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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 Bibliography of World War II memoirs and autobiographies. This list aims to include memoirs written by participants of World War II about their wartime experience, as well as larger autobiographies of participants of World War II that are at least partially concerned with the author's wartime experience.
Fresno-area vet shares his WWII story. Joshua Tehee. October 27, 2022 at 5:30 AM ... on the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the ship, while visiting the Veterans Memorial Museum in Fresno on ...
World War II veteran Richard Stewart talks with soldiers during his trip back to Normandy, France, to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day in 2023. Sharing his story
The earliest action for which a U.S. serviceman earned a World War II Medal of Honor was the attack on Pearl Harbor, for which 17 U.S. servicemen were awarded a Medal, although they did so "while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force" rather than "enemy" since the United States was neutral during the ...
"More than a third of the 18,000 B-24 bombers produced during World War II were shot down, and most air crewmen did not survive past seven missions." 'Unfaltering Courage': True story of WWII ...
Ashley Bryan, Operation Overlord, Omaha Beach (Artist and Author, Wrote Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace about his experiences ) Isaac Asimov, Philadelphia Navy Yard Naval Air Experimentation Station, United States Army ; J. G. Ballard, interned as a boy in Shanghai (Empire of the Sun)
Friends, family and veterans gathered to send 18 WWII veterans on an honor flight for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Hosted by Honor Flight Bluegrass, the veterans had the opportunity to attend ...