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This is a list of '''notable surviving veterans of World War II''' (1939–1945). A total of | This is a list of '''notable surviving veterans of World War II''' (1939–1945). A total of 522 veterans are listed. | ||
== A == | == A == | ||
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|Australia | |Australia | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{wp|Vasily Astafyev}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1919|10| | |{{birth date and age|1919|10|25}} | ||
|Soviet Army colonel; Hero of the Soviet Union | |Soviet Army colonel; Hero of the Soviet Union | ||
|Red Army | |Red Army | ||
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|United States | |United States | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Dave Bailey (musician)}} | |{{wp|Dave Bailey (musician)|Dave Bailey}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1926|2|22}} | |{{birth date and age|1926|2|22}} | ||
|Musician | |Musician | ||
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== D == | == D == | ||
21 veterans | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Veteran | !Veteran | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Phyllis Dalton}} | |{{wp|Phyllis Dalton}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|10|16}} | ||
|Costume designer | |Costume designer | ||
|Women's Royal Naval Service | |Women's Royal Naval Service | ||
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|{{wp|Ernest L. Daman}} | |{{wp|Ernest L. Daman}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|3|14}} | ||
|Mechanical engineer, businessman, inventor | |Mechanical engineer, businessman, inventor | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Henry Danton}} | |{{wp|Henry Danton}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1919|3|30}} | ||
|Dancer, teacher | |Dancer, teacher | ||
|British Army | |British Army | ||
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|{{wp|Louis Danziger}} | |{{wp|Louis Danziger}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|11|17}} | ||
|Graphic designer, professor | |Graphic designer, professor | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Bob Dawson}} | |{{wp|Bob Dawson}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1921|1|3}} | ||
|Football player | |Football player | ||
|Australian Army | |Australian Army | ||
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|{{wp|Eddie Deerfield}} | |{{wp|Eddie Deerfield}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|8|24}} | ||
|Government official | |Government official | ||
|US Army Air Corps | |US Army Air Corps | ||
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|{{wp|Vincent DeRosa}} | |{{wp|Vincent DeRosa}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1920|10|5}} | ||
|Musician | |Musician | ||
|US Army Air Corps | |US Army Air Corps | ||
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|{{wp|Gene Derricotte}} | |{{wp|Gene Derricotte}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1926|6|14}} | ||
|American football player, Tuskegee Airmen | |American football player, Tuskegee Airmen | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Klaus von Dohnanyi}} | |{{wp|Klaus von Dohnanyi}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1928|6|23}} | ||
|Politician, First Mayor of Hamburg | |Politician, First Mayor of Hamburg | ||
|Volkssturm | |Volkssturm | ||
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|{{wp|Charles Dolan}} | |{{wp|Charles Dolan}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1926|10|16}} | ||
|Businessman, Philanthropist | |Businessman, Philanthropist | ||
|US Army Air Force | |US Army Air Force | ||
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|{{wp|Lou Donaldson}} | |{{wp|Lou Donaldson}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1926|11|1}} | ||
|Musician | |Musician | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|{{wp|William I. Donnermeyer Sr.}} | |{{wp|William I. Donnermeyer Sr.}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|9|19}} | ||
|Politician | |Politician | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|{{wp|Harry Dornbrand}} | |{{wp|Harry Dornbrand}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1922|11|10}} | ||
|Aerospace engineer | |Aerospace engineer | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|{{wp|Bruce L. Douglas}} | |{{wp|Bruce L. Douglas}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|7|14}} | ||
|Politician | |Politician | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Heinz_Drews Karl-Heinz Drews] | |[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Heinz_Drews Karl-Heinz Drews] | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1929|12|22}} | ||
|General | |General | ||
|Volkssturm | |Volkssturm | ||
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|{{wp|Roy Drinkard}} | |{{wp|Roy Drinkard}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1920|7|12}} | ||
|Businessman | |Businessman | ||
|US Marine Corps | |US Marine Corps | ||
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|{{wp|Charles C. Droz}} | |{{wp|Charles C. Droz}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|7|8}} | ||
|Politician | |Politician | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
|United States | |United States | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Patrick Duffy (British politician)|Patrick Duffy}} | |||
|{{birth date and age|1920|6|17}} | |||
|{{wp|Patrick Duffy (British politician)}} | |||
| | |||
|President of the NATO Assembly | |President of the NATO Assembly | ||
|Fleet Air Arm | |Fleet Air Arm | ||
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|{{wp|Roland Dumas}} | |{{wp|Roland Dumas}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1922|8|23}} | ||
|Politician, lawyer | |Politician, lawyer | ||
|French Resistance | |French Resistance | ||
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|{{wp|Charles Duncan, Jr.}} | |{{wp|Charles Duncan, Jr.}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1926|9|9}} | ||
|Entrepreneur, statesman, and administrator | |Entrepreneur, statesman, and administrator | ||
|US Army Air Corps | |US Army Air Corps | ||
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|{{wp|Winfield Dunn}} | |{{wp|Winfield Dunn}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1927|7|1}} | ||
|Politician; Governor of Tennessee (1971–1975) | |Politician; Governor of Tennessee (1971–1975) | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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== G == | == G == | ||
32 veterans | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Veteran | !Veteran | ||
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|{{wp|Arnald Gabriel}} | |{{wp|Arnald Gabriel}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|5|31}} | ||
|Conductor of the US Air Force Band | |Conductor of the US Air Force Band | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Samuel Rhea Gammon III}} | |{{wp|Samuel Rhea Gammon III}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|1|22}} | ||
|Ambassador | |Ambassador | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Norman Garbo}} | |{{wp|Norman Garbo}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1919|2|15}} | ||
|Author & lecturer | |Author & lecturer | ||
|US Army Air Forces | |US Army Air Forces | ||
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|{{wp|Harold Garde}} | |{{wp|Harold Garde}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|6|7}} | ||
|Artist | |Artist | ||
|US Army Air Forces | |US Army Air Forces | ||
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|{{wp|Bernard Garfield}} | |{{wp|Bernard Garfield}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|3|27}} | ||
|Bassoonist | |Bassoonist | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Stanley Michael Gartler}} | |{{wp|Stanley Michael Gartler}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|6|9}} | ||
|Biologist & geneticist | |Biologist & geneticist | ||
|US Army Air Forces | |US Army Air Forces | ||
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|{{wp|Philippe de Gaulle}} | |{{wp|Philippe de Gaulle}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1921|12|28}} | ||
|Inspector General, Senator and son of leader Charles De Gaulle | |Inspector General, Senator and son of leader Charles De Gaulle | ||
|Free French Naval Forces | |Free French Naval Forces | ||
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|[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Léon_Gautier_(militaire) Léon Gautier] | |[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 | |Legion of Honour recipient, last living member of Commando Kieffer | ||
|Free French Naval Forces | |Free French Naval Forces | ||
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|{{wp|Eddie Germano}} | |{{wp|Eddie Germano}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|11|15}} | ||
|Cartoonist | |Cartoonist | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Harry Gesner}} | |{{wp|Harry Gesner}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|4|28}} | ||
|Architect | |Architect | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Andrée Geulen-Herscovici}} | |{{wp|Andrée Geulen-Herscovici}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1921|9|6}} | ||
|Member of the Comité de Défense des Juifs, helped rescue almost one thousand Jewish children | |Member of the Comité de Défense des Juifs, helped rescue almost one thousand Jewish children | ||
|Belgian Resistance | |Belgian Resistance | ||
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|{{wp|Roy Gibson}} | |{{wp|Roy Gibson}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|7|4}} | ||
|Aerospace engineer | |Aerospace engineer | ||
|British Army | |British Army | ||
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|{{wp|I. Leo Glasser}} | |{{wp|I. Leo Glasser}} | ||
|April 6, 1924 (age 97) | |April 6, 1924 (age 97){{birth date and age|1924|4|6}} | ||
|Judge | |Judge | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Charles Godfrey}} | |{{wp|Charles Godfrey}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1917|9|24}} | ||
|Physician, professor, politician | |Physician, professor, politician | ||
| | | | ||
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|{{wp|Howard Golden}} | |{{wp|Howard Golden}} | ||
|1925 (age | |1925 (age 96–97) | ||
|Politician | |Politician | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|{{wp|Harry E. Goldsworthy}} | |{{wp|Harry E. Goldsworthy}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1914|4|3}} | ||
|Lieutenant General | |Lieutenant General | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|John B. Goodenough}} | |{{wp|John B. Goodenough}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1922|7|25}} | ||
|Physicist, 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry | |Physicist, 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Alfred T. Goodwin}} | |{{wp|Alfred T. Goodwin}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|6|29}} | ||
|Judge; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (1971–1991) | |Judge; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (1971–1991) | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Bert I. Gordon}} | |{{wp|Bert I. Gordon}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1922|9|24}} | ||
|Film director; ''Village of the Giants'', ''Empire of the Ants'' | |Film director; ''Village of the Giants'', ''Empire of the Ants'' | ||
|US Army Air Corps | |US Army Air Corps | ||
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|{{wp|René Henry Gracida}} | |{{wp|René Henry Gracida}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|6|9}} | ||
|Bishop | |Bishop | ||
|Flying Tigers | |Flying Tigers | ||
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|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Grade Friedrich Grade] | |[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Grade Friedrich Grade] | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1916|3|29}} | ||
|Engineer and naval officer | |Engineer and naval officer | ||
|Kriegsmarine | |Kriegsmarine | ||
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|{{wp|David E. Grange, Jr.}} | |{{wp|David E. Grange, Jr.}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|4|9}} | ||
|General | |General | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Bud Grant}} | |{{wp|Bud Grant}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1927|5|20}} | ||
|Athlete | |Athlete | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|{{wp|Bill Grayden}} | |{{wp|Bill Grayden}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1920|8|5}} | ||
|Politician | |Politician | ||
|Australian Army | |Australian Army | ||
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|{{wp|Bill Greason}} | |{{wp|Bill Greason}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|9|3}} | ||
|Baseball player | |Baseball player | ||
|US Marine Corps | |US Marine Corps | ||
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|{{wp|Peter Green}} | |{{wp|Peter Green}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|12|22}} | ||
|Historian | |Historian | ||
|Royal Air Force | |Royal Air Force | ||
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|{{wp|Russell H. Greenan}} | |{{wp|Russell H. Greenan}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|9|17}} | ||
|Author | |Author | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|{{wp|Maurice R. Greenberg}} | |{{wp|Maurice R. Greenberg}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|5|4}} | ||
|CEO of American International Group (1967–2005) | |CEO of American International Group (1967–2005) | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Shecky Greene}} | |{{wp|Shecky Greene}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1926|4|8}} | ||
|Comedian | |Comedian | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|{{wp|Stu Griffing}} | |{{wp|Stu Griffing}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1926|11|9}} | ||
|Olympic rower | |Olympic rower | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
|United States | |United States | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Doris Grumbach}} | |{{wp|Doris Grumbach}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1918|7|12}} | ||
|Writer | |Writer | ||
|Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service | |Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service | ||
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|{{wp|Frank Joseph Guarini}} | |{{wp|Frank Joseph Guarini}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|8|20}} | ||
|Politician; New Jersey Representative (1979–1990) | |Politician; New Jersey Representative (1979–1990) | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|{{wp|Jürgen Habermas}} | |{{wp|Jürgen Habermas}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1929|6|18}} | ||
|Philosopher; sociologist | |Philosopher; sociologist | ||
|Luftwaffenhelfer | |Luftwaffenhelfer | ||
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|{{wp|Barbara Hall}} | |{{wp|Barbara Hall}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|2|3}} | ||
|Crossword puzzle editor | |Crossword puzzle editor | ||
|Women's Royal Naval Service | |Women's Royal Naval Service | ||
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|{{wp|Gail Halvorsen}} | |{{wp|Gail Halvorsen}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1920|10|10}} | ||
|US Air Force pilot; Berlin Airlift "Candy Bomber" | |US Air Force pilot; Berlin Airlift "Candy Bomber" | ||
|US Army Air Forces | |US Army Air Forces | ||
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|{{wp|Ian Hamilton}} | |{{wp|Ian Hamilton}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|9|13}} | ||
|Lawyer, Scottish nationalist, participated in the removal of the Stone of Scone in 1950 | |Lawyer, Scottish nationalist, participated in the removal of the Stone of Scone in 1950 | ||
|British Army | |British Army | ||
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|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Hanel Walter Hanel] | |[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Hanel Walter Hanel] | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1930|9|14}} | ||
|Political caricaturist | |Political caricaturist | ||
|Volkssturm | |Volkssturm | ||
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|{{wp|Monique Hanotte}} | |{{wp|Monique Hanotte}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1920|8|10}} | ||
|Member of Belgian Resistance | |Member of Belgian Resistance | ||
|Belgian Resistance | |Belgian Resistance | ||
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|{{wp|G. Homer Harding}} | |{{wp|G. Homer Harding}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|12|7}} | ||
|Politician | |Politician | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|George Hardy}} | |{{wp|George Hardy}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|6|8}} | ||
|Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen | |Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen | ||
|US Army Air Forces | |US Army Air Forces | ||
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|{{wp|Robert Harlow}} | |{{wp|Robert Harlow}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|11|19}} | ||
|Writer, academic | |Writer, academic | ||
|Royal Canadian Air Force | |Royal Canadian Air Force | ||
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|{{wp|Sheldon Harnick}} | |{{wp|Sheldon Harnick}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|4|30}} | ||
|Lyricist (''Fiddler on the Roof'') | |Lyricist (''Fiddler on the Roof'') | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Ted Hartley}} | |{{wp|Ted Hartley}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|11|6}} | ||
|Pilot, banker, actor, film producer | |Pilot, banker, actor, film producer | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|{{wp|Chris Haughey}} | |{{wp|Chris Haughey}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|10|3}} | ||
|Baseball player | |Baseball player | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Helmut Hauptmann}} | |{{wp|Helmut Hauptmann}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1928|3|12}} | ||
|Writer | |Writer | ||
|Heer | |Heer | ||
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|{{wp|Bill Hayes}} | |{{wp|Bill Hayes}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|6|5}} | ||
|Actor | |Actor | ||
|US Naval Air Corps | |US Naval Air Corps | ||
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|{{wp|Thomas B. Hayward}} | |{{wp|Thomas B. Hayward}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|5|3}} | ||
|Admiral | |Admiral | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|{{wp|Eric Heath}} | |{{wp|Eric Heath}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|11|28}} | ||
|Artist | |Artist | ||
|Royal New Zealand Air Force | |Royal New Zealand Air Force | ||
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|{{wp|Robert Hébras}} | |{{wp|Robert Hébras}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|6|29}} | ||
|Oradour-sur Glane massacre survivor | |Oradour-sur Glane massacre survivor | ||
|French Resistance | |French Resistance | ||
|Free France | |Free France | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|John Hemingway (RAF pilot)}} | |{{wp|John Hemingway (RAF pilot)|John Hemingway}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1919|7|17}} | ||
|Pilot, last surviving member of "The Few" from the Battle of Britain | |Pilot, last surviving member of "The Few" from the Battle of Britain | ||
|Royal Air Force | |Royal Air Force | ||
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|{{wp|Józef Hen}} | |{{wp|Józef Hen}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|11|8}} | ||
|Writer | |Writer | ||
|Polish People's Army | |Polish People's Army | ||
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|{{wp|James Hennessy}} | |{{wp|James Hennessy}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|9|26}} | ||
|Diplomat, prison official | |Diplomat, prison official | ||
|British Army | |British Army | ||
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|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Henninger Werner Henninger] | |[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Henninger Werner Henninger] | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1929|4|7}} | ||
|Admiral | |Admiral | ||
|Volkssturm | |Volkssturm | ||
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|{{wp|Laurin L. Henry}} | |{{wp|Laurin L. Henry}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1921|5|23}} | ||
|Researcher | |Researcher | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|{{wp|Elwood Hillis}} | |{{wp|Elwood Hillis}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1926|3|6}} | ||
|Indiana congressman (1971–1987) | |Indiana congressman (1971–1987) | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|{{wp|Cyril Hilsum}} | |{{wp|Cyril Hilsum}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|5|17}} | ||
|Physicist, academic | |Physicist, academic | ||
|Royal Navy | |Royal Navy | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Stuart Hodes}} | |{{wp|Stuart Hodes}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|11|27}} | ||
|Dancer, choreographer, writer | |Dancer, choreographer, writer | ||
|US Army Air Corps | |US Army Air Corps | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Earl Holliman}} | |{{wp|Earl Holliman}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1928|9|11}} | ||
|Actor | |Actor | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A0%80%E6%B1%9F%E6%AD%A3%E5%A4%AB Masao Horie] | |[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A0%80%E6%B1%9F%E6%AD%A3%E5%A4%AB Masao Horie] | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1915|6|16}} | ||
|Japan Ground Self-Defense Force general. Commander Western Army (1972–1973) | |Japan Ground Self-Defense Force general. Commander Western Army (1972–1973) | ||
|Imperial Japanese Army | |Imperial Japanese Army | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Tom Hughes}} | |{{wp|Tom Hughes}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|11|26}} | ||
|Politician | |Politician | ||
|Royal Australian Air Force | |Royal Australian Air Force | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Evan Hultman}} | |{{wp|Evan Hultman}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|7|15}} | ||
|Politician | |Politician | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
Line 1,441: | Line 1,429: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Edwin Hunt}} | |{{wp|Edwin Hunt}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1920|3|20}} | ||
|Queen's Bargemaster | |Queen's Bargemaster | ||
|British Army | |British Army | ||
Line 1,447: | Line 1,435: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Harold Hyman}} | |{{wp|Harold Hyman}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|7|24}} | ||
|American Civil War historian | |American Civil War historian | ||
|US Marine Corps | |US Marine Corps | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Barbara Kremen}} | |{{wp|Barbara Kremen}} | ||
|1922 (age | |1922 (age 99–100) | ||
|Writer | |Writer | ||
|Women's Army Corps | |Women's Army Corps | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Mujeeb Ahmad Khan Lodhi}} | |{{wp|Mujeeb Ahmad Khan Lodhi}} | ||
|1922 (age | |1922 (age 99–100) | ||
|Admiral | |Admiral | ||
|Royal Indian Navy | |Royal Indian Navy | ||
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|United States | |United States | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Henry R. McPhee | |{{wp|Henry R. McPhee Jr.}} | ||
|{{birth date and age|1925|1|11}} | |{{birth date and age|1925|1|11}} | ||
|Special assistant to President Dwight Eisenhower | |Special assistant to President Dwight Eisenhower | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Bill Nankivell}} | |{{wp|Bill Nankivell}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|9|7}} | ||
|Politician | |Politician | ||
|Royal Australian Air Force | |Royal Australian Air Force | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Giorgio Napolitano}} | |{{wp|Giorgio Napolitano}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|6|29}} | ||
|11th President of Italy (2006–2015) | |11th President of Italy (2006–2015) | ||
|Italian Resistance | |Italian Resistance | ||
Line 2,263: | Line 2,251: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Lucien N. Nedzi}} | |{{wp|Lucien N. Nedzi}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|5|28}} | ||
|Politician | |Politician | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Joe Negri}} | |{{wp|Joe Negri}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1926|6|10}} | ||
|Musician, educator | |Musician, educator | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Joan Neiman}} | |{{wp|Joan Neiman}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1920|9|9}} | ||
|Senator | |Senator | ||
|Royal Canadian Navy (Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service) | |Royal Canadian Navy (Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service) | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Yakov Neishtadt}} | |{{wp|Yakov Neishtadt}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|10|6}} | ||
|Chess player | |Chess player | ||
|Red Army | |Red Army | ||
Line 2,287: | Line 2,275: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Nerio Nesi}} | |{{wp|Nerio Nesi}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|6|16}} | ||
|Politician, businessman, banker | |Politician, businessman, banker | ||
|Italian Resistance | |Italian Resistance | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Frederick M. Nicholas}} | |{{wp|Frederick M. Nicholas}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1920|5|30}} | ||
|Lawyer | |Lawyer | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|George Nigh}} | |{{wp|George Nigh}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1927|6|9}} | ||
|Politician; 17th and 22nd governor of Oklahoma (1963, 1979–1987) | |Politician; 17th and 22nd governor of Oklahoma (1963, 1979–1987) | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nimmerrichter Richard Nimmerrichter] | |[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nimmerrichter Richard Nimmerrichter] | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1920|12|31}} | ||
|Journalist | |Journalist | ||
|Wehrmacht | |Wehrmacht | ||
Line 2,311: | Line 2,299: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Ian Nish}} | |{{wp|Ian Nish}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1926|6|3}} | ||
|Academic; specialist in Japanese studies | |Academic; specialist in Japanese studies | ||
|British Army | |British Army | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Peter L. Nissen}} | |{{wp|Peter L. Nissen}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|1|8}} | ||
|Aviator and businessman | |Aviator and businessman | ||
|Norwegian resistance movement | |Norwegian resistance movement | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Abdizhamil Karimuly Nurpeisov}} | |{{wp|Abdizhamil Karimuly Nurpeisov}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|10|22}} | ||
|Writer | |Writer | ||
|Red Army | |Red Army | ||
Line 2,400: | Line 2,388: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Deanie Parrish}} | |{{wp|Deanie Parrish}} | ||
|1922 (age | |1922 (age 99–100) | ||
|Congressional Gold Medal recipient | |Congressional Gold Medal recipient | ||
|Women Airforce Service Pilots | |Women Airforce Service Pilots | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|[https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulev_Tailo Sulev Tailo] | |[https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulev_Tailo Sulev Tailo] | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1920|12|2}} | ||
|Poet, artist | |Poet, artist | ||
|Finnish Army | |Finnish Army | ||
Line 3,034: | Line 3,022: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Jiro Tanaka}} | |{{wp|Jiro Tanaka}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1917|1|16}} | ||
|Aircraft & automotive engineer | |Aircraft & automotive engineer | ||
|Imperial Japanese Army | |Imperial Japanese Army | ||
Line 3,040: | Line 3,028: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Maurice Taylor}} | |{{wp|Maurice Taylor}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1926|5|5}} | ||
|Bishop | |Bishop | ||
|British Army | |British Army | ||
Line 3,046: | Line 3,034: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Fletcher Thompson}} | |{{wp|Fletcher Thompson}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|2|5}} | ||
|Politician & lawyer | |Politician & lawyer | ||
|US Army Medical Corps & US Army Air Corps | |US Army Medical Corps & US Army Air Corps | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|John Thorn}} | |{{wp|John Thorn}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|4|28}} | ||
|Headmaster, writer | |Headmaster, writer | ||
|Royal Navy | |Royal Navy | ||
Line 3,058: | Line 3,046: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Dan Tolkowsky}} | |{{wp|Dan Tolkowsky}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1921|1|17}} | ||
|Commander of the Israeli Air Force | |Commander of the Israeli Air Force | ||
|Royal Air Force | |Royal Air Force | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Aldo Tortorella}} | |{{wp|Aldo Tortorella}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1926|7|10}} | ||
|Journalist & politician | |Journalist & politician | ||
|Italian Resistance | |Italian Resistance | ||
Line 3,070: | Line 3,058: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Simon Towneley}} | |{{wp|Simon Towneley}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1921|12|14}} | ||
|Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (1976–1997) | |Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (1976–1997) | ||
|British Army | |British Army | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Krastyu Trichkov}} | |{{wp|Krastyu Trichkov}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|4|12}} | ||
|Politician | |Politician | ||
|Bulgarian Resistance | |Bulgarian Resistance | ||
Line 3,082: | Line 3,070: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Charley Trippi}} | |{{wp|Charley Trippi}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1921|12|14}} | ||
|Football player | |Football player | ||
|US Army Air Corps | |US Army Air Corps | ||
Line 3,088: | Line 3,076: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Ankica Tuđman}} | |{{wp|Ankica Tuđman}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1926|7|24}} | ||
|First Lady of Croatia | |First Lady of Croatia | ||
|Yugoslav Partisans | |Yugoslav Partisans | ||
Line 3,094: | Line 3,082: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Joe Turkel}} | |{{wp|Joe Turkel}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1927|7|15}} | ||
|Actor | |Actor | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|James Wesley Turpin}} | |{{wp|James Wesley Turpin}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1928|12|18}} | ||
|Founder of Project Concern International, physician, activist | |Founder of Project Concern International, physician, activist | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Tony Vaccaro}} | |{{wp|Tony Vaccaro}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1922|12|20}} | ||
|Photographer | |Photographer | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
Line 3,138: | Line 3,126: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Jaakko Valtanen}} | |{{wp|Jaakko Valtanen}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|2|9}} | ||
|General | |General | ||
|Finnish Defence Forces | |Finnish Defence Forces | ||
Line 3,144: | Line 3,132: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Ronald R. Van Stockum}} | |{{wp|Ronald R. Van Stockum}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1916|7|8}} | ||
|General | |General | ||
|US Marine Corps | |US Marine Corps | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Dick Van Dyke}} | |{{wp|Dick Van Dyke}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|12|13}} | ||
|Actor and comedian | |Actor and comedian | ||
|US Army Air Corps | |US Army Air Corps | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Vanzini Enrico Vanzini] | |[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Vanzini Enrico Vanzini] | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1922|11|18}} | ||
|Holocaust survivor; last Italian sonderkommando | |Holocaust survivor; last Italian sonderkommando | ||
|Royal Italian Army | |Royal Italian Army | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Thomas Franklin Vaughns}} | |{{wp|Thomas Franklin Vaughns}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1920|7|12}} | ||
|Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen | |Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen | ||
|United States Army Air Force | |United States Army Air Force | ||
Line 3,168: | Line 3,156: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Inez Voyce}} | |{{wp|Inez Voyce}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|8|16}} | ||
|Baseball player | |Baseball player | ||
|US Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) | |US Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) | ||
Line 3,184: | Line 3,172: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Angel Wagenstein}} | |{{wp|Angel Wagenstein}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1922|10|17}} | ||
|Film director, author | |Film director, author | ||
|Bulgarian Resistance | |Bulgarian Resistance | ||
Line 3,190: | Line 3,178: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Herbert Wahler}} | |{{wp|Herbert Wahler}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1921|12|10}} | ||
|Accused of war crimes by SWC | |Accused of war crimes by SWC | ||
|Einsatzgruppe | |Einsatzgruppe | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Udo Walendy}} | |{{wp|Udo Walendy}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1927|1|21}} | ||
|Historian | |Historian | ||
|Luftwaffenhelfer | |Luftwaffenhelfer | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Joe Wallach}} | |{{wp|Joe Wallach}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|9|10}} | ||
|Businessman | |Businessman | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Martin Walser}} | |{{wp|Martin Walser}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1927|3|24}} | ||
|Writer | |Writer | ||
|Heer | |Heer | ||
Line 3,214: | Line 3,202: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Wan Haifeng}} | |{{wp|Wan Haifeng}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1920|9|25}} | ||
|General | |General | ||
|Red Army | |Red Army | ||
Line 3,220: | Line 3,208: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Stan Waterman}} | |{{wp|Stan Waterman}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|4|5}} | ||
|Cinematographer | |Cinematographer | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
Line 3,226: | Line 3,214: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Josser Watling}} | |{{wp|Josser Watling}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|5|11}} | ||
|Association football player | |Association football player | ||
|Royal Navy | |Royal Navy | ||
|United Kingdom | |United Kingdom | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Billy Watson}} | |{{wp|Watson_family|Billy Watson}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|12|25}} | ||
|Child actor | |Child actor | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Donald J. Watt}} | |{{wp|Donald J. Watt}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1918|8|10}} | ||
|Author | |Author | ||
|Australian Army | |Australian Army | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|William H. Webster}} | |{{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 | |3rd F.B.I. Director, 10th C.I.A. Director and Chairperson of the Homeland Security Advisory Council | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Jimmy Weldon}} | |{{wp|Jimmy Weldon}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|9|23}} | ||
|Voice actor & ventriloquist | |Voice actor & ventriloquist | ||
|US Army Air Corps | |US Army Air Corps | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Lloyd F. Wheat}} | |{{wp|Lloyd F. Wheat}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|4|27}} | ||
|Lawyer, politician | |Lawyer, politician | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Alan White}} | |{{wp|Alan White}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|2|23}} | ||
|Writer | |Writer | ||
| | | | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|G. William Whitehurst}} | |{{wp|G. William Whitehurst}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|3|12}} | ||
|Politician | |Politician | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Wiel Leopold Wiel] | |[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Wiel Leopold Wiel] | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1916|5|14}} | ||
|Architect and professor | |Architect and professor | ||
|Wehrmacht | |Wehrmacht | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Hershel W. Williams}} | |{{wp|Hershel W. Williams}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|10|2}} | ||
|Medal of Honor recipient | |Medal of Honor recipient | ||
|US Marine Corps | |US Marine Corps | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|G. I. Williamson}} | |{{wp|G. I. Williamson}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1925|5|19}} | ||
|Theologian, pastor, author | |Theologian, pastor, author | ||
|US Army | |US Army | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Oscar Lawton Wilkerson}} | |{{wp|Oscar Lawton Wilkerson}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1926|2|9}} | ||
|Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen | |Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen | ||
|United States Army Air Forces | |United States Army Air Forces | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Dennis Wilson}} | |{{wp|Dennis Wilson}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1921|6|25}} | ||
|Poet | |Poet | ||
|British Army | |British Army | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Edwin Wilson}} | |{{wp|Edwin Wilson}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|2|1}} | ||
|Professor | |Professor | ||
|US Navy | |US Navy | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Charley Winner}} | |{{wp|Charley Winner}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|7|2}} | ||
|Football player | |Football player | ||
|US Army Air Forces | |US Army Air Forces | ||
Line 3,316: | Line 3,304: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Graham Winteringham}} | |{{wp|Graham Winteringham}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1923|3|2}} | ||
|Architect | |Architect | ||
|Royal Navy | |Royal Navy | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Louis Witten}} | |{{wp|Louis Witten}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1921|4|13}} | ||
|Theoretical physicist | |Theoretical physicist | ||
|US Army Air Forces | |US Army Air Forces | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Woody Woodbury}} | |{{wp|Woody Woodbury}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|2|9}} | ||
|Comedian & actor | |Comedian & actor | ||
|US Marine Corps | |US Marine Corps | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Laura_Fabbri_Wronowski Francesca Laura Fabbri Wronowski] | |[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Laura_Fabbri_Wronowski Francesca Laura Fabbri Wronowski] | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|1|1}} | ||
|Partisan, Journalist | |Partisan, Journalist | ||
|Italian Resistance | |Italian Resistance | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Oscar Wyatt}} | |{{wp|Oscar Wyatt}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1924|7|11}} | ||
|Businessman | |Businessman | ||
|US Army Air Corps | |US Army Air Corps | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{wp|Zou Jiahua}} | |{{wp|Zou Jiahua}} | ||
| | |{{birth date and age|1926|10|1}} | ||
|Politician | |Politician | ||
|National Revolutionary Army | |National Revolutionary Army |
Revision as of 02:00, 29 January 2022
This is a list of notable surviving veterans of World War II (1939–1945). A total of 522 veterans are listed.
A
21 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abdullah CD | October 2, 1923 | Chairman and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Malaya | Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army | Federated Malay States |
S. Daniel Abraham | August 15, 1924 | Businessman, philanthropist | US Army | United States |
Valdas Adamkus | November 3, 1926 | President of Lithuania | Lithuanian resistance | Lithuania |
Lee Adams | August 14, 1924 | Musician | US Army | United States |
Hans Albert | February 8, 1921 | Philosopher | Heer | Germany |
Marshall Allen | May 25, 1924 | Musician | US Army | United States |
Wolfgang Altenburg | June 24, 1928 | General | Kriegsmarine | Germany |
Walter Althammer | March 12, 1928 | Politician | Heer | Germany |
Aksel Andersen | 1924/1925 (age 96–97) | Accused of War Crimes by SWC | Wehrmacht | Germany |
James A. Andersen | September 21, 1924 | Politician, judge | US Army | United States |
Bud Anderson | January 13, 1922 | Fighter pilot | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Erwin Andrä | May 20, 1921 | Designer | Wehrmacht | Germany |
Valérie André | April 21, 1922 | General, neurosurgeon, aviator | French Resistance | Free France |
Roger Angell | September 19, 1920 | Journalist | US Army | United States |
Ray Anthony | January 20, 1922 | Bandleader and trumpeter | US Navy | United States |
Stefan Arczyński | July 31, 1916 | Photographer | Luftwaffe
Heer |
Germany |
George Ariyoshi | March 12, 1926 | Governor of Hawaii (1974–1986) | US Army | United States |
Michael Arnold | December 27, 1928 | Professor | Heer | Germany |
Stanisław Aronson | May 6, 1925 | Order of Polonia Restituta recipient | Home Army | Poland |
Austin Asche | November 28, 1925 | Administrator of the Northern Territory, judge | Royal Australian Air Force | Australia |
Vasily Astafyev | October 25, 1919 | Soviet Army colonel; Hero of the Soviet Union | Red Army | Soviet Union |
B
61 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Robert L. Backman | March 22, 1922 | Lawyer, politician | US Army | United States |
Peter Badie | May 17, 1925 | Jazz bass guitarist | US Navy | United States |
Dave Bailey | February 22, 1926 | Musician | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Millie Bailey | February 3, 1918 | Civil servant | Women's Army Corps | United States |
Walter Balderson | September 19, 1926 | Television pioneer | US NavyThomas W. Horton deceased | United States |
Vincent Ball | December 4, 1923 | Actor | Royal Australian Air Force | Australia |
James Bama | April 28, 1926 | Artist | US Army Air Corps | United States |
Bernhard Banaschewski | March 22, 1926 | Mathematician | Luftwaffenhelfer | Germany |
Rudolf Barbarino | March 19, 1920 | Journalist | Heer | Germany |
Bob Barker | December 12, 1923 | Game show host | US Navy | United States |
Haven J. Barlow | January 4, 1922 | Politician | US Navy | United States |
Phil Batt | March 4, 1927 | 29th Governor of Idaho | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Karlheinz Bauer | April 24, 1928 | Former head of Bauer Group | Heer | Germany |
William J. Bauer | September 15, 1926 | Federal judge | US Army | United States |
Julius W. Becton Jr. | June 29, 1926 | American military officer, former FEMA director | US Army Air Corps | United States |
Harry Belafonte | March 1, 1927 | American singer | US Navy | United States |
V.J. Bella | July 29, 1927 | American politician | US Marine Corps | United States |
Tony Bennett | August 3, 1926 | Singer | US Army | United States |
Paul Berg | June 30, 1926 | Chemist | US Navy | United States |
Alan Bergman | September 11, 1925 | Songwriter | US Army | United States |
Rasammah Bhupalan | May 1, 1927 | Social activist | Indian National Army | Azad Hind |
Ruth Bidgood | July 20, 1922 | Poet, historian | Women's Royal Naval Service | United Kingdom |
Walter Bingham | 1924 (age 96–97) | Journalist | British Army | United Kingdom |
Bryan Harvey Bjarnason | April 2, 1924 | Politician | Royal Canadian Air Force | Canada |
Benjamin B. Blackburn | February 14, 1927 | Politician | US Navy | United States |
Robert J. Blackwell | February 26, 1925 | Government official | US Navy | United States |
Eric Blackwood | December 7, 1921 | Aviator | Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Air Force |
Canada
United Kingdom |
Simon Bland | December 4, 1923 | Courtier | British Army | United Kingdom |
Harry Blank | May 24, 1925 | Politician | Canadian Army | Canada |
Hans Blum | May 23, 1928 | Singer and Songwriter (Henry Valentino) | Kriegsmarine | Germany |
Ronald Blythe | November 6, 1922 | Author | United Kingdom | |
Emil Boček | February 25, 1923 | Last surviving Czech RAF Pilot | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
Daoud Bokhary | January 15, 1920 | Businessman | British Indian Army | British India |
Dave Bolen | December 23, 1923 | Olympic runner and ambassador | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Jacques Borker | 1922 (age 98–99) | Artist | French Resistance | Free France |
George Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth | October 31, 1919 | British hereditary peer, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall (1977–1994) | British Army | United Kingdom |
Robert William Bradford | December 17, 1923 | Artist | Royal Canadian Air Force | Canada |
Lewis M. Branscomb | August 17, 1926 | Scientist | US Navy | United States |
Egidius Braun | February 27, 1925 | President of the German Football Association | Wehrmacht | Germany |
Denis Brian | December 11, 1923 | Journalist, author | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
Hugo Broch | January 6, 1922 | World War II flying ace | Luftwaffe | Germany |
Manuel Bromberg | March 6, 1917 | Artist, professor | US Army | United States |
Victor Brombert | November 11, 1923 | Professor | US Army | United States |
Mel Brooks | June 28, 1926 | Director, actor, producer | US Army, Battle of the Bulge | United States |
Geoff Brown | April 4, 1927 | Tennis player | Royal Australian Air Force | Australia |
June Brown | February 16, 1927 | Actress | Royal Navy | United Kingdom |
Mervyn Brown | September 24, 1923 | Diplomat, historian | British Army | United Kingdom |
Stephen Brown | October 3, 1924 | Judge | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | United Kingdom |
Walt Brown | July 28, 1926 | Politician | US Navy | United States |
Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin | February 17, 1924 | 11th Earl of Elgin | British Army, Scots Guards | United Kingdom |
Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury | March 31, 1926 | British peer, businessman | British Army | United Kingdom |
Ashley Bryan | July 13, 1923 | Children's book writer & illustrator; Beat the Story Drum, Pum-Pum | US Army | United States |
Arthur E. Bryson | October 7, 1925 | Control theorist | US Navy | United States |
James L. Buckley | March 9, 1923 | Politician; New York senator (1971–1977) | US Navy | United States |
Frederick Buechner | July 11, 1926 | Christian author, minister, and theologian | US Army | United States |
Veljko Bulajić | March 22, 1928 | Film director | Yugoslav Partisans | Democratic Federal Yugoslavia |
Jack Burke, Jr. | January 29, 1923 | PGA professional golfer | US Marine Corps | United States |
Peter Burns | 1924 (age 96–97) | Architect | Royal Australian Air Force | Australia |
Charles Burrell | October 4, 1920 | Musician | US Navy | United States |
Julian J. Bussgang | March 26, 1925 | Mathematician, author | Polish Armed Forces in the West
British Army |
Poland
United Kingdom |
David Butler | October 17, 1924 | Political scientist | British Army | United Kingdom |
C
28 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Józef Caban | August 28, 1915 | Polish social activist | Polish Army
Home Army |
Poland |
Robert Cardenas | March 10, 1920 | General | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Harry Carmean | August 5, 1922 | Painter | US Army | United States |
Lou Carnesecca | May 1, 1925 | Basketball coach | US Coast Guard | United States |
Gerard Caris | March 20, 1925 | Artist | US Marine Corps | United States |
Jimmy Carter | October 1, 1924 | 39th U.S. President | US Navy | United States |
Jean-Gabriel Castel | June 21, 1925 | Law professor | French Resistance | Free France |
Patrick Skene Catling | February 14, 1925 | Journalist, author | Royal Canadian Air Force | Canada |
Nadia Cattouse | November 2, 1924 | Actress, singer, songwriter | Auxiliary Territorial Service | United Kingdom |
Friedrich Cerha | February 17, 1926 | Composer | Luftwaffe | Germany |
Robert A. Chase | January 1, 1923 | Surgeon, professor | US Army | United States |
Kenneth O. Chilstrom | April 20, 1921 | Air force officer | US Army Air Corps | United States |
Bob Chinn | March 2, 1923 | Restaurateur | US Army | United States |
Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher | April 25, 1925 | Businessman, trade unionist, tax official | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
John B. Cobb | February 9, 1925 | Theologian, philosopher, environmentalist | US Army | United States |
Sterling R. Cockrill | April 7, 1925 | Politician, artist | US Navy | United States |
Avern Cohn | July 23, 1924 | Judge | US Army | United States |
Marthe Cohn | April 13, 1920 | Author, spy | French Army | France |
Ena Collymore-Woodstock | September 10, 1917 | Solicitor, magistrate | Auxiliary Territorial Service | United Kingdom |
Leon Comber | September 20, 1921 | Author | British Indian Army | British India |
Harry Connick Sr. | March 27, 1926 | Attorney | US Navy | United States |
Jerome Coopersmith | August 11, 1925 | Dramatist | US Army | United States |
Tom Copeland | April 17, 1924 | Politician | US Army | United States |
John Thomas Copenhaver, Jr. | September 29, 1925 | Federal judge | US Army | United States |
Roger Corman | April 5, 1926 | Filmmaker & actor | V-12 Navy College Training Program | United States |
John Cruickshank | May 20, 1920 | Recipient of the Victoria Cross | British Army
Royal Air Force |
United Kingdom |
Charles Csuri | July 4, 1922 | Artist | US Army | United States |
Iris Cummings | December 21, 1920 | Olympic swimmer, Aviator | Women Airforce Service Pilots | United States |
D
21 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Phyllis Dalton | October 16, 1925 | Costume designer | Women's Royal Naval Service | United States |
Ernest L. Daman | March 14, 1923 | Mechanical engineer, businessman, inventor | US Army | United States |
Henry Danton | March 30, 1919 | Dancer, teacher | British Army | United Kingdom |
Louis Danziger | November 17, 1923 | Graphic designer, professor | US Army | United States |
Bob Dawson | January 3, 1921 | Football player | Australian Army | Australia |
Eddie Deerfield | August 24, 1923 | Government official | US Army Air Corps | United States |
Vincent DeRosa | October 5, 1920 | Musician | US Army Air Corps | United States |
Gene Derricotte | June 14, 1926 | American football player, Tuskegee Airmen | US Army | United States |
Klaus von Dohnanyi | June 23, 1928 | Politician, First Mayor of Hamburg | Volkssturm | Germany |
Charles Dolan | October 16, 1926 | Businessman, Philanthropist | US Army Air Force | United States |
Lou Donaldson | November 1, 1926 | Musician | US Navy | United States |
William I. Donnermeyer Sr. | September 19, 1924 | Politician | US Navy | United States |
Harry Dornbrand | November 10, 1922 | Aerospace engineer | US Navy | United States |
Bruce L. Douglas | July 14, 1925 | Politician | US Navy | United States |
Karl-Heinz Drews | December 22, 1929 | General | Volkssturm
Wehrmacht |
Germany |
Roy Drinkard | July 12, 1920 | Businessman | US Marine Corps | United States |
Charles C. Droz | July 8, 1924 | Politician | US Army | United States |
Patrick Duffy | June 17, 1920 | President of the NATO Assembly | Fleet Air Arm | United Kingdom |
Roland Dumas | August 23, 1922 | Politician, lawyer | French Resistance | Free France |
Charles Duncan, Jr. | September 9, 1926 | Entrepreneur, statesman, and administrator | US Army Air Corps | United States |
Winfield Dunn | July 1, 1927 | Politician; Governor of Tennessee (1971–1975) | US Navy | United States |
E
11 veterans
Birth | Notability | Service | Country | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ray Edenton | November 3, 1926 | Musician | US Army | United States |
James Francis Edwards | June 5, 1921 | World War II flying ace | Royal Canadian Air Force | Canada |
Eberhard Eimler | November 30, 1930 | General | Volkssturm | Germany |
Alfred Einwag | March 18, 1928 | Lawyer | Heer | Germany |
George Elder | March 10, 1921 | Baseball player | US Marines | United States |
Elizabeth II | April 21, 1926 | Queen of the Commonwealth Realms | Colonel-in-Chief, Grenadier Guards and Auxiliary Territorial Service | United Kingdom |
Billy Emerson | December 21, 1925 | Singer, songwriter | US Navy | United States |
Juan Ponce Enrile | February 14, 1924 | Lawyer | Philippine Navy | Philippines |
Carl Erskine | December 13, 1926 | Baseball player | US Navy | United States |
Daniel J. Evans | October 16, 1925 | Politician; 16th Governor of Washington (1965–1977) | US Navy | United States |
Anthony Eyton | May 17, 1923 | Artist | British Army | United Kingdom |
F
20 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Josef-Gerhard Farkas | July 13, 1929 | Hungariologist | Volkssturm | Germany |
Ben Ferencz | March 11, 1920 | Lawyer; last living prosecutor at Nuremberg Trials | US Army | United States |
David Ferry | March 5, 1924 | Poet & professor | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Edward Field | June 7, 1924 | Poet & author | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Frank Field | March 30, 1923 | Meteorologist | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Nathaniel Fiennes, 21st Baron Saye and Sele | September 22, 1920 | British hereditary peer, businessman | British Army | United Kingdom |
Mario Fiorentini | May 28, 1918 | Partisan, mathematician | Italian Resistance | Italian Resistance |
Leonard Everett Fisher | June 24, 1924 | Children's writer & illustrator | US Army | United States |
Heinrich Fischler Graf von Treuberg | May 9, 1919 | General | Heer | Germany |
Sergio Flamigni | October 22, 1925 | Politician & writer | Italian Resistance | Italian Resistance |
Samuel C. Florman | January 19, 1925 | Civil engineer, author | US Navy | United States |
James Clayton Flowers | December 25, 1915 | Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen | United States Army Air Forces | United States |
Loretta Ford | December 28, 1920 | Nurse, Academic | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Wieland Förster | February 12, 1930 | Painter, writer | Volkssturm | Germany |
John S. Foster Jr. | September 18, 1922 | Physicist | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Paul Fox | October 27, 1925 | Television executive | British Army | United Kingdom |
J. Keith Fraser | February 18, 1922 | Physical geographer | Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Air Force |
Canada
United Kingdom |
Russell Freeburg | March 4, 1923 | Editor of the Chicago Tribune | US Army | United States |
Daniel Fuller | August 28, 1925 | Theologian | US Navy | United States |
Andrew Fulton | January 23, 1927 | Commander of Maritime Command (1980–1983) | Royal Canadian Navy | Canada |
G
32 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arnald Gabriel | May 31, 1925 | Conductor of the US Air Force Band | US Army | United States |
Samuel Rhea Gammon III | January 22, 1924 | Ambassador | US Army | United States |
Norman Garbo | February 15, 1919 | Author & lecturer | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Harold Garde | June 7, 1923 | Artist | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Bernard Garfield | March 27, 1924 | Bassoonist | US Army | United States |
Stanley Michael Gartler | June 9, 1923 | Biologist & geneticist | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Philippe de Gaulle | December 28, 1921 | Inspector General, Senator and son of leader Charles De Gaulle | Free French Naval Forces | Free France |
Léon Gautier | October 27, 1922 | Legion of Honour recipient, last living member of Commando Kieffer | Free French Naval Forces | Free France |
Eddie Germano | November 15, 1924 | Cartoonist | US Army | United States |
Harry Gesner | April 28, 1925 | Architect | US Army | United States |
Andrée Geulen-Herscovici | September 6, 1921 | Member of the Comité de Défense des Juifs, helped rescue almost one thousand Jewish children | Belgian Resistance | Belgium |
Roy Gibson | July 4, 1924 | Aerospace engineer | British Army | United Kingdom |
I. Leo Glasser | April 6, 1924 (age 97) | April 6, 1924Judge | US Army | United States |
Charles Godfrey | September 24, 1917 | Physician, professor, politician | Canada | |
Howard Golden | 1925 (age 96–97) | Politician | US Navy | United States |
Harry E. Goldsworthy | April 3, 1914 | Lieutenant General | US Army | United States |
John B. Goodenough | July 25, 1922 | Physicist, 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry | US Army | United States |
Alfred T. Goodwin | June 29, 1923 | Judge; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (1971–1991) | US Army | United States |
Bert I. Gordon | September 24, 1922 | Film director; Village of the Giants, Empire of the Ants | US Army Air Corps | United States |
René Henry Gracida | June 9, 1923 | Bishop | Flying Tigers | United States |
Friedrich Grade | March 29, 1916 | Engineer and naval officer | Kriegsmarine | Germany |
David E. Grange, Jr. | April 9, 1925 | General | US Army | United States |
Bud Grant | May 20, 1927 | Athlete | US Navy | United States |
Bill Grayden | August 5, 1920 | Politician | Australian Army | Australia |
Bill Greason | September 3, 1924 | Baseball player | US Marine Corps | United States |
Peter Green | December 22, 1924 | Historian | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
Russell H. Greenan | September 17, 1925 | Author | US Navy | United States |
Maurice R. Greenberg | May 4, 1925 | CEO of American International Group (1967–2005) | US Army | United States |
Shecky Greene | April 8, 1926 | Comedian | US Navy | United States |
Stu Griffing | November 9, 1926 | Olympic rower | US Army | United States |
Doris Grumbach | July 12, 1918 | Writer | Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service | United States |
Frank Joseph Guarini | August 20, 1924 | Politician; New Jersey Representative (1979–1990) | US Navy | United States |
H
31 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jürgen Habermas | June 18, 1929 | Philosopher; sociologist | Luftwaffenhelfer | Germany |
Barbara Hall | February 3, 1923 | Crossword puzzle editor | Women's Royal Naval Service | United Kingdom |
Gail Halvorsen | October 10, 1920 | US Air Force pilot; Berlin Airlift "Candy Bomber" | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Ian Hamilton | September 13, 1925 | Lawyer, Scottish nationalist, participated in the removal of the Stone of Scone in 1950 | British Army | United Kingdom |
Walter Hanel | September 14, 1930 | Political caricaturist | Volkssturm | Germany |
Monique Hanotte | August 10, 1920 | Member of Belgian Resistance | Belgian Resistance | Belgium |
G. Homer Harding | December 7, 1925 | Politician | US Army | United States |
George Hardy | June 8, 1925 | Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Robert Harlow | November 19, 1923 | Writer, academic | Royal Canadian Air Force | Canada |
Sheldon Harnick | April 30, 1924 | Lyricist (Fiddler on the Roof) | US Army | United States |
Ted Hartley | November 6, 1924 | Pilot, banker, actor, film producer | US Navy | United States |
Chris Haughey | October 3, 1925 | Baseball player | US Army | United States |
Helmut Hauptmann | March 12, 1928 | Writer | Heer | Germany |
Bill Hayes | June 5, 1925 | Actor | US Naval Air Corps | United States |
Thomas B. Hayward | May 3, 1924 | Admiral | US Navy | United States |
Eric Heath | November 28, 1923 | Artist | Royal New Zealand Air Force | New Zealand |
Robert Hébras | June 29, 1925 | Oradour-sur Glane massacre survivor | French Resistance | Free France |
John Hemingway | July 17, 1919 | Pilot, last surviving member of "The Few" from the Battle of Britain | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
Józef Hen | November 8, 1923 | Writer | Polish People's Army | Poland |
James Hennessy | September 26, 1923 | Diplomat, prison official | British Army | United Kingdom |
Werner Henninger | April 7, 1929 | Admiral | Volkssturm | Germany |
Laurin L. Henry | May 23, 1921 | Researcher | US Navy | United States |
Elwood Hillis | March 6, 1926 | Indiana congressman (1971–1987) | US Army | United States |
Cyril Hilsum | May 17, 1925 | Physicist, academic | Royal Navy | United Kingdom} |
Stuart Hodes | November 27, 1924 | Dancer, choreographer, writer | US Army Air Corps | United States |
Earl Holliman | September 11, 1928 | Actor | US Navy | United States |
Masao Horie | June 16, 1915 | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force general. Commander Western Army (1972–1973) | Imperial Japanese Army | Japan |
Tom Hughes | November 26, 1923 | Politician | Royal Australian Air Force | Australia |
Evan Hultman | July 15, 1925 | Politician | US Army | United States |
Edwin Hunt | March 20, 1920 | Queen's Bargemaster | British Army | United Kingdom |
Harold Hyman | July 24, 1924 | American Civil War historian | US Marine Corps | United States |
I
1 veteran
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Robert Ignatius | November 11, 1920 | Government official | US Navy | United States |
J
16 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al Jaffee | March 13, 1921 | Cartoonist | United States Armed Forces | United States |
Stephen A. Jarislowsky | September 9, 1925 | Businessman, billionaire | US Army | United States |
Alexander Jefferson | November 15, 1921 | Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen | US Army Air Corps | United States |
Edward B. Jelks | September 10, 1922 | Archaeologist | US Navy | United States |
William A. Jenkins | November 2, 1917 | Admiral | US Coast Guard | United States |
Karl Jetter | June 2, 1929 | Journalist | Wehrmacht | Germany |
Norman Jewison | July 21, 1926 | Filmmaker | Royal Canadian Navy | Canada |
David Johnson | August 3, 1926 | Photographer | US Navy | United States |
Johnny Johnson | November 25, 1921 | Last surviving British member of the Dambuster Raids | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
Marilyn P. Johnson | June 19, 1922 | Diplomat | US Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) | United States |
Dub Jones | December 29, 1924 | American football player | US Navy | United States |
Lawrence W. Jones | 1925 (age 96–97) | Physicist, professor | US Army | United States |
L. Q. Jones | August 19, 1927 | Actor | United States Navy | United States |
Raymond Jones | July 18, 1925 | Architect | Royal Australian Navy | Australia |
George Joseph | September 11, 1921 (age 100) | September 11, 1921Founder of Mercury Insurance Group | US Army | United States |
George Judge | May 2, 1925 | Professor, econometrician | US Army Air Forces | United States |
K
13 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bernard Kalb | February 4, 1922 | Journalist | US Army | United States |
Adolfo Kaminsky | October 1, 1925 | French resistance fighter, Forged documents that helped save 14,000 Jews from Holocaust | French Resistance
French Army |
Free France |
Sydney Kentridge | November 5, 1922 | Lawyer, judge | South African Army | South Africa |
John Keston | December 5, 1924 | Actor, singer, runner | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
Elisabeth Kirkby | January 26, 1921 | Actress, writer, broadcaster | Auxiliary Territorial Service | United Kingdom |
Henry Kissinger | May 27, 1923 | Statesman, Secretary of State (1973–1977), and Nobel Peace Prize recipient | US Army | United States |
Helma Kissner | December 23, 1923 | Accused of war crimes by SWC | Wehrmacht | Germany |
Kazimierz Klimczak | February 15, 1914 | Colonel, Oldest surviving participant of Warsaw Uprising | Polish Army
Home Army |
Poland |
Ted Knap | May 26, 1920 | Journalist | US Army | United States |
Jill Knight | July 9, 1923 | Politician, life peer | Women's Auxiliary Air Force | United Kingdom |
Barbara Kremen | 1922 (age 99–100) | Writer | Women's Army Corps | United States |
Werner Krolikowski | March 12, 1928 | Politician | Kriegsmarine | Germany |
Herbert Kroker | August 24, 1929 | Politician | Volkssturm | Germany |
L
27 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Traute Lafrenz | May 3, 1919 | Member of the White Rose | Germany | |
Dean S. Laird | February 7, 1921 | World War II flying ace | US Navy | United States |
Horst Langes | December 2, 1928 | Member of state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate | Wehrmacht | Germany |
Phyllis Latour | April 8, 1921 | Legion of Honour recipient, member of the Special Operations Executive | Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Special Operations Executive French Resistance |
United Kingdom
Free France |
Lothar Lauterbach | June 3, 1929 | Artist | Germany | |
Peter Lax | May 1, 1926 | Mathematician | US Navy | United States |
Norman Lear | July 27, 1922 | Film & television producer; All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Nikolai Lebedev | December 15, 1921 | Actor | Red Navy | Soviet Union |
Jean Lee | July 26, 1924 | Only woman of Chinese-Canadian descent to serve in RCAF | Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division | Canada |
James Lees | February 14, 1924 | Maritime expert, curator | Royal Navy
British Merchant Navy |
United Kingdom |
Ülo Lepik | July 11, 1921 | Mathematician, academician | Schutzstaffel | Germany |
Ted Lerner | October 15, 1925 | Real estate developer, principal owner of the Washington Nationals | US Army | United States |
Sonny Lester | November 15, 1924 | Music producer | US Army | United States |
Marv Levy | August 3, 1925 | Football coach | US Army Air Corps | United States |
Guenter Lewy | August 22, 1923 | Author, professor | British Army | United Kingdom |
Mark Litchman | April 14, 1925 | Politician, lawyer | US Navy | United States |
Peter Lloyd | December 15, 1920 | Aviator | Australian Army | Australia |
Nina Lobkovskaya | March 8, 1925 | Sniper | Red Army | Soviet Union |
Mujeeb Ahmad Khan Lodhi | 1922 (age 99–100) | Admiral | Royal Indian Navy | British India |
Elgen Long | August 12, 1927 | Aviator, historian, author | US Navy | United States |
Ernst Löschner | June 20, 1929 | Conductor | Wehrmacht | Germany |
David Elliot Loye | April 26, 1925 | Author, psychologist | US Navy | United States |
Dick Lucas | September 10, 1925 | Anglican minister | Royal Navy | United Kingdom |
William R. Lucas | March 1, 1922 | Fourth director of the Marshall Space Flight Center | US Navy | United States |
Johnny Lujack | February 4, 1925 | Football player | US Navy | United States |
Bernt H. Lund | August 14, 1924 | Civil servant, diplomat, politician | Norwegian resistance movement | Norway |
Ted Luscombe | November 10, 1924 | Bishop, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church (1985–1990) | British Indian Army
British Army |
British India
United Kingdom |
M
63 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Terence Macartney-Filgate | August 6, 1924 | Film director | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
Ian Verner Macdonald | January 19, 1925 | Diplomat, entrepreneur | Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Navy |
Canada
United Kingdom |
Marion Mann | March 29, 1920 | Physician, pathologist | US Army | United States |
Josip Manolić | March 22, 1920 | Politician; prime minister of the Republic of Croatia (1990–1991) | Yugoslav Partisans | Democratic Federal Yugoslavia |
Steve Marsh | September 12, 1924 | Australian rules football player | Royal Australian Air Force | Australia |
Peter Marshall | March 30, 1926 | TV personality & actor | US Army | United States |
Ray Marshall | August 22, 1928 | US Secretary of Labor (1977-1981) | US Navy | United States |
Gordon Eugene Martin | August 22, 1925 | Physicist, author | US Navy | United States |
Knox Martin | February 12, 1923 | Artist | US Coast Guard | United States |
Mac Martin | April 26, 1925 | Bluegrass musician | US Navy | United States |
Angel Martín Taboas | June 18, 1918 | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico | US Armed Forces | United States |
Ivan Martynushkin | December 23, 1923 | Last surviving liberator of the Auschwitz concentration camp | Red Army | Soviet Union |
Anthony Mason | April 21, 1925 | Judge; ninth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia | Royal Australian Air Force | Australia |
Miloslav Masopust | September 26, 1924 | General | 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the USSR | Czechoslovakia |
Joseph Matarazzo | November 12, 1925 | Psychologist | US Navy | United States |
Robert D. Maurer | July 20, 1924 | Physicist | US Army | United States |
Charlie Maxwell | April 8, 1927 | Baseball Player | US Army | United States |
Otto Mayrhofer | November 2, 1920 | Anaesthetist | Wehrmacht | Germany |
Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow | March 20, 1921 | Director-general of UNESCO (1974–1987) | French Army
Free French Army French Air Force |
France
Free France |
William V. McBride | May 25, 1922 | General | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Robert McGinnis | February 3, 1926 | Artist, illustrator | US Merchant Marine | United States |
Art McNally | July 1, 1925 | American football referee | US Marine Corps | United States |
Francis Terry McNamara | November 2, 1927 | Diplomat | US Navy | United States |
Henry R. McPhee Jr. | January 11, 1925 | Special assistant to President Dwight Eisenhower | US Navy | United States |
Kirke Mechem | August 16, 1925 | Composer | US Army | United States |
Hellmut Mehnert | February 22, 1928 | Physician, professor | Volkssturm | Germany |
Bill Mercer | February 13, 1926 | Sportscaster, educator, & author | US Navy | United States |
Manfred Messerschmidt | October 1, 1926 | Historian | Luftwaffe | Germany |
A. L. Mestel | September 17, 1926 | Pediatric surgeon | US Navy | United States |
Harald Metzkes | January 23, 1929 | Painter | Heer | Germany |
Ed Mickelson | September 9, 1926 | Baseball player | US Army Air Forces | United States |
J. William Middendorf II | September 22, 1924 | Diplomat & politician | US Navy | United States |
Larry Miggins | August 20, 1925 | Baseball player | US Merchant Marine | United States |
Jim Miller | May 30, 1919 | Australian rules football player | Australian Army
Royal Australian Air Force |
Australia |
John H. Miller | April 16, 1925 | General | US Marine Corps | United States |
Newton N. Minow | January 17, 1926 | FCC chairman (1961–1963) | US Army | United States |
Maria Mirecka-Loryś | February 7, 1916 | Lawyer, journalist | Home Army | Poland |
John Matthew Mitchell | March 22, 1925 | Charity worker | Royal Navy | United Kingdom |
Hiroshi H. Miyamura | October 6, 1925 | Medal of Honor recipient | US Army | United States |
Sanford K. Moats | December 4, 1921 | General | US Army Air Forces | United States |
David O. Moberg | February 13, 1922 | Sociologist | US Army | United States |
Hans Modrow | January 27, 1928 | Prime Minister of East Germany | Heer | Germany |
Gerhard Moehring | March 28, 1921 | Educationist | Heer | Germany |
Gwen Moffat | July 3, 1924 | Climber, writer | Auxiliary Territorial Service | United Kingdom |
Jürgen Moltmann | April 8, 1926 | Protestant theologian | Wehrmacht | Germany |
Henry Moore | November 2, 1923 | Bishop of Cyprus and The Gulf | British Army
British Indian Army |
United Kingdom
British India |
Bobby Morgan | June 29, 1926 | Baseball player | US Army | United States |
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 |
Edgar Morin | July 8, 1921 | Philosopher & sociologist | French Resistance | Free France |
Joseph Wilson Morris | April 28, 1922 | Lawyer & federal judge | US Naval Reserve | United States |
Addold Mossin | December 12, 1919 | Neopagan priest | Finnish Army | Finland |
Ben R. Mottelson | July 9, 1926 | Physicist | US Navy | United States |
Georg Müller | October 1, 1930 | Mineralogist | Hitlerjugend | Germany |
Henry J. Muller | April 7, 1917 | General | US Army | United States |
Charlie Munger | January 1, 1924 | Business magnate; vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway | US Army Air Corps | United States |
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 |
Tomiichi Murayama | March 3, 1924 | Japanese Prime Minister | Imperial Japanese Army | Japan |
David H. Murdock | April 11, 1923 | Billionaire & businessman | US Army | United States |
Austin Murphy | June 17, 1927 | Member of U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | US Marine Corps | United States |
Thomas Murphy | May 31, 1925 | Broadcasting executive | US Navy | United States |
Tony Murray | February 8, 1920 | Businessman, billionaire | Free French Army
Royal Air Force |
Free France
United Kingdom |
David Musuguri | January 4, 1920 | Chief of the Tanzania People's Defence Force(1980-1988) | British Army | United Kingdom |
Gordon Mydland | May 12, 1922 | Politician, lawyer | US Navy | United States |
N
13 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Nankivell | September 7, 1923 | Politician | Royal Australian Air Force | Australia |
Giorgio Napolitano | June 29, 1925 | 11th President of Italy (2006–2015) | Italian Resistance | Italian Resistance |
Lucien N. Nedzi | May 28, 1925 | Politician | US Army | United States |
Joe Negri | June 10, 1926 | Musician, educator | US Army | United States |
Joan Neiman | September 9, 1920 | Senator | Royal Canadian Navy (Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service) | Canada |
Yakov Neishtadt | October 6, 1923 | Chess player | Red Army | Soviet Union |
Nerio Nesi | June 16, 1925 | Politician, businessman, banker | Italian Resistance | Italian Resistance |
Frederick M. Nicholas | May 30, 1920 | Lawyer | US Army | United States |
George Nigh | June 9, 1927 | Politician; 17th and 22nd governor of Oklahoma (1963, 1979–1987) | US Navy | United States |
Richard Nimmerrichter | December 31, 1920 | Journalist | Wehrmacht | Germany |
Ian Nish | June 3, 1926 | Academic; specialist in Japanese studies | British Army | United Kingdom |
Peter L. Nissen | January 8, 1924 | Aviator and businessman | Norwegian resistance movement
Royal Norwegian Air Force |
Norway |
Abdizhamil Karimuly Nurpeisov | October 22, 1924 | Writer | Red Army | Soviet Union |
O
6 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Makoto Ogawa | February 1, 1917 | Pilot | Japanese Imperial Army | Japan |
David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie | May 17, 1926 | Scottish peer, Lord Chamberlain of the Household | British Army | United Kingdom |
Jiro Ono | October 27, 1925 | Sushi Chef | Japanese Imperial Army | Japan |
David Oreck | September 17, 1923 | Entrepreneur | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Edward Ormondroyd | October 8, 1925 | Author | US Navy | United States |
Donald Owens | September 12, 1926 | General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene | US Army | United States |
P
19 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boris Pahor | August 26, 1913 | Writer & publicist | Royal Italian Army
Slovene Partisans |
Italy
Democratic Federal Yugoslavia |
Rudolph Pariser | December 8, 1923 | Physicist & polymer chemist | US Army | United States |
Deanie Parrish | 1922 (age 99–100) | Congressional Gold Medal recipient | Women Airforce Service Pilots | United States |
Victor Parsonnet | August 29, 1924 | Surgeon | US Navy Reserve | United States |
Johnny Pate | December 5, 1923 | Bass player & arranger | US Army; played with the 218th AGF Army Band | United States |
Philip Pearlstein | May 24, 1924 | Modern Realist painter | US Army | United States |
John Peoples | August 26, 1926 | President of Jackson State University | US Marine Corps | United States |
Simon Perchik | December 24, 1923 | Poet | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Solomon Perel | April 21, 1925 | Holocaust survivor, author | Wehrmacht | Germany |
Nehemiah Persoff | August 2, 1919 | Actor; Some Like It Hot, Yentl | US Army | United States |
Jack Petchey | July 19, 1925 | Businessman | Royal Navy | United Kingdom |
Helmut Peters | July 23, 1930 | Sinologist, Marxist | Volkssturm | Germany |
Leslie Phillips | April 20, 1924 | Actor | British Army | United Kingdom |
Muriel Phillips | January 12, 1921 | Author | US Army (nurse) | United States |
Bill Pitman | February 12, 1920 | Musician | US Armed Forces | United States |
Wanda Półtawska | November 2, 1921 | Subject of medical experiments in Ravensbrück concentration camp, author | Polish Resistance | Poland |
Martin Pope | August 22, 1918 | Physical chemist | US Armed Forces | United States |
Aris Poulianos | July 24, 1924 | Anthropologist & archaeologist | Greek People's Liberation Army | Greece |
Ralph Puckett | December 8, 1926 | Medal of Honor recipient | US Army Reserve | United States |
Q
1 veteran
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al Quie | September 18, 1923 | Governor of Minnesota (1979–1983) | US Navy | United States |
R
23 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bhisadej Rajani | January 20, 1922 | Member of the Thai royal family | British Army | United Kingdom |
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger | April 16, 1927 | Pope Benedict XVI, the 265th Pope | Luftwaffenhelfer | Germany |
Helmut Rasbol | 1925 (age 95-96) | Accused of war crimes by SWC | Wehrmacht | Germany |
Arthur Ravenel, Jr. | March 29, 1927 | Politician | US Marine Corps | United States |
Dennis V. Razis | May 30, 1923 | Oncologist | Greek Resistance | Greece |
Vasily Reshetnikov | December 23, 1919 | Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force | Soviet Air Forces | Soviet Union |
Madeleine Riffaud | August 23, 1924 | Poet, journalist, & war correspondent | French Resistance | Free France |
Basil Rigg | August 12, 1926 | Cricket player | Australian Army | Australia |
Fred Risser | May 5, 1927 | Politician | US Navy | United States |
Edward L. Rissien | October 1, 1924 | Film producer and executive | US Army Air Forces | United States |
John Roberts | April 4, 1924 | Admiral | Royal Navy | United Kingdom |
Arthur Rock | August 19, 1926 | Businessman, investor | US Army | United States |
Maria Lisa Cinciari Rodano | January 21, 1921 | Politician | Italian Resistance | Italian Resistance |
Alan Rogers | December 31, 1924 | Football manager | Royal Navy | United Kingdom |
Richard Rohmer | January 24, 1924 | Military writer; Ultimatum | Royal Canadian Air Force | Canada |
Charles P. Roland | April 8, 1918 | Historian, professor | US Army | United States |
Andrew Romanov | January 21, 1923 | Pretender to the Russian throne | Royal Navy | United Kingdom |
Roy Roper | September 11, 1923 | Rugby union player | Royal New Zealand Navy | New Zealand |
J. Roy Rowland | February 3, 1926 | Georgia congressman (1981–1995) | US Army | United States |
Richard E. Rumble | October 26, 1922 | Admiral | US Navy | United States |
Philip Ruppe | September 29, 1926 | United States Congressman | V-12 Navy College Training Program | United States |
William Russell | November 19, 1924 | Actor | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
F. James Rutherford | July 11, 1924 | Science professor, radar officer | US Navy | United States |
S
57 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Howard F. Sachs | September 13, 1925 | Judge | US Navy | United States |
Agadadash Samedov | March 10, 1924 | Order of Glory recipient | Red Army | Soviet Union |
Sydney Samuelson | December 7, 1925 | Film commissioner | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
Ashot Sarkisov | January 30, 1924 | Admiral, scientist | Red Army | Soviet Union |
Frank Saucier | May 28, 1926 | Baseball player | US Navy | United States |
Laurie Sawle | August 19, 1925 | Cricket player | Australian Army | Australia |
Norman Scarth | 1925 (age 96–97) | Blogger & political candidate | Royal Navy | United Kingdom |
Art Schallock | April 25, 1924 | Baseball player | US Navy | United States |
Harold Zvi Schiffrin | September 26, 1922 | Professor | US Army | United States |
Rolf Schimpf | November 14, 1924 | German television actor | Heer | Germany |
Walter Franz Schleser | October 25, 1930 | Representative of the Vereinigung Heimatvertriebener Deutscher Studenten | Volkssturm | Germany |
Helmut Schlesinger | September 4, 1924 | President of the Deutsche Bundesbank | Heer | Germany |
Friedrich-Wilhelm Schlomann | September 5, 1928 | Journalist | Wehrmacht | Germany |
Wolf Schneider | May 7, 1925 | Journalist | Luftwaffe | Germany |
Arnold Schulman | August 11, 1925 | Writer | US Navy | United States |
Harry D. Schultz | September 11, 1923 | Financial adviser, author | US Army | United States |
Wolfgang Schumann | June 5, 1929 | Member of Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate | Wehrmacht | Germany |
Bernard L. Schwartz | December 12, 1926 | CEO of Loral Corporation (1972–2006) | US Army Air Corps | United States |
Ted Schwinden | August 31, 1925 | Politician; Governor of Montana (1976–1980) | US Army | United States |
Vin Scully | November 29, 1927 | Sportscaster | US Navy | United States |
Simone Segouin | October 3, 1925 | Resistance member | French Resistance | Free France |
Bruno Segre | September 4, 1918 | Journalist | Italian Resistance | Italian Resistance |
Sergio Camillo Segre | September 15, 1926 | Politician, journalist | Italian Resistance | Italian Resistance |
Vic Seixas | August 30, 1923 | Tennis player | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Sen Sōshitsu XV | April 19, 1923 | Hereditary master of the Urasenke chanoyu school | Imperial Japanese Navy | Japan |
Ralph Senensky | May 1, 1923 | TV director & writer | US Army | United States |
Doc Severinsen | July 7, 1927 | Trumpeter | US Army | United States |
Frank Shakespeare | April 9, 1925 | Diplomat, president of CBS | US Navy | United States |
Bobby Shantz | September 26, 1925 | Baseball player | US Army | United States |
Pamela Sharples, Baroness Sharples | February 11, 1923 | British peer | Women's Auxiliary Air Force | United Kingdom |
Charles Norman Shay | June 27, 1924 | Penobscot tribal elder, writer | US Army | United States |
Jack Sheedy | September 28, 1926 | Australian rules footballer | Royal Australian Navy | Australia |
Thomas D. Shepard | c. 1925 (age 96-97) | Politician | US Army | United States |
Robert G. Shulman | March 3, 1924 | Biophysicist | US Navy | United States |
Władysław Siemaszko | June 8, 1919 | Author, Lawyer | Home Army | Poland |
Leon Silver | April 9, 1925 | Geologist | US Navy | United States |
Maria Simon | August 6, 1918 | Sociologist | Auxiliary Territorial Service | United Kingdom |
Edward H. Sims | May 29, 1923 | Author | US Army Air Forces | United States |
John K. Singlaub | July 10, 1921 | Army general | US Army | United States |
Carlo Smuraglia | August 12, 1923 | Politician; National president of the A.N.P.I. association (2011-2017) | Italian Rersistance | Italian Resistance |
Robert M. Solow | August 23, 1924 | Economist | US Army | United States |
Mihai Șora | November 7, 1916 | Philosopher, writer | French Resistance | Free France |
Pierre Soulages | December 24, 1919 | Painter and sculptor | France | |
Larry South | February 26, 1925 | Politician | Canadian Army | Canada |
Robert Hitchcock Spain | October 26, 1925 | Bishop | US Navy | United States |
Bill Spence | April 20, 1923 | Writer | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
Richard T. Spooner | September 10, 1925 | Author | US Marine Corps | United States |
Irena Stankiewicz | February 28, 1925 | Graphic artist | Home Army | Poland |
Colin Stannard | February 8, 1924 | Archdeacon of Carlisle | British Army | United Kingdom |
Epaminondas Stassinopoulos | January 17, 1921 | Astrophysicist | Greek Resistance | Greece |
William L. Stearman | June 22, 1922 | Government official, author | US Navy | United States |
Willis H. Stephens, Sr. | June 7, 1925 | Politician | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Guy Stern | January 14, 1922 | Literary scholar | US Army | United States |
Heinz Stöcker | January 22, 1929 | General | Volkssturm | Germany |
Larry Storch | January 8, 1923 | Comedian and Actor; TV's F Troop | US Navy | United States |
Fritz Streletz | September 28, 1928 | General | Wehrmacht | Germany |
Lyle Elmer Strom | January 6, 1925 | Judge | US Naval Reserve | United States |
T
13 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sulev Tailo | December 2, 1920 | Poet, artist | Finnish Army | Finland |
Jiro Tanaka | January 16, 1917 | Aircraft & automotive engineer | Imperial Japanese Army | Japan |
Maurice Taylor | May 5, 1926 | Bishop | British Army | United Kingdom |
Fletcher Thompson | February 5, 1925 | Politician & lawyer | US Army Medical Corps & US Army Air Corps | United States |
John Thorn | April 28, 1925 | Headmaster, writer | Royal Navy | United Kingdom |
Dan Tolkowsky | January 17, 1921 | Commander of the Israeli Air Force | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
Aldo Tortorella | July 10, 1926 | Journalist & politician | Italian Resistance | Italian Resistance |
Simon Towneley | December 14, 1921 | Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (1976–1997) | British Army | United Kingdom |
Krastyu Trichkov | April 12, 1923 | Politician | Bulgarian Resistance | Bulgaria |
Charley Trippi | December 14, 1921 | Football player | US Army Air Corps | United States |
Ankica Tuđman | July 24, 1926 | First Lady of Croatia | Yugoslav Partisans | Democratic Federal Yugoslavia |
Joe Turkel | July 15, 1927 | Actor | US Army | United States |
James Wesley Turpin | December 18, 1928 | Founder of Project Concern International, physician, activist | US Navy | United States |
U
1 veteran
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yosh Uchida | April 1, 1920 | Sports businessman, entrepreneur, & engineer | US Army | United States |
V
7 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Vaccaro | December 20, 1922 | Photographer | US Army | United States |
Jaakko Valtanen | February 9, 1925 | General | Finnish Defence Forces | Finland |
Ronald R. Van Stockum | July 8, 1916 | General | US Marine Corps | United States |
Dick Van Dyke | December 13, 1925 | Actor and comedian | US Army Air Corps | United States |
Enrico Vanzini | November 18, 1922 | Holocaust survivor; last Italian sonderkommando | Royal Italian Army | Italy |
Thomas Franklin Vaughns | July 12, 1920 | Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen | United States Army Air Force | United States |
Inez Voyce | August 16, 1924 | Baseball player | US Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) | United States |
W
27 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Angel Wagenstein | October 17, 1922 | Film director, author | Bulgarian Resistance | Bulgaria |
Herbert Wahler | December 10, 1921 | Accused of war crimes by SWC | Einsatzgruppe | Germany |
Udo Walendy | January 21, 1927 | Historian | Luftwaffenhelfer | Germany |
Joe Wallach | September 10, 1923 | Businessman | US Army | United States |
Martin Walser | March 24, 1927 | Writer | Heer | Germany |
Wan Haifeng | September 25, 1920 | General | Red Army | Republic of China |
Stan Waterman | April 5, 1923 | Cinematographer | US Navy | United States |
Josser Watling | May 11, 1925 | Association football player | Royal Navy | United Kingdom |
Billy Watson | December 25, 1923 | Child actor | US Army | United States |
Donald J. Watt | August 10, 1918 | Author | Australian Army | Australia |
William H. Webster | March 26, 1924 | 3rd F.B.I. Director, 10th C.I.A. Director and Chairperson of the Homeland Security Advisory Council | US Navy | United States |
Jimmy Weldon | September 23, 1923 | Voice actor & ventriloquist | US Army Air Corps | United States |
Lloyd F. Wheat | April 27, 1923 | Lawyer, politician | US Army | United States |
Alan White | February 23, 1924 | Writer | United Kingdom | |
G. William Whitehurst | March 12, 1925 | Politician | US Navy | United States |
Leopold Wiel | May 14, 1916 | Architect and professor | Wehrmacht | Germany |
Hershel W. Williams | October 2, 1923 | Medal of Honor recipient | US Marine Corps | United States |
G. I. Williamson | May 19, 1925 | Theologian, pastor, author | US Army | United States |
Oscar Lawton Wilkerson | February 9, 1926 | Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen | United States Army Air Forces | United States |
Dennis Wilson | June 25, 1921 | Poet | British Army | United Kingdom |
Edwin Wilson | February 1, 1923 | Professor | US Navy | United States |
Charley Winner | July 2, 1924 | Football player | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Graham Winteringham | March 2, 1923 | Architect | Royal Navy | United Kingdom |
Louis Witten | April 13, 1921 | Theoretical physicist | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Woody Woodbury | February 9, 1924 | Comedian & actor | US Marine Corps | United States |
Francesca Laura Fabbri Wronowski | January 1, 1924 | Partisan, Journalist | Italian Resistance | Italian Resistance |
Oscar Wyatt | July 11, 1924 | Businessman | US Army Air Corps | United States |
X
1 veteran
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Xydias | March 22, 1922 | Auto racing driver | US Army Air Forces | United States |
Y
3 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barbara Yeaman | December 16, 1924 | Conservationist | Women Airforce Service Pilots | United States |
Robert M. Young | November 22, 1924 | Director, screenwriter, cinematographer, producer | US Navy | United States |
Ihor Yukhnovskyi | September 1, 1925 | Physicist, politician | Red Army | Soviet Union |
Z
6 veterans
Veteran | Birth | Notability | Service | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rolf Zick | April 16, 1921 | Journalist | Luftwaffenhelfer | Germany |
Heinz Zickler | March 25, 1920 | Musician | Heer | Germany |
Franklin B. Zimmerman | June 20, 1923 | Musicologist, conductor | US Army | United States |
Zou Jiahua | October 1, 1926 | Politician | National Revolutionary Army | Republic of China |
Leszek Żukowski | February 11, 1929 | President of World Association of Home Army Soldiers | Gray Ranks | Poland |
Stanisław Żurakowski | July 24, 1920 | Polish lieutenant colonel | Polish Army
Anders' Army Polish Armed Forces in the West |
Poland |