist US Army United States 99 years, 230 days
Marthe Cohn April 13, 1920 Author, spy French Army France 104 years, 166 days
Ena Collymore-Woodstock September 10, 1917 Solicitor, magistrate Auxiliary Territorial Service United Kingdom 107 years, 16 days
Tom Copeland April 17, 1924 Politician US Army United States 100 years, 162 days
John Thomas Copenhaver Jr. September 29, 1925 Federal judge US Army United States 98 years, 363 days
John Cruickshank May 20, 1920 Recipient of the Victoria Cross British Army

Royal Air Force

United Kingdom 104 years, 129 days
Iris Cummings December 21, 1920 Olympic swimmer, Aviator Women Airforce Service Pilots United States 103 years, 280 days

D

12 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Phyllis Dalton October 16, 1925 Costume designer Women's Royal Naval Service United States 98 years, 346 days
Louis Danziger November 17, 1923 Graphic designer, professor US Army United States 100 years, 314 days
Klaus von Dohnanyi June 23, 1928 Politician, First Mayor of Hamburg Volkssturm Germany 96 years, 95 days
Charles Dolan October 16, 1926 Businessman, Philanthropist US Army Air Force United States 97 years, 346 days
Lou Donaldson November 1, 1926 Musician US Navy United States 97 years, 330 days
William I. Donnermeyer Sr. September 19, 1924 Politician US Navy United States 100 years, 7 days
Bruce L. Douglas July 14, 1925 Politician US Navy United States 99 years, 74 days
Karl-Heinz Drews December 22, 1929 General Volkssturm

Wehrmacht

Germany 94 years, 279 days
Roy Drinkard July 12, 1920 Businessman US Marine Corps United States 104 years, 76 days
Charles C. Droz July 8, 1924 Politician US Army United States 100 years, 80 days
Patrick Duffy June 17, 1920 President of the NATO Assembly Fleet Air Arm United Kingdom 104 years, 101 days
Winfield Dunn July 1, 1927 Politician; Governor of Tennessee (1971–1975) US Navy United States 97 years, 87 days

E

3 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Alfred Einwag March 18, 1928 Lawyer Heer Germany 96 years, 192 days
Juan Ponce Enrile February 14, 1924 Lawyer Philippine Navy Philippines 100 years, 225 days
Anthony Eyton May 17, 1923 Artist British Army United Kingdom 101 years, 132 days

F

9 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Josef-Gerhard Farkas July 13, 1929 Hungariologist Volkssturm Germany 95 years, 75 days
Edward Field June 7, 1924 Poet, author US Army Air Forces United States 100 years, 111 days
Sergio Flamigni October 22, 1925 Politician, writer Italian Resistance Italian Resistance 98 years, 340 days
James Clayton Flowers December 25, 1915 Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen United States Army Air Forces United States 108 years, 276 days
Loretta Ford December 28, 1920 Nurse, Academic US Army Air Forces United States 103 years, 273 days
Wieland Förster February 12, 1930 Painter, writer Volkssturm Germany 94 years, 227 days
John S. Foster Jr. September 18, 1922 Physicist US Army Air Forces United States 102 years, 8 days
J. Keith Fraser February 18, 1922 Physical geographer Royal Canadian Air Force

Royal Air Force

Canada

United Kingdom

102 years, 221 days
Russell Freeburg March 4, 1923 Editor of the Chicago Tribune US Army United States 101 years, 206 days

G

12 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Arnald Gabriel May 31, 1925 Conductor of the US Air Force Band US Army United States 99 years, 118 days
Samuel Rhea Gammon III January 22, 1924 Ambassador US Army United States 100 years, 248 days
Bernard Garfield May 27, 1924 Bassoonist US Army United States 100 years, 122 days
Stanley Michael Gartler June 9, 1923 Biologist, geneticist US Army Air Forces United States 101 years, 109 days
Eddie Germano November 15, 1924 Cartoonist US Army United States 99 years, 316 days
Roy Gibson July 4, 1924 Aerospace engineer British Army United Kingdom 100 years, 84 days
I. Leo Glasser April 6, 1924 Judge US Army United States 100 years, 173 days
René Henry Gracida June 9, 1923 Bishop Flying Tigers United States 101 years, 109 days
Bill Grayden August 5, 1920 Politician Australian Army Australia 104 years, 52 days
Bill Greason September 3, 1924 Baseball player US Marine Corps United States 100 years, 23 days
Maurice R. Greenberg May 4, 1925 CEO of American International Group (1967–2005) US Army United States 99 years, 145 days
Frank J. Guarini August 20, 1924 Politician; New Jersey Representative (1979–1990) US Navy United States 100 years, 37 days

H

15 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Jürgen Habermas June 18, 1929 Philosopher; sociologist Luftwaffenhelfer Germany 95 years, 100 days
G. Homer Harding December 7, 1925 Politician US Army United States 98 years, 294 days
George Hardy June 8, 1925 Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen US Army Air Forces United States 99 years, 110 days
Robert Harlow November 19, 1923 Writer, academic Royal Canadian Air Force Canada 100 years, 312 days
Ted Hartley November 6, 1924 Pilot, banker, actor, film producer US Navy United States 99 years, 325 days
Helmut Hauptmann March 12, 1928 Writer Heer Germany 96 years, 198 days
Eric Heath November 23, 1923 Artist Royal New Zealand Air Force New Zealand 100 years, 308 days
John Hemingway July 17, 1919 Pilot, last surviving member of "The Few" from the Battle of Britain Royal Air Force United Kingdom 105 years, 71 days
Józef Hen November 8, 1923 Writer Polish People's Army Poland 100 years, 323 days
Werner Henninger April 7, 1929 Admiral Volkssturm Germany 95 years, 172 days
Laurin L. Henry May 23, 1921 Researcher US Navy United States 103 years, 126 days
Cyril Hilsum May 17, 1925 Physicist, academic Royal Navy United Kingdom 99 years, 132 days
Earl Holliman September 11, 1928 Actor US Navy United States 96 years, 15 days
Tom Hughes November 26, 1923 Politician Royal Australian Air Force Australia 100 years, 305 days
Evan Hultman July 15, 1925 Politician US Army United States 99 years, 73 days

I

1 veteran

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Paul Ignatius November 11, 1920 Government official US Navy United States 103 years, 320 days

J

4 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Stephen A. Jarislowsky September 9, 1925 Businessman, billionaire US Army United States 99 years, 17 days
Dub Jones December 29, 1924 American football player US Navy United States 99 years, 272 days
George Joseph September 11, 1921 Founder of Mercury Insurance Group US Army United States 103 years, 15 days
George Judge May 2, 1925 Professor, econometrician US Army Air Forces United States 99 years, 147 days

K

3 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Sydney Kentridge November 5, 1922 Lawyer, judge South African Army South Africa 101 years, 326 days
Elisabeth Kirkby January 26, 1921 Actress, writer, broadcaster Auxiliary Territorial Service United Kingdom 103 years, 244 days
Helma Kissner December 23, 1923 Accused of war crimes by SWC Wehrmacht Germany 100 years, 278 days

L

11 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Horst Langes December 2, 1928 Member of state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate Wehrmacht Germany 95 years, 299 days
Peter Lax May 1, 1926 Mathematician US Navy United States 98 years, 148 days
Jean Lee July 26, 1924 Only woman of Chinese-Canadian descent to serve in RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division Canada 100 years, 62 days
James Lees February 14, 1924 Maritime expert, curator Royal Navy

British Merchant Navy

United Kingdom 100 years, 225 days
Marv Levy August 3, 1925 Football coach US Army Air Corps United States 99 years, 54 days
Guenter Lewy August 22, 1923 Author, professor British Army United Kingdom 101 years, 35 days
Nina Lobkovskaya March 8, 1925 Sniper Red Army Soviet Union 99 years, 202 days
Ernst Löschner June 20, 1929 Conductor Wehrmacht Germany 95 years, 98 days
Dick Lucas September 10, 1925 Anglican minister Royal Navy United Kingdom 99 years, 16 days
William R. Lucas March 1, 1922 Fourth director of the Marshall Space Flight Center US Navy United States 102 years, 209 days
Bernt H. Lund August 14, 1924 Civil servant, diplomat, politician Norwegian resistance movement Norway 100 years, 43 days

M

27 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Ray Marshall August 22, 1928 US Secretary of Labor (1977-1981) US Navy United States 96 years, 35 days
Gordon Eugene Martin August 22, 1925 Physicist, author US Navy United States 99 years, 35 days
Ivan Martynushkin January 18, 1924 Last surviving liberator of the Auschwitz concentration camp Red Army Soviet Union 100 years, 252 days
Anthony Mason April 21, 1925 Judge; ninth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia Royal Australian Air Force Australia 99 years, 158 days
Miloslav Masopust September 26, 1924 General 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the USSR Czechoslovakia 100 years, 0 days
Joseph Matarazzo November 12, 1925 Psychologist US Navy United States 98 years, 319 days
Robert D. Maurer July 20, 1924 Physicist US Army United States 100 years, 68 days
Charlie Maxwell April 8, 1927 Baseball Player US Army United States 97 years, 171 days
Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow March 20, 1921 Director-general of UNESCO (1974–1987) French Army

Free French Army

French Air Force

France
Free France 		103 years, 190 days
Robert McGinnis February 3, 1926 Artist, illustrator US Merchant Marine United States 98 years, 236 days
Francis Terry McNamara November 2, 1927 Diplomat US Navy United States 96 years, 329 days
Kirke Mechem August 16, 1925 Composer US Army United States 99 years, 41 days
Bill Mercer February 13, 1926 Sportscaster, educator, author US Navy United States 98 years, 226 days
Harald Metzkes January 23, 1929 Painter Heer Germany 95 years, 247 days
Ed Mickelson September 9, 1926 Baseball player US Army Air Forces United States 98 years, 17 days
J. William Middendorf September 22, 1924 Diplomat, politician US Navy United States 100 years, 4 days
Jim Miller May 30, 1919 Australian rules football player Australian Army

Royal Australian Air Force

Australia 105 years, 119 days
John H. Miller April 16, 1925 General US Marine Corps United States 99 years, 163 days
Gwen Moffat July 3, 1924 Climber, writer Auxiliary Territorial Service United Kingdom 100 years, 85 days
Henry Moore November 2, 1923 Bishop of Cyprus and The Gulf British Army

British Indian Army

United Kingdom

British India

100 years, 329 days
Shigehiro Mori January 7, 1928 General; Chief of the Joint Staff of the JSDF (1986–1987), Chief of Staff, JASDF (1983–1986) Imperial Japanese Army Japan 96 years, 263 days
Edgar Morin July 8, 1921 Philosopher, sociologist French Resistance Free France 103 years, 80 days
Georg Müller October 1, 1930 Mineralogist Hitlerjugend Germany 93 years, 361 days
Sumio Murai February 24, 1925 General; Chief of the Joint Staff of the JSDF (1983–1984), Chief of Staff, JGSDF (1981–1983) Imperial Japanese Army Japan 99 years, 215 days
Tomiichi Murayama March 3, 1924 Japanese Prime Minister Imperial Japanese Army Japan 100 years, 207 days
David H. Murdock April 11, 1923 Businessman, billionaire US Army United States 101 years, 168 days
David Musuguri January 4, 1920 Chief of the Tanzania People's Defence Force (1980–1988) British Army United Kingdom 104 years, 266 days

N

5 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Lucien Nedzi May 28, 1925 Politician US Army United States 99 years, 121 days
Joe Negri June 10, 1926 Musician, educator US Army United States 98 years, 108 days
Frederick M. Nicholas May 30, 1920 Lawyer US Army United States 104 years, 119 days
George Nigh June 9, 1927 Politician; 17th and 22nd governor of Oklahoma (1963, 1979–1987) US Navy United States 97 years, 109 days
Peter L. Nissen January 8, 1924 Aviator and businessman Norwegian resistance movement

Royal Norwegian Air Force

Norway 100 years, 262 days

O

3 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Jiro Ono October 27, 1925 Sushi Chef Japanese Imperial Army Japan 98 years, 335 days
Edward Ormondroyd October 8, 1925 Author US Navy United States 98 years, 354 days
Donald Owens September 12, 1926 General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene US Army United States 98 years, 14 days

P

3 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Victor Parsonnet August 29, 1924 Surgeon US Navy Reserve United States 100 years, 28 days
Johnny Pate December 5, 1923 Bass player, arranger US Army; played with the 218th AGF Army Band United States 100 years, 296 days
John Peoples August 26, 1926 President of Jackson State University US Marine Corps United States 98 years, 31 days

R

8 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Dennis V. Razis May 30, 1923 Oncologist Greek Resistance Greece 101 years, 119 days
Madeleine Riffaud August 23, 1924 Poet, journalist, war correspondent French Resistance Free France 100 years, 34 days
Basil Rigg August 12, 1926 Cricket player Australian Army Australia 98 years, 45 days
Fred Risser May 5, 1927 Politician US Navy United States 97 years, 144 days
John Roberts April 4, 1924 Admiral Royal Navy United Kingdom 100 years, 175 days
Arthur Rock August 19, 1926 Businessman, investor US Army United States 98 years, 38 days
Richard Rohmer January 24, 1924 Military writer; Ultimatum Royal Canadian Air Force Canada 100 years, 246 days
Philip Ruppe September 29, 1926 United States Congressman V-12 Navy College Training Program United States 97 years, 363 days

S

21 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Howard F. Sachs September 13, 1925 Judge US Navy United States 99 years, 13 days
Frank Saucier May 28, 1926 Baseball player US Navy United States 98 years, 121 days
Norman Scarth October 1925 Blogger, political candidate Royal Navy United Kingdom 98 years, 331 days to 98 years, 361 days
Art Schallock April 25, 1924 Baseball player US Navy United States 100 years, 154 days
Rolf Schimpf November 14, 1924 German television actor Heer Germany 99 years, 317 days
Walter Franz Schleser October 25, 1930 Representative of the Vereinigung Heimatvertriebener Deutscher Studenten Volkssturm Germany 93 years, 337 days
Helmut Schlesinger September 4, 1924 President of the Deutsche Bundesbank Heer Germany 100 years, 22 days
Wolfgang Schumann June 5, 1929 Member of Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate Wehrmacht Germany 95 years, 113 days
Sen Sōshitsu XV April 19, 1923 Hereditary master of the Urasenke chanoyu school Imperial Japanese Navy Japan 101 years, 160 days
Ralph Senensky May 1, 1923 TV director, writer US Army United States 101 years, 148 days
Doc Severinsen July 7, 1927 Trumpeter US Army United States 97 years, 81 days
Bobby Shantz September 26, 1925 Baseball player US Army United States 99 years, 0 days
Charles Norman Shay June 27, 1924 Penobscot tribal elder, writer US Army United States 100 years, 91 days
Robert G. Shulman March 3, 1924 Biophysicist US Navy United States 100 years, 207 days
Władysław Siemaszko June 8, 1919 Author, Lawyer Home Army Poland 105 years, 110 days
Edward H. Sims May 29, 1923 Author US Army Air Forces United States 101 years, 120 days
Richard T. Spooner September 10, 1926 Author US Marine Corps United States 98 years, 16 days
Irena Stankiewicz February 28, 1925 Graphic artist Home Army Poland 99 years, 211 days
Willis H. Stephens June 7, 1925 Politician US Army Air Forces United States 99 years, 111 days
Heinz Stöcker January 22, 1929 General Volkssturm Germany 95 years, 248 days
Fritz Streletz September 28, 1926 General Wehrmacht Germany 97 years, 364 days

T

4 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Sulev Tailo December 2, 1920 Poet, artist Finnish Army Finland 103 years, 299 days
Dan Tolkowsky January 17, 1921 Commander of the Israeli Air Force Royal Air Force United Kingdom 103 years, 253 days
Aldo Tortorella July 10, 1926 Journalist, politician Italian Resistance Italian Resistance 98 years, 78 days
James Wesley Turpin December 18, 1927 Founder of Project Concern International, physician, activist US Navy United States 96 years, 283 days

V

3 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Dick Van Dyke December 13, 1925 Actor and comedian US Army Air Corps United States 98 years, 288 days
Enrico Vanzini November 18, 1922 Holocaust survivor; last Italian sonderkommando Royal Italian Army Italy 101 years, 313 days
Thomas Franklin Vaughns July 7, 1920 Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen United States Army Air Force United States 104 years, 81 days

W

8 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Herbert Wahler December 10, 1921 Accused of war crimes by SWC Einsatzgruppe Germany 102 years, 291 days
Joe Wallach September 10, 1923 Businessman US Army United States 101 years, 16 days
William H. Webster March 6, 1924 3rd F.B.I. Director, 10th C.I.A. Director and Chairperson of the Homeland Security Advisory Council US Navy United States 100 years, 204 days
G. William Whitehurst March 12, 1925 Politician US Navy United States 99 years, 198 days
Charley Winner July 2, 1924 Football player US Army Air Forces United States 100 years, 86 days
Louis Witten April 13, 1921 Theoretical physicist US Army Air Forces United States 103 years, 166 days
Woody Woodbury February 9, 1924 Comedian, actor US Marine Corps United States 100 years, 230 days
Oscar Wyatt July 11, 1924 Businessman US Army Air Corps United States 100 years, 77 days

Y

1 veteran

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Barbara Yeaman December 16, 1924 Conservationist Women Airforce Service Pilots United States 99 years, 285 days

Z

3 veterans

Veteran Born Notability Service Country Age
Franklin B. Zimmerman June 20, 1923 Musicologist, conductor US Army United States 101 years, 98 days
Zou Jiahua October 1926 Politician National Revolutionary Army Republic of China 97 years, 331 days to 97 years, 361 days
Leszek Żukowski February 11, 1929 President of World Association of Home Army Soldiers Gray Ranks Poland 95 years, 228 days
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