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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 ...
This is a list of the last known surviving veterans of the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) who lived to 1999 or later, along with the last known veterans for countries that participated in the war. Veterans are defined as people who were members of the armed forces of the combatant nations during the conflict, although some ...
Last Lexington veteran. [14] [15] Amos Baker 1756–1850 Last Concord veteran. [16] Battle of Kings Mountain: 7 October 1780 Continental Army Robert Henry 1767–1863 [17] Battle of Dogger Bank: 5 August 1781 Dutch Royal Navy Abraham Losgert 1764–1856 Served on Admiraal Piet Hein. [18] Battle of Groton Heights: 6 September 1781 Continental Army
Less than 1% of the 16.4 million Americans who served in the armed forces during World War II were still alive at the end of last year, and 131 are dying every day, according to estimates from the ...
Nearly half of the 3 million Black veterans alive today have applied for benefits versus fewer than one-third of nearly 15.5 million white veterans.
The Department of Veterans Affairs estimated there will only be 168,278 living U.S. World War II veterans by Sept. 30. There were 5.7 million in 2000.
This is an incomplete list of the last surviving veterans of American wars. Exactly who is the last surviving veteran is often an issue of contention, especially with records from long-ago wars. The "last man standing" was often very young at the time of enlistment and in many cases had lied about his age to gain entry into the service, which ...
Last Dutch veteran and verified veteran. Europe's oldest man at the time of his death. He fought for Napoleon in the 33ème Régiment Léger. [46] August Schmidt (1795–1899) – Prussia. Last surviving German and Prussian veteran of the conflict and also last surviving veteran of the battle of Waterloo of all nations participating.