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The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945. Last survivors Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December 2020 (aged 102) Last surviving veteran of the Battle of the Lys. Belgian Armed ...
Richard E. Cole (1915–2019), shown second-from-right in this 1942 photograph, was a World War II veteran and the last living participant of the Doolittle Raid. Lou Conter (1921–2024) – U.S. Navy. Last surviving crew member of the USS Arizona. [62] [note 1] Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams (1923–2022) – U.S. Marine Corps. Last Medal of ...
Last Entente veteran and last veteran of World War I. Served as an officer's mess steward in the Royal Air Force; the Women's Royal Air Force. Claude Choules (1901–2011) – British Empire. Last combat veteran. Served in the Royal Navy on HMS Revenge. Also last veteran to serve in both World Wars. Harry Patch (1898–2009) – British Empire.
O'Reilly General Hospital. O'Reilly General Hospital was an army hospital created by the U.S. Government in February 1941. It was built in Springfield, Missouri to provide long-term medical care for returning soldiers of World War II. It became known as "The hospital with a soul."
English soldier Ken Hay was trapped behind German lines and captured while on night patrol in 1944, days after joining the Allied invasion of Normandy, a turning point in World War Two. The ambush ...
During World War II, approximately 350,000 U.S. women served with the armed forces. As many as 543 died in war-related incidents, including 16 nurses who were killed from enemy fire - even though U.S. political and military leaders had decided not to use women in combat because they feared public opinion. [2]
Last marine. [265] [266] Battle of the Afsluitdijk: 12 May 1940 Dutch Royal Army Roelof Korporaal 1919–2014 [267] [268] Battle of Britain: 10 July 1940 British Royal Air Force John Hemingway: 1919 Last pilot. Paul Farnes: 1918–2020 Last ace. [269] Capture of Kufra: 31 January 1941 Free French Army Daniel Paul Mathurin Nevot 1920–2019 [270 ...
Last Man Club. (film) Last Man Club is a 2016 drama film written, produced and directed by Bo Brinkman, [1] and starring James McKrell, Kate French, Barry Corbin and William Morgan Sheppard in his final film role. The film depicts a World War II veteran who embarks on a road trip to find the last remaining members of his B-17 bombing crew.