List of last surviving World War II veterans

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The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945. [1]

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Last survivors

VeteranBirthDeathNotabilityServiceAllegiance
Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 (aged 102)Last surviving veteran of the Battle of the Lys. [2] Belgian Armed Forces Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Svend Egon Andersen 14 April 1920 (aged 97)Last surviving member of the Hvidsten Group. [3] Danish resistance movement Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Bud Anderson 13 January 1922 (age 102)Last surviving American triple flying ace. [4] US Army Air Forces Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Gregory Baindoerasjvili 1918or1919 (aged 102)Last survivor of the Georgian uprising on Texel. [5] Georgian Legion Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany
Jale Bainisika 1914or1915 (aged 105)Last surviving Fijian veteran. [6] Fiji Infantry Regiment Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg Fiji
Richard M. Barancik 19 October 192414 July 2023(2023-07-14) (aged 98)Last surviving Monuments Man. [7] [8] [note 1] US Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Clarence Beavers 12 June 19214 December 2017(2017-12-04) (aged 96)Last surviving original member of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion. [10] US Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Nikolai Belyaev 22 October 19228 December 2015(2015-12-08) (aged 93)Last surviving soldier who stormed the Reichstag. [11] Red Army Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Moss Berryman 9 November 19236 August 2020(2020-08-06) (aged 96)Last surviving veteran of Operation Jaywick. [12] Royal Australian Navy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Emilio Bianchi  [ it ]22 October 191215 August 2015(2015-08-15) (aged 102)Last surviving torpedo rider of the Raid on Alexandria. [13] Regia Marina Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy
Aron Bielski 21 July 1927 (age 96)Last surviving Bielski partisan. [14] Jewish partisans Flag of Poland (1927-1980).svg Poland
Harold Billow 28 December 192217 May 2022(2022-05-17) (aged 99)Last survivor of the Malmedy massacre. [15] US Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Betty Tackaberry Blake 29 October 19209 April 2015(2015-04-09) (aged 94)Last surviving member of the original WASP class. [16] Women Airforce Service Pilots Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Emil Boček 25 February 192325 March 2023(2023-03-25) (aged 100)Last surviving Czechoslovak RAF pilot. [17] Royal Air Force Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Harold Bray June 1927 (age 96)Last survivor of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. [18] [note 2] US Navy Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Clifford Brewer 29 April 191330 April 2017(2017-04-30) (aged 104)Last surviving surgeon of the Normandy landings. [21] Territorial Army Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Ted Briggs 1 March 19234 October 2008(2008-10-04) (aged 85)Last surviving sailor of HMS Hood. [22] Royal Navy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
John T. Britton 3 February 19207 May 2011(2011-05-07) (aged 91)Last surviving crew member of Old 666 . [23] US Army Air Forces Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Hugo Broch 6 January 1922 (age 102)Last surviving German flying ace. [24] Luftwaffe Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany
Galina Brok-Beltsova 1925 (age 98–99)Last surviving Soviet woman combat aviator. [25] Soviet Air Forces Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Douglas Canning 4 July 191920 February 2016(2016-02-20) (aged 96)Last surviving pilot of Operation Vengeance. [26] [27] [note 3] US Army Air Forces Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Eric Carter 12 February 192026 July 2021(2021-07-26) (aged 101)Last surviving member of No. 151 Wing. Royal Air Force Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Horacio Castilleja Albarrán 21 January 192430 November 2022(2022-11-30) (aged 97–98)Last surviving Mexican veteran. [28] [29] [note 4] Mexican Air Force Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico
Dean Caswell 24 July 192221 September 2022(2022-09-21) (aged 100)Last surviving US Marine flying ace. [33] US Marine Corps Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Konstantinos Chatzilakos 1920 (aged 102)Last surviving Greek veteran. [34] Royal Hellenic Air Force State flag of Greece (1863-1924;1935-73).svg Greece
Charles Chibitty 20 November 192120 July 2005(2005-07-20) (aged 83)Last surviving Comanche code talker. [35] US Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Ts. Chimedtseren 1923 or 1924Last surviving Mongolian veteran of the Battles of Khalkhin Gol. [36] Mongolian Armed Forces Flag of Mongolia 1924 (alternative).svg Mongolia
Lawrence Churcher August 17, 192010 August 2023(2023-08-10) (aged 102)Last surviving Royal Navy veteran of the Dunkirk evacuation. [37] [38] [note 5] Royal Navy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Dick Churchill 21 January 192012 February 2019(2019-02-12) (aged 99)Last surviving Stalag Luft III escapee. [40] Royal Air Force Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Mark W. Clark 1 May 189617 April 1984(1984-04-17) (aged 87)Last surviving American four-star officer. [41] US Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Richard E. Cole 7 September 19159 April 2019(2019-04-09) (aged 103)Last surviving Doolittle Raider. [42] US Army Air Forces Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Lou Conter 13 September 19211 April 2024(2024-04-01) (aged 102)Last surviving crew member of the USS Arizona. [43] [note 6] US Navy Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
John Cruickshank 20 May 1920 (age 103)Last surviving recipient of the Victoria Cross. [46] [note 7] Royal Air Force Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Jaak Daemen 13 December 19246 August 2022(2022-08-06) (aged 97)Last surviving member of the 5th Special Air Service. [48] [49] Belgian Resistance, Free Belgian Forces Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Arturo de Gregorio 1920or1921 (aged 102)Last surviving Spanish volunteer of the Blue Division. [50] German Army Flag of Spain (1938-1945).svg Spain
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany
Robert Dixon 1921or1922(age 102–103)Last surviving Buffalo Soldier of West Point. [51] US Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Ion Dobran  [ ro ]5 February 191924 September 2021(2021-09-24) (aged 102)Last surviving flying ace of the Romanian Air Force. [52] Romanian Air Force Flag of Romania.svg Romania
Karl Dönitz 16 September 189124 December 1980(1980-12-24) (aged 89)Last surviving German Großadmiral . [53] [note 8] Kriegsmarine Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany
James Francis Edwards 5 June 192114 May 2022(2022-05-14) (aged 100)Last surviving Canadian flying ace. [54] Royal Canadian Air Force Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada
Dwight D. Eisenhower 14 October 189028 March 1969(1969-03-28) (aged 78)Last surviving American five-star officer. [note 9] US Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Ismet Elezi  [ sq ]5 April 1920 (age 104)Last surviving member of the LANÇ. [55] Albanian Army Flag of Albania.svg Albania
Colette Escoffier-Martini 1 November 1922 (age 101)Last surviving Merlinette. [56] French Liberation Army Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Free France
Walenty Faterkowski 25 January 19127 May 2013(2013-05-07) (aged 101)Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Tczew. [57] Polish Land Forces Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland
Mario Fiorentini 7 November 19189 August 2022(2022-08-09) (aged 103)Last surviving partisan of Gruppi di Azione Patriottica . [58] Corpo Volontari della Libertà Flag of Italian Committee of National Liberation.svg Italy
Hormidas Joseph Fredette 11 April 191729 November 2023(2023-11-29) (aged 106)Last surviving Canadian veteran of the Battle of Hong Kong. [59] Canadian Army Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada
Bradford C. Freeman 24 September 19243 July 2022(2022-07-03) (aged 97)Last surviving member of Easy Company. [60] [note 10] US Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Léon Gautier 27 October 19223 July 2023(2023-07-03) (aged 100) [62] Last surviving French veteran of the Normandy landings. [63] Free French Naval Forces Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Free France
Tuomas Gerdt 28 May 19221 November 2020(2020-11-01) (aged 98)Last surviving recipient of the Mannerheim Cross. [64] Finnish Army Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Hubert Germain 6 August 192012 October 2021(2021-10-12) (aged 101)Last surviving Companion of the Order of Liberation. [65] French Resistance Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Free France
Max Gilbert 24 April 1921 (age 102)Last survivor of the Ambon Island POW camp. [66] Australian Army Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Bom Gillies 14 February 1925 (age 99)Last surviving member of the Māori Battalion. [67] [68] New Zealand Military Forces Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Jerzy Główczewski 19 November 192213 April 2020(2020-04-13) (aged 97)Last surviving pilot of the Polish Air Forces. [69] [note 11] Royal Air Force Flag of Poland (1927-1980).svg Poland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Rafael Gómez Nieto 21 January 192131 March 2020(2020-03-31) (aged 99)Last surviving member of La Nueve . [72] French Liberation Army Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Free France
Luigi Gorrini 12 July 19178 November 2014(2014-11-08) (aged 97)Last surviving Italian flying ace. [73] Regia Aeronautica Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy
Friedrich Grade 29 March 191613 October 2023(2023-10-13) (aged 107) [74] Last surviving crew member of U-96. [75] Kriegsmarine Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany
Louis Graziano 6 February 1923 (age 101)Last surviving witness to the German surrender. [76] US Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Jarmila Halbrštátová 7 April 19242 December 2020(2020-12-02) (aged 96)Last surviving Czechoslovak veteran of the Battle of Sokolovo. [77] Czechoslovak Army Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Russell Hamler 1924 (aged 99)Last surviving member of Merrill's Marauders. [78] [79] [80] US Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Robert John Hanson 25 May 19201 October 2005(2005-10-01) (aged 85)Last surviving crew member of the Memphis Belle . US Army Air Forces Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Reinhard Hardegen 18 March 19139 June 2018(2018-06-09) (aged 105)Last surviving U-boat captain. [81] Kriegsmarine Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany
Lloyd Harding 1922 (aged 99)Last surviving member of Tasmania's 2/40th Battalion. [82] Australian Army Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Shunroku Hata 26 July 187910 May 1962(1962-05-10) (aged 82)Last surviving Japanese marshal ( gensui ). [83] Imperial Japanese Army Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Japan
John Hemingway 17 July 1919 (age 104)Last surviving pilot of The Few. [note 12] Royal Air Force Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Ervín Hoida 30 November 1918 (aged 105) [89] Last surviving Czechoslovak veteran of the Battle of France. [90] Czechoslovak Army Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Ebou Janha 1919or1920 (aged 102)Last surviving Gambian veteran. [91] [92] Royal West African Frontier Force Flag of The Gambia (1889-1965).svg The Gambia
Jack Jennings 10 March 1919 (aged 104) [93] Last survivor of the Burma Death Railway. [94] British Army Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Vagn Baagø Jepsen 1917 or 1918 (aged 100) [95] Last surviving Danish veteran of the battle of Haderslev. [96] Royal Danish Army Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
James Jeremiah 1924or1925 (aged 97)Last surviving Malaysian veteran. [97] [98] [99] Straits Settlements Volunteer Force Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895-1946).svg Malaya
Johnny Johnson 25 November 19217 December 2022(2022-12-07) (aged 101)Last surviving member of the Dambuster Raids. [100] [101] [note 13] Royal Air Force Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Ari Wong Kim 16 January 192419 October 2023(2023-10-19) (aged 99)Last surviving veteran of French Polynesia. [103] French Liberation Army Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Free France
Jiří Pavel Kafka 2 May 1924 (age 99)Last surviving Czechoslovak RAF airman. [104] Royal Air Force Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Norman Kleiss 7 March 191622 April 2016(2016-04-22) (aged 100)Last surviving Battle of Midway dive bomber pilot. [105] US Navy Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Gertrud Koch

1 June 1924

21 June 2016(2016-06-21) (aged 92)

Last surviving member of the Edelweiss Pirates. German Resistance movement Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Germany
Leon Kopelman 26 April 192413 August 2021(2021-08-13) (aged 97)Last surviving fighter of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. [106] [note 14] Jewish Combat Organization (ŻOB)Flag of Poland (1927-1980).svg Poland
Albert Kunyuku  [ fr ]10 May 192225 November 2022(2022-11-25) (aged 100)Last surviving Belgian Congolese veteran. [107] Force Publique Flag of Congo Free State.svg Belgian Congo
Petr Kotelnikov 192921 April 2021(2021-04-21) (aged 91–92)Last surviving Soviet veteran of the Defense of Brest Fortress. [108] Red Army Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Boris Kravtsov 28 December 1922 (age 101)Last surviving wartime Hero of the Soviet Union. [109] Red Army Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Traute Lafrenz 3 May 19196 March 2023(2023-03-06) (aged 103) [110] Last surviving White Rose. [111] German Resistance movement Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Germany
Sakari Lahtinen 29 September 192312 October 2022(2022-10-12) (aged 99)Last surviving Finnish volunteer in the Waffen-SS. [112] Finnish volunteers in the Waffen-SS Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Nazi Germany
Phyllis Latour 8 April 19217 October 2023(2023-10-07) (aged 102) [113] Last surviving woman SOE agent to serve in France. [114] WAAF, SOE, French Resistance Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Free France
Robert Laumans 1920 (aged 93)Last surviving Belgian RAF pilot. [115] Royal Air Force Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Lee Hak-rae 1925 (aged 96)Last surviving convicted Korean war criminal. [116] [117] Imperial Japanese Army Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Japan
William R. Leibold 4 April 19233 November 2022(2022-11-03) (aged 99)Last surviving sailor of USS Tang (SS-306). [118] US Navy Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Charles W. Lindberg 26 June 192024 June 2007(2007-06-24) (aged 86)Last surviving participant of the original Iwo Jima flag raising. [119] US Marine Corps Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Jan Linzel  [ nl ]7 December 19155 May 2019(2019-05-05) (aged 103)Last surviving Dutch pilot of the Battle for The Hague. [120] Army Aviation Brigade Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Choi Lodthanong 1920or1921 (aged 100 or 101)Last surviving Thai veteran of the Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan. [121] [122] Royal Thai Air Force Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Frank Losonsky 8 October 19206 February 2020(2020-02-06) (aged 99)Last surviving member of the Flying Tigers. [123] [note 15] First American Volunteer Group
US Army Air Forces 		Flag of the Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Mildred Dalton Manning 11 July 19148 March 2013(2013-03-08) (aged 98)Last surviving Angel of Bataan and Corregidor. [129] US Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Ivan Martynushkin 18 January 1924 (age 100)Last surviving liberator of the Auschwitz concentration camp. [130] [note 16] Red Army Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Petar Matić Dule 6 July 1920 (age 103)Last surviving National Hero of Yugoslavia. [131] [132] [note 17] Yugoslav Partisans Yugoslav Partisans flag 1945.svg Yugoslavia
Kenneth Mayhew 18 January 191713 May 2021(2021-05-13) (aged 104)Last surviving recipient of the Military Order of William. [135] British Army Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Zoë Maynard 1926 (aged 92)Last surviving female Bahamian veteran. [136] Auxiliary Territorial Service Flag of the Bahamas (1923-1953).svg Bahamas
Frank McGovern 1 October 191924 May 2023(2023-05-24) (aged 103)Last survivor of the sinking of HMAS Perth. [137] [138] [139] Royal Australian Navy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Michael I of Romania 25 October 19215 December 2017(2017-12-05) (aged 96)Last surviving recipient of the Order of Victory. Romanian Armed Forces Flag of Romania.svg Romania
Rochus Misch 29 July 19175 September 2013(2013-09-05) (aged 96)Last surviving occupant of the Führerbunker. Schutzstaffel Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany
Helge Milo 1927or1928 (aged 94)Last surviving member of the Churchill Club. [140] Danish resistance movement Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
José Carlos de Miranda Corrêa 1919or1920 (aged 93)Last surviving Brazilian pilot. [141] Brazilian Air Force Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Ben Moide 21 June 192430 December 2013(2013-12-30) (aged 89)Last surviving Papua New Guinean veteran. [142] Australian Army Flag of the Territory of Papua.svg Territory of Papua
Ujang Mormin 1920 (aged 100)Last surviving veteran of the Battle of Pasir Panjang. [143] Royal Malay Regiment Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895-1946).svg Malaya
Teruo Murakami 192014 September 2023(2023-09-14) (aged 103) [144] Last survivor of the Cowra breakout. [145] [146] Imperial Japanese Army Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Japan
Ali Nadi 1925or1926 (aged 91 or 92)Last surviving Moroccan Goumier. [147] [148] French Liberation Army Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Free France
Merchant flag of French Morocco.svg Morocco
Keiji Nagai 1921 (aged 98)Last surviving Japanese veteran of the Battle of Peleliu. [149] Imperial Japanese Army Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Japan
Chester Nez 23 January 19214 June 2014(2014-06-04) (aged 93)Last surviving original Navajo code talker. [150] US Marine Corps Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Harald Nugiseks 22 October 19212 January 2014(2014-01-02) (aged 92)Last surviving Estonian recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. [151] Waffen-SS Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany
Henry Parham 15 November 19214 July 2021(2021-07-04) (aged 99)Last surviving African American veteran of the Normandy landings. [152] US Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
John Payne 1924 or 19252023 (aged 98)Last surviving British clearance diver. [153] [154] Royal Navy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Aleksander Pawelec 13 December 19154 February 2019(2019-02-04) (aged 103)Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Kępa Oksywska. [155] Polish Land Forces Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland
Steve Pisanos 10 November 19196 June 2016(2016-06-06) (aged 96)Last surviving Eagle Squadrons pilot. [156] Royal Air Force
US Army Air Forces 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Auguste Plénet 1924 [157] (aged 99)Last surviving veteran of French Guiana. [158] French Liberation Army Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Free France
Alex Polowin 15 April 192416 August 2022(2022-08-16) (aged 98)Last surviving crew member of HMCS Huron. [159] Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada
Paul Priest 25 December 1925 (age 98)Last surviving veteran of the Battle of Remagen. [160] US Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Tom Pritchard 1919or1920(age 104–105)Last surviving Australian veteran of the Siege of Tobruk. [161] [note 18] Australian Army Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
August Rathke 21 December 192525 November 2022(2022-11-25) (aged 96)Last surviving Norwegian veteran of the Norwegian Independent Company 1. [163] Special Operations Executive Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Vasily Reshetnikov 23 December 191920 March 2023(2023-03-20) (aged 103)Last Soviet participant of the bombing of Berlin. [164] Soviet Air Force Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Brant Robinson 21 January 19187 August 2022(2022-08-07) (aged 104)Last surviving ANZAC veteran of the Battle of Crete. [165] [166] [167] [168] [note 19] New Zealand Military Forces Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Willie Rogers 12 April 191518 November 2016(2016-11-18) (aged 101)Last surviving original member of the Tuskegee airmen. [170] US Army Air Forces Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Joachim Rønneberg 30 August 191921 October 2018(2018-10-21) (aged 99)Last surviving member of Operation Gunnerside. [171] Norwegian Resistance Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Justus Rosenberg 23 January 192130 October 2021(2021-10-30) (aged 100)Last surviving member of the Emergency Rescue Committee. [172] French Resistance Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Free France
Eystein Røset 28 December 192224 December 2022(2022-12-24) (aged 100)Last surviving Norwegian veteran of the Battle of Narvik. [173] Norwegian Army Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Allan Russell 1923or1924(age 100–101)Last surviving member of Z Special Unit. [174] [175] Australian Army Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Dinko Šakić 8 September 192120 July 2008(2008-07-20) (aged 86)Last surviving commander of a concentration camp. [176] Ustaše Supervisory Service Flag of Independent State of Croatia.svg Independent State of Croatia
Jorge Sanjinez Lenz 24 January 191724 August 2020(2020-08-24) (aged 103)Last surviving Latin American veteran of the Normandy landings. [177] Independent Belgian Brigade Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Jack Shearer 7 September 192126 August 2022(2022-08-26) (aged 100)Last surviving member of the Sino-American Cooperative Organization. [178] [179] US Navy [180] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Ignacy Skowron 24 July 19155 August 2012(2012-08-05) (aged 97)Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Westerplatte. [181] Polish Land Forces Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland
Franciszek Skrzypczyk 30 November 191822 July 2022(2022-07-22) (aged 103) [182] Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Kock. [183] Polish Land Forces Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland
Edmond Schmickrath 6 April 192422 November 2023(2023-11-22) (aged 99)Last surviving member of the Independent Belgian Brigade. [184] Free Belgian forces Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Clarence Smoyer 25 June 192330 September 2022(2022-09-30) (aged 99)Last surviving member of the "Spearhead" 3rd Armored Division. [185] US Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Bill Sparks 5 September 19221 December 2002(2002-12-01) (aged 80)Last surviving Cockleshell Hero. [186] Royal Marines Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Jan Stangryciuk-Black 19 April 192222 October 2023(2023-10-22) (aged 101)Last surviving member of the Guinea Pig Club. [187] Royal Air Force Flag of Poland (1927-1980).svg Poland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Erhard Stenzel  [ de ]5 February 192518 November 2021(2021-11-18) (aged 96)Last surviving German member of the French Resistance. [188] French Resistance
German Army 		Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Free France
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany
Gene Stephens 13 July 191820 July 2018(2018-07-20) (aged 100)Last surviving member of the Military Police Corps. [189] United States Army Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Nancy Stratford 12 June 1919 (age 104)Last surviving Attagirl. [190] Air Transport Auxiliary Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Aleksander Tarnawski  [ pl ]8 January 19214 March 2022(2022-03-04) (aged 101)Last surviving Cichociemni . [191] Home Army Flag of Poland (1927-1980).svg Poland
Arsène Tchakarian 21 December 19164 August 2018(2018-08-04) (aged 101)Last surviving member of Groupe Manouchian . [192] French Resistance Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Free France
Heinrich Trettner 19 September 190718 September 2006(2006-09-18) (aged 98)Last surviving general of the Wehrmacht. Luftwaffe Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany
Kazimierz Tumiński 30 September 192015 October 2020(2020-10-15) (aged 100)Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Grodno. [193] Polish Land Forces Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland
Sualua Tui Masaniai 1922 (aged 97)Last surviving American Samoan veteran. [194] [195] Fita Fita Guard US flag 48 stars.svg American Samoa
Theodore Van Kirk 27 February 192128 July 2014(2014-07-28) (aged 93)Last surviving crew member of the Enola Gay . [196] US Army Air Forces Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin 10 July 19228 March 2013(2013-03-08) (aged 90)Last surviving member of the 20 July plot. [197] German Army Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany
Aleksandr Vasilevsky 30 September 18955 December 1977(1977-12-05) (aged 82)Last surviving wartime Marshal of the Soviet Union. Red Army Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Herbert Wahler 10 December 1921 (age 102)Last surviving member of Einsatzgruppe C . [198] Schutzstaffel Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany
Józef Węgiel 30 May 19144 April 2018(2018-04-04) (aged 103)Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Mława. [199] Polish Land Forces Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland
Henry Weldon 29 May 19235 October 2018(2018-10-05) (aged 95)Last surviving member of Underwater Demolition Team 10. [200] [201] Office of Strategic Services
US Navy 		Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Hershel W. Williams 2 October 192329 June 2022(2022-06-29) (aged 98)Last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor. [202] [note 20] US Marine Corps Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Masamitsu Yoshioka 1917or1918(age 105–106)Last surviving Japanese airman who attacked Pearl Harbor. [203] [note 21] Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Japan
Billy Young 1925or1926 (aged 96)Last survivor of the Sandakan POW Camp. [205] [206] Australian Army Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Jozef Zawitkowski 20 February 192214 September 2018(2018-09-14) (aged 96)Last surviving member of the Ojciec Jan unit. [207] Home Army Flag of Poland (1927-1980).svg Poland
Gerard Zinser 31 May 191821 August 2001(2001-08-21) (aged 83)Last surviving crew member of PT-109 . [208] US Navy Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The last surviving woman of the Monuments Men was Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite (1927–2020). [9]
  2. ↑ Bray was a USS Indianapolis crew member. The last survivor of the ship's Marine Detachment was Edgar Harrell (1924–2021). [19] The last surviving officer was Don Howison (1921–2020). [20]
  3. ↑ Canning was the last surviving pilot of Operation Vengeance. The last pilot credited with a confirmed kill was Rex T. Barber (1917–2001).
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  14. ↑ Previously, Simcha Rotem (1924–2018) was believed to be the last surviving uprising fighter.
  15. ↑ Losonsky is recognized as the last surviving Flying Tiger by the United States Air Force. Other veterans identified as last surviving members include Chen Ping Ching (1918–2022), [124] [125] Stephen Bonner (1918–2021), [126] Carl Kice Brown (1917–2017), [127] and Long Qiming (c. 1923–2014). [128]
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  20. ↑ Williams, a Marine, was the last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor from any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Last surviving recipients from other branches include:
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