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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. Background shading indicates the individual is still living Last survivors Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December 2020 (aged 102) Last ...
He returned to Oklahoma in 1940. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he reenlisted in the Army and served with his old unit, the 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, through the duration of World War II. In February 1944, Jack Montgomery was a First Lieutenant in I Company of the 180th Regiment.
Served in World War II. Transferred to Soviet Navy as part of Project Hula. [59] USS Oklahoma City (CL-91) (1944–1979) – Light Cruiser. Served in World War II and the Vietnam War. Sunk as a target in 1999, southwest of Guam. [60] USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) (1988–2022) – Nuclear powered attack
Aug. 1—Americans are running out of time to honor in person the men and women who served during World War II and to hear first-hand accounts of experiences in the European and Pacific theaters ...
The 102-year-old U.S. Army veteran sought to draw the nation's attention to the ever-dwindling number of World War II veterans still living. His hope was people might want to meet some of them or ...
James Elbert "Jake" McNiece (May 24, 1919 – January 21, 2013) was a US Army paratrooper in World War II. Private McNiece was a member and eventual leader of the Filthy Thirteen, an elite demolition unit whose exploits inspired the 1965 E. M. Nathanson novel and the 1967 film The Dirty Dozen.