List of last surviving World War II veterans
Updated: 11/4/2025, 4:29:58 PM Wikipedia source
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
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Yunus Abdulshaidov
Yunus Abdulshaidov
Veteran
Yunus Abdulshaidov
Birth
(1921-06-15)15 June 1921
Death
2 December 2023(2023-12-02) (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of Chechnya.
Service
Red Army
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Aimé Acton
Aimé Acton
Veteran
Aimé Acton
Birth
1917 or 1918
Death
13 December 2020 (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of the Battle of the Lys.
Service
Belgian Armed Forces
Allegiance
Belgium
Antonio Amoretti
Antonio Amoretti
Veteran
Antonio Amoretti
Birth
(1927-09-11)11 September 1927
Death
23 December 2022(2022-12-23) (aged 95)
Notability
Last surviving Italian partisan of Four Days of Naples.
Service
Italian resistance movement
Allegiance
Italy
Svend Egon Andersen
Svend Egon Andersen
Veteran
Svend Egon Andersen
Birth
(1920-04-14)14 April 1920
Death
August 2017 (aged 97)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Hvidsten Group.
Service
Danish resistance movement
Allegiance
Denmark
Bud Anderson
Bud Anderson
Veteran
Bud Anderson
Birth
(1922-01-13)13 January 1922
Death
17 May 2024 (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving American triple flying ace.
Service
US Army Air Forces
Allegiance
United States
Viljo Aronniemi
Viljo Aronniemi
Veteran
Viljo Aronniemi
Birth
1925 or 1926
Death
31 January 2025 (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving Finnish veteran of the Battle of Teikari.
Service
Finnish Army
Allegiance
Finland
Grigol Baindurashvili
Grigol Baindurashvili
Veteran
Grigol Baindurashvili
Birth
1918 or 1919
Death
August 2021 (aged 102)
Notability
Last survivor of the Georgian uprising on Texel.
Service
Georgian Legion
Allegiance
Germany
Jale Bainisika
Jale Bainisika
Veteran
Jale Bainisika
Birth
1914 or 1915
Death
February 2020 (aged 105)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of Fiji.
Service
Fiji Infantry Regiment
Allegiance
Fiji
Richard M. Barancik
Richard M. Barancik
Veteran
Richard M. Barancik
Birth
(1924-10-19)19 October 1924
Death
14 July 2023(2023-07-14) (aged 98)
Notability
Last surviving Monuments Man.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
Zdzisław Baszak
Zdzisław Baszak
Veteran
Zdzisław Baszak
Birth
(1920-07-08)8 July 1920
Death
28 November 2024(2024-11-28) (aged 104)
Notability
Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Pszczyna.
Service
Polish Land Forces
Allegiance
Poland
Clarence Beavers
Clarence Beavers
Veteran
Clarence Beavers
Birth
(1921-06-12)12 June 1921
Death
4 December 2017(2017-12-04) (aged 96)
Notability
Last surviving original member of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
Gustavo Bellazzini
Gustavo Bellazzini
Veteran
Gustavo Bellazzini
Birth
(1921-09-29)29 September 1921
Death
1 May 2025(2025-05-01) (aged 103)
Notability
Last survivor of the sinking of Roma.
Service
Regia Marina
Allegiance
Italy
Nikolai Belyaev
Nikolai Belyaev
Veteran
Nikolai Belyaev
Birth
(1922-10-22)22 October 1922
Death
8 December 2015(2015-12-08) (aged 93)
Notability
Last surviving soldier who stormed the Reichstag.
Service
Red Army
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Moss Berryman
Moss Berryman
Veteran
Moss Berryman
Birth
(1923-11-09)9 November 1923
Death
6 August 2020(2020-08-06) (aged 96)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of Operation Jaywick.
Service
Royal Australian Navy
Allegiance
Australia
Twistleton St. Rose Bertrand
Twistleton St. Rose Bertrand
Veteran
Twistleton St. Rose Bertrand
Birth
(1924-09-24)24 September 1924
Death
8 December 2019(2019-12-08) (aged 95)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of Dominica.
Service
British army
Allegiance
British Windward Islands
Josef Bialas
Josef Bialas
Veteran
Josef Bialas
Birth
(1927-06-01)1 June 1927
Death
4 April 2025(2025-04-04) (aged 97)
Notability
Last surviving Czech Silesian soldier of Wehrmacht.
Service
Wehrmacht
Allegiance
Germany
Emilio Bianchi [it]
Emilio Bianchi [it]
Veteran
Emilio Bianchi [it]
Birth
(1912-10-22)22 October 1912
Death
15 August 2015(2015-08-15) (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving torpedo rider of the Raid on Alexandria.
Service
Regia Marina
Allegiance
Italy
Aron Bielski
Aron Bielski
Veteran
Aron Bielski
Birth
(1927-07-21)21 July 1927
Death
22 September 2025(2025-09-22) (aged 98)
Notability
Last surviving Bielski partisan.
Service
Jewish partisans
Allegiance
Poland
Harold Billow
Harold Billow
Veteran
Harold Billow
Birth
(1922-12-28)28 December 1922
Death
17 May 2022(2022-05-17) (aged 99)
Notability
Last survivor of the Malmedy massacre.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
Betty Tackaberry Blake
Betty Tackaberry Blake
Veteran
Betty Tackaberry Blake
Birth
(1920-10-29)29 October 1920
Death
9 April 2015(2015-04-09) (aged 94)
Notability
Last surviving member of the original WASP class.
Service
Women Airforce Service Pilots
Allegiance
United States
Emil Boček
Emil Boček
Veteran
Emil Boček
Birth
(1923-02-25)25 February 1923
Death
25 March 2023(2023-03-25) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving Czechoslovak RAF pilot.
Service
Royal Air Force
Allegiance
Czechoslovakia United Kingdom
Odd Borlaug
Odd Borlaug
Veteran
Odd Borlaug
Birth
(1917-03-31) 31 March 1917 (age 108)
Notability
Last surviving Norwegian veteran of the Battle of Høljarast Bridge.
Service
Norwegian Armed Forces
Allegiance
Norway
Fania Brantsovsky
Fania Brantsovsky
Veteran
Fania Brantsovsky
Birth
(1922-05-22)22 May 1922
Death
22 September 2024(2024-09-22) (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving partisan of Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye (FPO).
Service
Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye
Allegiance
Lithuania
Harold Bray
Harold Bray
Veteran
Harold Bray
Birth
(1927-06-15) 15 June 1927 (age 98)
Notability
Last survivor of the sinking of USS Indianapolis.
Service
US Navy
Allegiance
United States
Clifford Brewer
Clifford Brewer
Veteran
Clifford Brewer
Birth
(1913-04-29)29 April 1913
Death
30 April 2017(2017-04-30) (aged 104)
Notability
Last surviving surgeon of the Normandy landings.
Service
Territorial Army
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Ted Briggs
Ted Briggs
Veteran
Ted Briggs
Birth
(1923-03-01)1 March 1923
Death
4 October 2008(2008-10-04) (aged 85)
Notability
Last survivor of the sinking of HMS Hood.
Service
Royal Navy
Allegiance
United Kingdom
John T. Britton
John T. Britton
Veteran
John T. Britton
Birth
(1920-02-03)3 February 1920
Death
7 May 2011(2011-05-07) (aged 91)
Notability
Last surviving crew member of Old 666.
Service
US Army Air Forces
Allegiance
United States
Hugo Broch
Hugo Broch
Veteran
Hugo Broch
Birth
(1922-01-06) 6 January 1922 (age 103)
Notability
Last surviving German flying ace.
Service
Luftwaffe
Allegiance
Germany
Galina Brok-Beltsova
Galina Brok-Beltsova
Veteran
Galina Brok-Beltsova
Birth
(1925-02-12)12 February 1925
Death
15 August 2024(2024-08-15) (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving Soviet woman combat aviator.
Service
Soviet Air Forces
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Douglas Canning
Douglas Canning
Veteran
Douglas Canning
Birth
(1919-07-04)4 July 1919
Death
20 February 2016(2016-02-20) (aged 96)
Notability
Last surviving pilot of Operation Vengeance.
Service
US Army Air Forces
Allegiance
United States
Mircea Caragea
Mircea Caragea
Veteran
Mircea Caragea
Birth
(1919-01-18)18 January 1919
Death
5 October 2022(2022-10-05) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of the Romanian Naval Forces.
Service
Romanian Naval Forces
Allegiance
Romania
Eric Carter
Eric Carter
Veteran
Eric Carter
Birth
(1920-02-12)12 February 1920
Death
26 July 2021(2021-07-26) (aged 101)
Notability
Last surviving member of No. 151 Wing.
Service
Royal Air Force
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Horacio Castilleja Albarrán
Horacio Castilleja Albarrán
Veteran
Horacio Castilleja Albarrán
Birth
(1924-01-21)21 January 1924
Death
30 November 2022(2022-11-30) (aged 97–98)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of Mexico.
Service
Mexican Air Force
Allegiance
Mexico
Dean Caswell
Dean Caswell
Veteran
Dean Caswell
Birth
(1922-07-24)24 July 1922
Death
21 September 2022(2022-09-21) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving US Marine flying ace.
Service
US Marine Corps
Allegiance
United States
Charles Chibitty
Charles Chibitty
Veteran
Charles Chibitty
Birth
(1921-11-20)20 November 1921
Death
20 July 2005(2005-07-20) (aged 83)
Notability
Last surviving Comanche code talker.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
Leonard Roy Chivers
Leonard Roy Chivers
Veteran
Leonard Roy Chivers
Birth
(1924-07-04) 4 July 1924 (age 101)
Notability
Last surviving crew member of HMS Kipling.
Service
Royal Navy
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Tserengiin Chimedtseren
Tserengiin Chimedtseren
Veteran
Tserengiin Chimedtseren
Birth
(1924-10-01) 1 October 1924 (age 101)
Notability
Last surviving Mongolian veteran of the Battles of Khalkhin Gol.
Service
Mongolian People's Army
Allegiance
Mongolia
Stefan Chociej
Stefan Chociej
Veteran
Stefan Chociej
Birth
1927
Death
19 May 2025 (aged 98)
Notability
Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Grodno.
Service
Polish resistance movement in World War II
Allegiance
Poland
Dick Churchill
Dick Churchill
Veteran
Dick Churchill
Birth
(1920-01-21)21 January 1920
Death
12 February 2019(2019-02-12) (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving Stalag Luft III escapee.
Service
Royal Air Force
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Mark W. Clark
Mark W. Clark
Veteran
Mark W. Clark
Birth
(1896-05-01)1 May 1896
Death
17 April 1984(1984-04-17) (aged 87)
Notability
Last surviving American four-star officer.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
Richard E. Cole
Richard E. Cole
Veteran
Richard E. Cole
Birth
(1915-09-07)7 September 1915
Death
9 April 2019(2019-04-09) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving Doolittle Raider.
Service
US Army Air Forces
Allegiance
United States
Lou Conter
Lou Conter
Veteran
Lou Conter
Birth
(1921-09-13)13 September 1921
Death
1 April 2024(2024-04-01) (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving crew member of USS Arizona.
Service
US Navy
Allegiance
United States
John Cruickshank
John Cruickshank
Veteran
John Cruickshank
Birth
(1920-05-20)20 May 1920
Death
9 August 2025(2025-08-09) (aged 105)
Notability
Last surviving wartime recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Service
Royal Air Force
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Jaak Daemen
Jaak Daemen
Veteran
Jaak Daemen
Birth
(1924-12-13)13 December 1924
Death
6 August 2022(2022-08-06) (aged 97)
Notability
Last surviving member of the 5th Special Air Service.
Service
Belgian Resistance, Free Belgian Forces
Allegiance
Belgium
Arturo de Gregorio
Arturo de Gregorio
Veteran
Arturo de Gregorio
Birth
1920 or 1921
Death
22 September 2023 (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving Spanish volunteer of the Blue Division.
Service
German Army
Allegiance
Spain Germany
Valdemar DeHerrera
Valdemar DeHerrera
Veteran
Valdemar DeHerrera
Birth
(1919-10-08)8 October 1919
Death
15 July 2025(2025-07-15) (aged 105)
Notability
Last surviving member of the 515th Coast Artillery.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
Robert Dixon
Robert Dixon
Veteran
Robert Dixon
Birth
(1921-09-11)11 September 1921
Death
15 November 2024(2024-11-15) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving Buffalo Soldier of West Point.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
Ion Dobran [ro]
Ion Dobran [ro]
Veteran
Ion Dobran [ro]
Birth
(1919-02-05)5 February 1919
Death
24 September 2021(2021-09-24) (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving flying ace of the Romanian Air Force.
Service
Romanian Air Force
Allegiance
Romania
Karl Dönitz
Karl Dönitz
Veteran
Karl Dönitz
Birth
(1891-09-16)16 September 1891
Death
24 December 1980(1980-12-24) (aged 89)
Notability
Last surviving German Großadmiral.
Service
Kriegsmarine
Allegiance
Germany
James Francis Edwards
James Francis Edwards
Veteran
James Francis Edwards
Birth
(1921-06-05)5 June 1921
Death
14 May 2022(2022-05-14) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving Canadian flying ace.
Service
Royal Canadian Air Force
Allegiance
Canada
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Veteran
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Birth
(1890-10-14)14 October 1890
Death
28 March 1969(1969-03-28) (aged 78)
Notability
Last surviving American five-star officer.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
Colette Escoffier-Martini
Colette Escoffier-Martini
Veteran
Colette Escoffier-Martini
Birth
(1922-11-01)1 November 1922
Death
28 May 2024(2024-05-28) (aged 101)
Notability
Last surviving Merlinette.
Service
French Liberation Army
Allegiance
Free France
Antonín Fajkus
Antonín Fajkus
Veteran
Antonín Fajkus
Birth
(1923-12-04)4 December 1923
Death
5 February 2025(2025-02-05) (aged 101)
Notability
Last surviving Czech American USAAF pilot.
Service
United States Army Air Forces
Allegiance
United States
Walenty Faterkowski
Walenty Faterkowski
Veteran
Walenty Faterkowski
Birth
(1912-01-25)25 January 1912
Death
7 May 2013(2013-05-07) (aged 101)
Notability
Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Tczew.
Service
Polish Land Forces
Allegiance
Poland
Mario Fiorentini
Mario Fiorentini
Veteran
Mario Fiorentini
Birth
(1918-11-07)7 November 1918
Death
9 August 2022(2022-08-09) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving partisan of Gruppi di Azione Patriottica.
Service
Corpo Volontari della Libertà
Allegiance
Italy
Walter Flaxman
Walter Flaxman
Veteran
Walter Flaxman
Birth
(1923-02-03)3 February 1923
Death
8 February 2025(2025-02-08) (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving Royal Lancer.
Service
British Army
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Hormidas Joseph Fredette
Hormidas Joseph Fredette
Veteran
Hormidas Joseph Fredette
Birth
(1917-04-11)11 April 1917
Death
29 November 2023(2023-11-29) (aged 106)
Notability
Last surviving Canadian veteran of the Battle of Hong Kong.
Service
Canadian Army
Allegiance
Canada
Bradford C. Freeman
Bradford C. Freeman
Veteran
Bradford C. Freeman
Birth
(1924-09-24)24 September 1924
Death
3 July 2022(2022-07-03) (aged 97)
Notability
Last surviving member of Easy Company.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
Kgori Molefhe Gaborone
Kgori Molefhe Gaborone
Veteran
Kgori Molefhe Gaborone
Birth
1917 or 1918
Death
10 June 2017 (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of Bechuanaland.
Service
British Army
Allegiance
Bechuanaland Protectorate
Nikolay Georgiev–Shmayzera
Nikolay Georgiev–Shmayzera
Veteran
Nikolay Georgiev–Shmayzera
Birth
(1922-11-25)25 November 1922
Death
1 January 2024(2024-01-01) (aged 101)
Notability
Last surviving partisan of Bulgaria.
Service
Bulgarian resistance movement
Allegiance
Bulgaria
Tuomas Gerdt
Tuomas Gerdt
Veteran
Tuomas Gerdt
Birth
(1922-05-28)28 May 1922
Death
1 November 2020(2020-11-01) (aged 98)
Notability
Last surviving recipient of the Mannerheim Cross.
Service
Finnish Army
Allegiance
Finland
Hubert Germain
Hubert Germain
Veteran
Hubert Germain
Birth
(1920-08-06)6 August 1920
Death
12 October 2021(2021-10-12) (aged 101)
Notability
Last surviving Companion of the Order of Liberation.
Service
French Resistance
Allegiance
Free France
Max Gilbert
Max Gilbert
Veteran
Max Gilbert
Birth
(1921-04-24)24 April 1921
Death
24 June 2022(2022-06-24) (aged 101)
Notability
Last survivor of the Ambon Island POW camp.
Service
Australian Army
Allegiance
Australia
Bom Gillies
Bom Gillies
Veteran
Bom Gillies
Birth
(1925-02-14)14 February 1925
Death
7 November 2024(2024-11-07) (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Māori Battalion.
Service
New Zealand Military Forces
Allegiance
New Zealand
Jerzy Główczewski
Jerzy Główczewski
Veteran
Jerzy Główczewski
Birth
(1922-11-19)19 November 1922
Death
13 April 2020(2020-04-13) (aged 97)
Notability
Last surviving pilot of the Polish Air Forces.
Service
Royal Air Force
Allegiance
Poland United Kingdom
Rafael Gómez Nieto
Rafael Gómez Nieto
Veteran
Rafael Gómez Nieto
Birth
(1921-01-21)21 January 1921
Death
31 March 2020(2020-03-31) (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving member of La Nueve.
Service
French Liberation Army
Allegiance
Free France
Luigi Gorrini
Luigi Gorrini
Veteran
Luigi Gorrini
Birth
(1917-07-12)12 July 1917
Death
8 November 2014(2014-11-08) (aged 97)
Notability
Last surviving Italian flying ace.
Service
Regia Aeronautica
Allegiance
Italy
Friedrich Grade
Friedrich Grade
Veteran
Friedrich Grade
Birth
(1916-03-29)29 March 1916
Death
13 October 2023(2023-10-13) (aged 107)
Notability
Last surviving crew member of U-96.
Service
Kriegsmarine
Allegiance
Germany
Louis Graziano
Louis Graziano
Veteran
Louis Graziano
Birth
(1923-02-06) 6 February 1923 (age 102)
Notability
Last surviving witness to the German surrender.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
Franciszek Grzegorzek
Franciszek Grzegorzek
Veteran
Franciszek Grzegorzek
Birth
1919
Death
January 2014 (aged 94)
Notability
Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Mikołów.
Service
Polish Land Forces
Allegiance
Poland
Jarmila Halbrštátová
Jarmila Halbrštátová
Veteran
Jarmila Halbrštátová
Birth
(1924-04-07)7 April 1924
Death
2 December 2020(2020-12-02) (aged 96)
Notability
Last surviving Czechoslovak veteran of the Battle of Sokolovo.
Service
Czechoslovak Army
Allegiance
Czechoslovakia Soviet Union
David Hamilton
David Hamilton
Veteran
David Hamilton
Birth
(1922-07-20)20 July 1922
Death
5 January 2025(2025-01-05) (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving C-47 Pathfinder pilot.
Service
US Army Air Forces
Allegiance
United States
Russell Hamler
Russell Hamler
Veteran
Russell Hamler
Birth
1924 (1924)
Death
26 December 2023 (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving member of Merrill's Marauders.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
Victor Hannes
Victor Hannes
Veteran
Victor Hannes
Birth
(1924-07-26)26 July 1924
Death
25 January 2025(2025-01-25) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Independent Belgian Brigade.
Service
Free Belgian forces
Allegiance
Belgium
Robert John Hanson
Robert John Hanson
Veteran
Robert John Hanson
Birth
(1920-05-25)25 May 1920
Death
1 October 2005(2005-10-01) (aged 85)
Notability
Last surviving crew member of Memphis Belle.
Service
US Army Air Forces
Allegiance
United States
Reinhard Hardegen
Reinhard Hardegen
Veteran
Reinhard Hardegen
Birth
(1913-03-18)18 March 1913
Death
9 June 2018(2018-06-09) (aged 105)
Notability
Last surviving U-boat captain.
Service
Kriegsmarine
Allegiance
Germany
Lloyd Harding
Lloyd Harding
Veteran
Lloyd Harding
Birth
1922
Death
2 February 2021 (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving member of Tasmania's 2/40th Battalion.
Service
Australian Army
Allegiance
Australia
Shunroku Hata
Shunroku Hata
Veteran
Shunroku Hata
Birth
(1879-07-26)26 July 1879
Death
10 May 1962(1962-05-10) (aged 82)
Notability
Last surviving Japanese marshal (gensui).
Service
Imperial Japanese Army
Allegiance
Japan
John Hemingway
John Hemingway
Veteran
John Hemingway
Birth
(1919-07-17)17 July 1919
Death
17 March 2025(2025-03-17) (aged 105)
Notability
Last surviving pilot of The Few.
Service
Royal Air Force
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Ervín Hoida
Ervín Hoida
Veteran
Ervín Hoida
Birth
(1918-11-30)30 November 1918
Death
14 February 2024 (aged 105)
Notability
Last surviving Czechoslovak veteran of the Battle of France.
Service
Czechoslovak Army
Allegiance
Czechoslovakia France United Kingdom
Pavel Holeček
Pavel Holeček
Veteran
Pavel Holeček
Birth
(1925-08-26) 26 August 1925 (age 100)
Notability
Last surviving Czechoslovak participant of the Prague uprising.
Service
Resistance in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Allegiance
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Czechoslovakia
Ebou Janha
Ebou Janha
Veteran
Ebou Janha
Birth
1919 or 1920
Death
1 July 2022 (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of Gambia.
Service
Royal West African Frontier Force
Allegiance
The Gambia
Vagn Baagø Jepsen
Vagn Baagø Jepsen
Veteran
Vagn Baagø Jepsen
Birth
1917 or 1918
Death
1 September 2018 (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving Danish veteran of the Battle of Haderslev.
Service
Royal Danish Army
Allegiance
Denmark
James Jeremiah
James Jeremiah
Veteran
James Jeremiah
Birth
1924 or 1925
Death
30 June 2022 (aged 97)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of Malaysia.
Service
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
Allegiance
Malaya
Ellsworth Johnson
Ellsworth Johnson
Veteran
Ellsworth Johnson
Birth
(1923-07-05)5 July 1923
Death
30 September 2023(2023-09-30) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving member of the OSS OG.
Service
Office of Strategic Services
Allegiance
United States
Johnny Johnson
Johnny Johnson
Veteran
Johnny Johnson
Birth
(1921-11-25)25 November 1921
Death
7 December 2022(2022-12-07) (aged 101)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Dambuster Raids.
Service
Royal Air Force
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Desmond Grieve Jones
Desmond Grieve Jones
Veteran
Desmond Grieve Jones
Birth
(1923-05-04)4 May 1923
Death
31 July 2025(2025-07-31) (aged 102)
Notability
Last survivor of the sinking of HMAS Canberra.
Service
Royal Australian Navy
Allegiance
Australia
Ari Wong Kim
Ari Wong Kim
Veteran
Ari Wong Kim
Birth
(1924-01-16)16 January 1924
Death
19 October 2023(2023-10-19) (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of French Polynesia.
Service
French Liberation Army
Allegiance
Free France
Jiří Pavel Kafka [cz]
Jiří Pavel Kafka [cz]
Veteran
Jiří Pavel Kafka [cz]
Birth
(1924-05-02) 2 May 1924 (age 101)
Notability
Last surviving Czechoslovak RAF airman.
Service
Royal Air Force
Allegiance
Czechoslovakia United Kingdom
Norman Kleiss
Norman Kleiss
Veteran
Norman Kleiss
Birth
(1916-03-07)7 March 1916
Death
22 April 2016(2016-04-22) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving Battle of Midway dive bomber pilot.
Service
US Navy
Allegiance
United States
Gertrud Koch
Gertrud Koch
Veteran
Gertrud Koch
Birth
(1924-06-01)1 June 1924
Death
21 June 2016(2016-06-21) (aged 92)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Edelweiss Pirates.[citation needed]
Service
German Resistance movement
Allegiance
Germany
Georgios Koliopoulos
Georgios Koliopoulos
Veteran
Georgios Koliopoulos
Birth
(1915-02-20)20 February 1915
Death
2 May 2023(2023-05-02) (aged 108)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Cavalry Division.
Service
Hellenic Army
Allegiance
Greece
Ilmari Koppinen
Ilmari Koppinen
Veteran
Ilmari Koppinen
Birth
(1918-01-08) 8 January 1918 (age 107)
Notability
Last surviving Finnish veteran of the Mai Guba attack.
Service
Finnish Army
Allegiance
Finland
Roelof Korporaal
Roelof Korporaal
Veteran
Roelof Korporaal
Birth
(1919-03-25)25 March 1919
Death
26 January 2014(2014-01-26) (aged 94)
Notability
Last surviving Dutch veteran of the Battle of the Afsluitdijk.
Service
Royal Netherlands Army
Allegiance
Netherlands
Albert Kunyuku [fr]
Albert Kunyuku [fr]
Veteran
Albert Kunyuku [fr]
Birth
(1922-05-10)10 May 1922
Death
25 November 2022(2022-11-25) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of the Belgian Congo.
Service
Force Publique
Allegiance
Belgian Congo
Juliusz Kulesza
Juliusz Kulesza
Veteran
Juliusz Kulesza
Birth
(1928-05-19)19 May 1928
Death
5 February 2025(2025-02-05) (aged 96)
Notability
Last surviving participant in the Battles for the Polish Security Printing Works.
Service
Polish Home Army
Allegiance
Polish Underground State
Petr Kotelnikov
Petr Kotelnikov
Veteran
Petr Kotelnikov
Birth
1929
Death
21 April 2021(2021-04-21) (aged 91–92)
Notability
Last surviving Soviet veteran of the Defense of Brest Fortress.
Service
Red Army
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Boris Kravtsov
Boris Kravtsov
Veteran
Boris Kravtsov
Birth
(1922-12-28) 28 December 1922 (age 102)
Notability
Last surviving wartime Hero of the Soviet Union.
Service
Red Army
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Traute Lafrenz
Traute Lafrenz
Veteran
Traute Lafrenz
Birth
(1919-05-03)3 May 1919
Death
6 March 2023(2023-03-06) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving White Rose.
Service
German Resistance movement
Allegiance
Germany
Sakari Lahtinen
Sakari Lahtinen
Veteran
Sakari Lahtinen
Birth
(1923-09-29)29 September 1923
Death
12 October 2022(2022-10-12) (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving Finnish Waffen-SS volunteer.
Service
Finnish volunteers in the Waffen-SS
Allegiance
Finland Germany
Robert Henry Andrew Lapsley
Robert Henry Andrew Lapsley
Veteran
Robert Henry Andrew Lapsley
Birth
1921 (1921)
Death
2 July 2024 (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of Hong Kong.
Service
British Army
Allegiance
Hong Kong United Kingdom
Phyllis Latour
Phyllis Latour
Veteran
Phyllis Latour
Birth
(1921-04-08)8 April 1921
Death
7 October 2023(2023-10-07) (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving woman SOE agent to serve in France.
Service
WAAF, SOE, French Resistance
Allegiance
United Kingdom Free France
Havala Laula
Havala Laula
Veteran
Havala Laula
Birth
1914 or 1915
Death
9 February 2017(2017-02-09) (aged 91–92)
Notability
Last surviving Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel.
Service
Australian Army
Allegiance
Territory of Papua
Robert Laumans
Robert Laumans
Veteran
Robert Laumans
Birth
1920
Death
April 2014 (aged 93)
Notability
Last surviving Belgian RAF pilot.
Service
Royal Air Force
Allegiance
Belgium United Kingdom
Lee Hak-rae
Lee Hak-rae
Veteran
Lee Hak-rae
Birth
1925 (1925)
Death
28 March 2021 (aged 96)
Notability
Last surviving convicted Korean war criminal.
Service
Imperial Japanese Army
Allegiance
Japan
William R. Leibold
William R. Leibold
Veteran
William R. Leibold
Birth
(1923-04-04)4 April 1923
Death
3 November 2022(2022-11-03) (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving sailor of USS Tang.
Service
US Navy
Allegiance
United States
Paul Leterrier
Paul Leterrier
Veteran
Paul Leterrier
Birth
(1921-12-21)21 December 1921
Death
28 August 2025(2025-08-28) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving French veteran of the Battle of Bir Hakeim.
Service
French Liberation Army
Allegiance
Free France
Jacques Lewis
Jacques Lewis
Veteran
Jacques Lewis
Birth
(1919-03-01)1 March 1919
Death
25 July 2024(2024-07-25) (aged 105)
Notability
Last surviving French veteran of the Normandy landings.
Service
Free French Naval ForcesUS Army
Allegiance
Free France United States
Charles W. Lindberg
Charles W. Lindberg
Veteran
Charles W. Lindberg
Birth
(1920-06-26)26 June 1920
Death
24 June 2007(2007-06-24) (aged 86)
Notability
Last surviving participant of the original Iwo Jima flag raising.
Service
US Marine Corps
Allegiance
United States
Jan Linzel [nl]
Jan Linzel [nl]
Veteran
Jan Linzel [nl]
Birth
(1915-12-07)7 December 1915
Death
5 May 2019(2019-05-05) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving Dutch pilot of the Battle for The Hague.
Service
Army Aviation Brigade
Allegiance
Netherlands
Choi Lodthanong
Choi Lodthanong
Veteran
Choi Lodthanong
Birth
1920 or 1921
Death
2 June 2021 (aged 100 or 101)
Notability
Last surviving Thai veteran of the Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Service
Royal Thai Air Force
Allegiance
Thailand
Frank Losonsky
Frank Losonsky
Veteran
Frank Losonsky
Birth
(1920-10-08)8 October 1920
Death
6 February 2020(2020-02-06) (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Flying Tigers.
Service
First American Volunteer GroupUS Army Air Forces
Allegiance
China United States
Jacques Lucien
Jacques Lucien
Veteran
Jacques Lucien
Birth
(1924-05-04)4 May 1924
Death
12 September 2024(2024-09-12) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of New Caledonia.
Service
French Liberation Army
Allegiance
Free France
John Luckadoo
John Luckadoo
Veteran
John Luckadoo
Birth
(1922-03-16)16 March 1922
Death
1 September 2025(2025-09-01) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving pilot of the 100th Bomb Group.
Service
United States Air Force
Allegiance
United States
Tadeusz Lutak
Tadeusz Lutak
Veteran
Tadeusz Lutak
Birth
(1917-08-29) 29 August 1917 (age 108)
Notability
Last surviving member of the 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade.
Service
Polish Land Forces
Allegiance
Poland
Mildred Dalton Manning
Mildred Dalton Manning
Veteran
Mildred Dalton Manning
Birth
(1914-07-11)11 July 1914
Death
8 March 2013(2013-03-08) (aged 98)
Notability
Last surviving Angel of Bataan and Corregidor.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
Ivan Martynushkin
Ivan Martynushkin
Veteran
Ivan Martynushkin
Birth
(1924-01-18) 18 January 1924 (age 101)
Notability
Last surviving liberator of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Service
Red Army
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Petar Matić Dule
Petar Matić Dule
Veteran
Petar Matić Dule
Birth
(1920-07-06)6 July 1920
Death
4 October 2024(2024-10-04) (aged 104)
Notability
Last surviving National Hero of Yugoslavia.
Service
Yugoslav Partisans
Allegiance
Yugoslavia
Mauri Maunula
Mauri Maunula
Veteran
Mauri Maunula
Birth
(1921-06-02)2 June 1921
Death
14 September 2024(2024-09-14) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving FAF pilot.
Service
Finnish Army
Allegiance
Finland
Kenneth Mayhew
Kenneth Mayhew
Veteran
Kenneth Mayhew
Birth
(1917-01-18)18 January 1917
Death
13 May 2021(2021-05-13) (aged 104)
Notability
Last surviving recipient of the Military Order of William.
Service
British Army
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Zoë Maynard
Zoë Maynard
Veteran
Zoë Maynard
Birth
1926 (1926)
Death
10 December 2018 (aged 92)
Notability
Last surviving female veteran of The Bahamas.
Service
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Allegiance
Bahamas
Frank McGovern
Frank McGovern
Veteran
Frank McGovern
Birth
(1919-10-01)1 October 1919
Death
24 May 2023(2023-05-24) (aged 103)
Notability
Last survivor of the sinking of HMAS Perth.
Service
Royal Australian Navy
Allegiance
Australia
Donald M. McPherson
Donald M. McPherson
Veteran
Donald M. McPherson
Birth
(1922-05-25)25 May 1922
Death
14 August 2025(2025-08-14) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving American flying ace.
Service
US Navy
Allegiance
United States
Magomed Medarov
Magomed Medarov
Veteran
Magomed Medarov
Birth
(1924-10-10)10 October 1924
Death
14 April 2025(2025-04-14) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving Ingush veteran.
Service
Red Army
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Stenio Mezzetti
Stenio Mezzetti
Veteran
Stenio Mezzetti
Birth
1921
Death
October 2016 (aged 95)
Notability
Last surviving Italian veteran of the Battle of Cape Matapan.
Service
Regia Marina
Allegiance
Italy
Michael I of Romania
Michael I of Romania
Veteran
Michael I of Romania
Birth
(1921-10-25)25 October 1921
Death
5 December 2017(2017-12-05) (aged 96)
Notability
Last surviving recipient of the Order of Victory.
Service
Romanian Armed Forces
Allegiance
Romania
Marie Michajlovičová
Marie Michajlovičová
Veteran
Marie Michajlovičová
Birth
(1921-08-22)22 August 1921
Death
14 July 2022(2022-07-14) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving member of 1st Czechoslovak Independent Tank Brigade.
Service
1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the Soviet Union
Allegiance
Czechoslovakia Soviet Union
Helge Milo
Helge Milo
Veteran
Helge Milo
Birth
1927 or 1928
Death
27 March 2022 (aged 94)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Churchill Club.
Service
Danish resistance movement
Allegiance
Denmark
John F. Miniclier
John F. Miniclier
Veteran
John F. Miniclier
Birth
(1921-07-23)23 July 1921
Death
24 May 2025(2025-05-24) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving American veteran of the Battle of Midway.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
José Carlos de Miranda Corrêa
José Carlos de Miranda Corrêa
Veteran
José Carlos de Miranda Corrêa
Birth
1919 or 1920
Death
15 September 2013 (aged 93)
Notability
Last surviving pilot of Brazil.
Service
Brazilian Air Force
Allegiance
Brazil
Ben Moide
Ben Moide
Veteran
Ben Moide
Birth
(1924-06-21)21 June 1924
Death
30 December 2013(2013-12-30) (aged 89)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of Papua New Guinea.
Service
Australian Army
Allegiance
Territory of Papua
Ujang Mormin
Ujang Mormin
Veteran
Ujang Mormin
Birth
1920 (1920)
Death
9 February 2021 (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of the Battle of Pasir Panjang.
Service
Royal Malay Regiment
Allegiance
Malaya
Jiří Mráz
Jiří Mráz
Veteran
Jiří Mráz
Birth
(1923-03-23)23 March 1923
Death
20 February 2024(2024-02-20) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving Czechoslovak veteran of the invasion of Normandy.
Service
Royal Air Force
Allegiance
Czechoslovakia United Kingdom
Teruo Murakami
Teruo Murakami
Veteran
Teruo Murakami
Birth
1920 (1920)
Death
14 September 2023(2023-09-14) (aged 103)
Notability
Last survivor of the Cowra breakout.
Service
Imperial Japanese Army
Allegiance
Japan
Ali Nadi
Ali Nadi
Veteran
Ali Nadi
Birth
1925 or 1926
Death
December 2017 (aged 91 or 92)
Notability
Last surviving Moroccan Goumier.
Service
French Liberation Army
Allegiance
Free France Morocco
Keiji Nagai
Keiji Nagai
Veteran
Keiji Nagai
Birth
1921 (1921)
Death
4 November 2019 (aged 98)
Notability
Last surviving Japanese veteran of the Battle of Peleliu.
Service
Imperial Japanese Army
Allegiance
Japan
Roger Le Neurès
Roger Le Neurès
Veteran
Roger Le Neurès
Birth
(1923-03-25) 25 March 1923 (age 102)
Notability
Last surviving member of the 2nd Armored Division.
Service
French Liberation Army
Allegiance
Free France
Chester Nez
Chester Nez
Veteran
Chester Nez
Birth
(1921-01-23)23 January 1921
Death
4 June 2014(2014-06-04) (aged 93)
Notability
Last surviving original Navajo code talker.
Service
US Marine Corps
Allegiance
United States
Eugeniusz Niedzielski
Eugeniusz Niedzielski
Veteran
Eugeniusz Niedzielski
Birth
(1923-09-01) 1 September 1923 (age 102)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Polish 1st Armoured Division.
Service
Polish Armed Forces in the West
Allegiance
Poland
Bent Nielsen
Bent Nielsen
Veteran
Bent Nielsen
Birth
1922
Death
8 January 2022 (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Holger Danske.
Service
Danish resistance movement
Allegiance
Denmark
Harald Nugiseks
Harald Nugiseks
Veteran
Harald Nugiseks
Birth
(1921-10-22)22 October 1921
Death
2 January 2014(2014-01-02) (aged 92)
Notability
Last surviving Estonian recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Service
Waffen-SS
Allegiance
Estonia Germany
Bolek Ostrowski
Bolek Ostrowski
Veteran
Bolek Ostrowski
Birth
(1919-07-04)4 July 1919
Death
17 March 2025(2025-03-17) (aged 105)
Notability
Last surviving member of the 1st Independent Parachute Brigade.
Service
Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain
Allegiance
Poland
Henry Parham
Henry Parham
Veteran
Henry Parham
Birth
(1921-11-15)15 November 1921
Death
4 July 2021(2021-07-04) (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving African American veteran of the Normandy landings.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
John Payne
John Payne
Veteran
John Payne
Birth
1924 or 1925
Death
2023 (aged 98)
Notability
Last surviving British clearance diver.
Service
Royal Navy
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Aleksander Pawelec
Aleksander Pawelec
Veteran
Aleksander Pawelec
Birth
(1915-12-13)13 December 1915
Death
4 February 2019(2019-02-04) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Kępa Oksywska.
Service
Polish Land Forces
Allegiance
Poland
Steve Pisanos
Steve Pisanos
Veteran
Steve Pisanos
Birth
(1919-11-10)10 November 1919
Death
6 June 2016(2016-06-06) (aged 96)
Notability
Last surviving pilot of the Eagle Squadrons.
Service
Royal Air ForceUS Army Air Forces
Allegiance
United Kingdom United States
Auguste Plénet
Auguste Plénet
Veteran
Auguste Plénet
Birth
1924
Death
29 October 2023 (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of French Guiana.
Service
French Liberation Army
Allegiance
Free France
Alex Polowin
Alex Polowin
Veteran
Alex Polowin
Birth
(1924-04-15)15 April 1924
Death
16 August 2022(2022-08-16) (aged 98)
Notability
Last surviving crew member of HMCS Huron.
Service
Royal Canadian Navy
Allegiance
Canada
Carlo Poncia
Carlo Poncia
Veteran
Carlo Poncia
Birth
(1922-12-27)27 December 1922
Death
8 December 2023(2023-12-08) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving Italian veteran of the Battle of Nikolayevka.
Service
Regio Esercito
Allegiance
Italy
Paul Priest
Paul Priest
Veteran
Paul Priest
Birth
(1925-12-25) 25 December 1925 (age 99)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of the Battle of Remagen.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
Tom Pritchard
Tom Pritchard
Veteran
Tom Pritchard
Birth
(1921-08-24)24 August 1921
Death
3 August 2024(2024-08-03) (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving Australian veteran of the Siege of Tobruk.
Service
Australian Army
Allegiance
Australia
Dick Ramsey
Dick Ramsey
Veteran
Dick Ramsey
Birth
(1923-10-31) 31 October 1923 (age 102)
Notability
Last surviving crew member of USS Nevada.
Service
United States Navy
Allegiance
United States
August Rathke
August Rathke
Veteran
August Rathke
Birth
(1925-12-21)21 December 1925
Death
25 November 2022(2022-11-25) (aged 96)
Notability
Last surviving Norwegian veteran of the Norwegian Independent Company 1.
Service
Special Operations Executive
Allegiance
Norway United Kingdom
Vasily Reshetnikov
Vasily Reshetnikov
Veteran
Vasily Reshetnikov
Birth
(1919-12-23)23 December 1919
Death
20 March 2023(2023-03-20) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving Soviet participant of the bombing of Berlin.
Service
Soviet Air Force
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Willie Rogers
Willie Rogers
Veteran
Willie Rogers
Birth
(1915-04-12)12 April 1915
Death
18 November 2016(2016-11-18) (aged 101)
Notability
Last surviving original member of the Tuskegee airmen.
Service
US Army Air Forces
Allegiance
United States
Joachim Rønneberg
Joachim Rønneberg
Veteran
Joachim Rønneberg
Birth
(1919-08-30)30 August 1919
Death
21 October 2018(2018-10-21) (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving member of Operation Gunnerside.
Service
Norwegian Resistance
Allegiance
Norway
Justus Rosenberg
Justus Rosenberg
Veteran
Justus Rosenberg
Birth
(1921-01-23)23 January 1921
Death
30 October 2021(2021-10-30) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Emergency Rescue Committee.
Service
French Resistance
Allegiance
Free France
Eystein Røset
Eystein Røset
Veteran
Eystein Røset
Birth
(1918-12-28)28 December 1918
Death
24 December 2022(2022-12-24) (aged 104)
Notability
Last surviving Norwegian veteran of the Battle of Narvik.
Service
Norwegian Army
Allegiance
Norway
Johanna Ruf
Johanna Ruf
Veteran
Johanna Ruf
Birth
(1928-06-22)22 June 1928
Death
21 June 2023(2023-06-21) (aged 94)
Notability
Last surviving occupant of the Führerbunker: she was a 15-year-old nurse.
Service
Bund Deutscher Mädel
Allegiance
Germany
Allan Russell
Allan Russell
Veteran
Allan Russell
Birth
(1923-10-15) 15 October 1923 (age 102)
Notability
Last surviving member of Z Special Unit.
Service
Australian Army
Allegiance
Australia
Dinko Šakić
Dinko Šakić
Veteran
Dinko Šakić
Birth
(1921-09-08)8 September 1921
Death
20 July 2008(2008-07-20) (aged 86)
Notability
Last surviving commander of a concentration camp.
Service
Ustaše Supervisory Service
Allegiance
Independent State of Croatia
Jorge Sanjinez Lenz
Jorge Sanjinez Lenz
Veteran
Jorge Sanjinez Lenz
Birth
(1917-01-24)24 January 1917
Death
24 August 2020(2020-08-24) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving Latin American veteran of the Normandy landings.
Service
Independent Belgian Brigade
Allegiance
Belgium
Harold Schultz
Harold Schultz
Veteran
Harold Schultz
Birth
(1925-01-28)28 January 1925
Death
16 May 1995(1995-05-16) (aged 70)
Notability
Last surviving person photographed in the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima image.
Service
United States Marine Corps
Allegiance
United States
Ronald Scott
Ronald Scott
Veteran
Ronald Scott
Birth
(1917-10-20)20 October 1917
Death
17 April 2025(2025-04-17) (aged 107)
Notability
Last surviving Argentine veteran.Last surviving Latin American Spitfire pilot.
Service
Royal Navy
Allegiance
Argentina United Kingdom
Jack Shearer
Jack Shearer
Veteran
Jack Shearer
Birth
(1921-09-07)7 September 1921
Death
26 August 2022(2022-08-26) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Sino-American Cooperative Organization.
Service
US Navy
Allegiance
United States
Ignacy Skowron
Ignacy Skowron
Veteran
Ignacy Skowron
Birth
(1915-07-24)24 July 1915
Death
5 August 2012(2012-08-05) (aged 97)
Notability
Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Westerplatte.
Service
Polish Land Forces
Allegiance
Poland
Franciszek Skrzypczyk
Franciszek Skrzypczyk
Veteran
Franciszek Skrzypczyk
Birth
(1918-11-30)30 November 1918
Death
22 July 2022(2022-07-22) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Kock.
Service
Polish Land Forces
Allegiance
Poland
Clarence Smoyer
Clarence Smoyer
Veteran
Clarence Smoyer
Birth
(1923-06-25)25 June 1923
Death
30 September 2022(2022-09-30) (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving member of the "Spearhead" 3rd Armored Division.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
Michael Smuss
Michael Smuss
Veteran
Michael Smuss
Birth
(1926-04-15)15 April 1926
Death
21 October 2025(2025-10-21) (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving fighter of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Service
Jewish Combat Organization (ŻOB)
Allegiance
Poland
Bill Sparks
Bill Sparks
Veteran
Bill Sparks
Birth
(1922-09-05)5 September 1922
Death
1 December 2002(2002-12-01) (aged 80)
Notability
Last surviving Cockleshell Hero.
Service
Royal Marines
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Jan Stangryciuk-Black
Jan Stangryciuk-Black
Veteran
Jan Stangryciuk-Black
Birth
(1922-04-19)19 April 1922
Death
22 October 2023(2023-10-22) (aged 101)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Guinea Pig Club.
Service
Royal Air Force
Allegiance
Poland United Kingdom
Erhard Stenzel [de]
Erhard Stenzel [de]
Veteran
Erhard Stenzel [de]
Birth
(1925-02-05)5 February 1925
Death
18 November 2021(2021-11-18) (aged 96)
Notability
Last surviving German member of the French Resistance.
Service
French ResistanceGerman Army
Allegiance
Free France Germany
Gene Stephens
Gene Stephens
Veteran
Gene Stephens
Birth
(1918-07-13)13 July 1918
Death
20 July 2018(2018-07-20) (aged 100)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Military Police Corps.
Service
United States Army
Allegiance
United States
Nancy Stratford
Nancy Stratford
Veteran
Nancy Stratford
Birth
(1919-06-12) 12 June 1919 (age 106)
Notability
Last surviving Attagirl.
Service
Air Transport Auxiliary
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Vladimír Strmeň [sk]
Vladimír Strmeň [sk]
Veteran
Vladimír Strmeň [sk]
Birth
(1928-08-26) 26 August 1928 (age 97)
Notability
Last surviving Czechoslovak participant of the Slovak National Uprising.
Service
Slovak ArmyFirst Czechoslovak Army in Slovakia
Allegiance
First Slovak Republic Czechoslovakia
Aleksander Tarnawski [pl]
Aleksander Tarnawski [pl]
Veteran
Aleksander Tarnawski [pl]
Birth
(1921-01-08)8 January 1921
Death
4 March 2022(2022-03-04) (aged 101)
Notability
Last surviving Cichociemni.
Service
Home Army
Allegiance
Poland
Arsène Tchakarian
Arsène Tchakarian
Veteran
Arsène Tchakarian
Birth
(1916-12-21)21 December 1916
Death
4 August 2018(2018-08-04) (aged 101)
Notability
Last surviving member of Groupe Manouchian.
Service
French Resistance
Allegiance
Free France
John Richard Thomson
John Richard Thomson
Veteran
John Richard Thomson
Birth
1923
Death
7 October 2021 (aged 98)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of the Battle of the River Plate.
Service
Royal Navy
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Heinrich Trettner
Heinrich Trettner
Veteran
Heinrich Trettner
Birth
(1907-09-19)19 September 1907
Death
18 September 2006(2006-09-18) (aged 98)
Notability
Last surviving general of the Wehrmacht.
Service
Luftwaffe
Allegiance
Germany
Sualua Tui Masaniai
Sualua Tui Masaniai
Veteran
Sualua Tui Masaniai
Birth
1922 (1922)
Death
1 April 2019 (aged 97)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of American Samoa.
Service
Fita Fita Guard
Allegiance
American Samoa
Warren Upton
Warren Upton
Veteran
Warren Upton
Birth
(1919-10-17)17 October 1919
Death
25 December 2024(2024-12-25) (aged 105)
Notability
Last surviving crew member of USS Utah.
Service
US Navy
Allegiance
United States
Theodore Van Kirk
Theodore Van Kirk
Veteran
Theodore Van Kirk
Birth
(1921-02-27)27 February 1921
Death
28 July 2014(2014-07-28) (aged 93)
Notability
Last surviving crew member of the Enola Gay.
Service
US Army Air Forces
Allegiance
United States
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin
Veteran
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin
Birth
(1922-07-10)10 July 1922
Death
8 March 2013(2013-03-08) (aged 90)
Notability
Last surviving member of the 20 July plot.
Service
German Army
Allegiance
Germany
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
Veteran
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
Birth
(1895-09-30)30 September 1895
Death
5 December 1977(1977-12-05) (aged 82)
Notability
Last surviving wartime Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Service
Red Army
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Herbert Wahler
Herbert Wahler
Veteran
Herbert Wahler
Birth
(1921-12-10)10 December 1921
Death
November 2023(2023-11-00) (aged 101)
Notability
Last surviving member of Einsatzgruppe C.
Service
Schutzstaffel
Allegiance
Germany
Józef Węgiel
Józef Węgiel
Veteran
Józef Węgiel
Birth
(1914-05-30)30 May 1914
Death
4 April 2018(2018-04-04) (aged 103)
Notability
Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Mława.
Service
Polish Land Forces
Allegiance
Poland
Henry Weldon
Henry Weldon
Veteran
Henry Weldon
Birth
(1923-05-29)29 May 1923
Death
5 October 2018(2018-10-05) (aged 95)
Notability
Last surviving member of Underwater Demolition Team 10.
Service
Office of Strategic ServicesUS Navy
Allegiance
United States
Hershel W. Williams
Hershel W. Williams
Veteran
Hershel W. Williams
Birth
(1923-10-02)2 October 1923
Death
29 June 2022(2022-06-29) (aged 98)
Notability
Last surviving wartime recipient of the Medal of Honor.
Service
US Marine Corps
Allegiance
United States
Max Wollf
Max Wollf
Veteran
Max Wollf
Birth
(1926-01-00)January 1926
Death
May 2025(2025-05-00) (aged 99)
Notability
Last surviving Dutch veteran of the invasion of Normandy.
Service
Royal Netherlands Army
Allegiance
Canada Netherlands United Kingdom
Masamitsu Yoshioka
Masamitsu Yoshioka
Veteran
Masamitsu Yoshioka
Birth
(1918-01-05)5 January 1918
Death
29 August 2024(2024-08-29) (aged 106)
Notability
Last surviving Japanese airman who attacked Pearl Harbor.
Service
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Allegiance
Japan
Billy Young
Billy Young
Veteran
Billy Young
Birth
1925 or 1926
Death
19 May 2022 (aged 96)
Notability
Last survivor of the Sandakan POW Camp.
Service
Australian Army
Allegiance
Australia
Jozef Zawitkowski
Jozef Zawitkowski
Veteran
Jozef Zawitkowski
Birth
(1922-02-20)20 February 1922
Death
14 September 2018(2018-09-14) (aged 96)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Ojciec Jan unit.
Service
Home Army
Allegiance
Poland
Gerard Zinser
Gerard Zinser
Veteran
Gerard Zinser
Birth
(1918-05-31)31 May 1918
Death
21 August 2001(2001-08-21) (aged 83)
Notability
Last surviving crew member of PT-109.
Service
US Navy
Allegiance
United States
| Veteran | Birth | Death | Notability | Service | Allegiance |
| Yunus Abdulshaidov | (1921-06-15)15 June 1921 | 2 December 2023(2023-12-02) (aged 102) | Last surviving veteran of Chechnya. | Red Army | Soviet Union |
| Aimé Acton | 1917 or 1918 | 13 December 2020 (aged 102) | Last surviving veteran of the Battle of the Lys. | Belgian Armed Forces | Belgium |
| Antonio Amoretti | (1927-09-11)11 September 1927 | 23 December 2022(2022-12-23) (aged 95) | Last surviving Italian partisan of Four Days of Naples. | Italian resistance movement | Italy |
| Svend Egon Andersen | (1920-04-14)14 April 1920 | August 2017 (aged 97) | Last surviving member of the Hvidsten Group. | Danish resistance movement | Denmark |
| Bud Anderson | (1922-01-13)13 January 1922 | 17 May 2024 (aged 102) | Last surviving American triple flying ace. | US Army Air Forces | United States |
| Viljo Aronniemi | 1925 or 1926 | 31 January 2025 (aged 99) | Last surviving Finnish veteran of the Battle of Teikari. | Finnish Army | Finland |
| Grigol Baindurashvili | 1918 or 1919 | August 2021 (aged 102) | Last survivor of the Georgian uprising on Texel. | Georgian Legion | Germany |
| Jale Bainisika | 1914 or 1915 | February 2020 (aged 105) | Last surviving veteran of Fiji. | Fiji Infantry Regiment | Fiji |
| Richard M. Barancik | (1924-10-19)19 October 1924 | 14 July 2023(2023-07-14) (aged 98) | Last surviving Monuments Man. | US Army | United States |
| Zdzisław Baszak | (1920-07-08)8 July 1920 | 28 November 2024(2024-11-28) (aged 104) | Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Pszczyna. | Polish Land Forces | Poland |
| Clarence Beavers | (1921-06-12)12 June 1921 | 4 December 2017(2017-12-04) (aged 96) | Last surviving original member of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion. | US Army | United States |
| Gustavo Bellazzini | (1921-09-29)29 September 1921 | 1 May 2025(2025-05-01) (aged 103) | Last survivor of the sinking of Roma. | Regia Marina | Italy |
| Nikolai Belyaev | (1922-10-22)22 October 1922 | 8 December 2015(2015-12-08) (aged 93) | Last surviving soldier who stormed the Reichstag. | Red Army | Soviet Union |
| Moss Berryman | (1923-11-09)9 November 1923 | 6 August 2020(2020-08-06) (aged 96) | Last surviving veteran of Operation Jaywick. | Royal Australian Navy | Australia |
| Twistleton St. Rose Bertrand | (1924-09-24)24 September 1924 | 8 December 2019(2019-12-08) (aged 95) | Last surviving veteran of Dominica. | British army | British Windward Islands |
| Josef Bialas | (1927-06-01)1 June 1927 | 4 April 2025(2025-04-04) (aged 97) | Last surviving Czech Silesian soldier of Wehrmacht. | Wehrmacht | Germany |
| Emilio Bianchi [it] | (1912-10-22)22 October 1912 | 15 August 2015(2015-08-15) (aged 102) | Last surviving torpedo rider of the Raid on Alexandria. | Regia Marina | Italy |
| Aron Bielski | (1927-07-21)21 July 1927 | 22 September 2025(2025-09-22) (aged 98) | Last surviving Bielski partisan. | Jewish partisans | Poland |
| Harold Billow | (1922-12-28)28 December 1922 | 17 May 2022(2022-05-17) (aged 99) | Last survivor of the Malmedy massacre. | US Army | United States |
| Betty Tackaberry Blake | (1920-10-29)29 October 1920 | 9 April 2015(2015-04-09) (aged 94) | Last surviving member of the original WASP class. | Women Airforce Service Pilots | United States |
| Emil Boček | (1923-02-25)25 February 1923 | 25 March 2023(2023-03-25) (aged 100) | Last surviving Czechoslovak RAF pilot. | Royal Air Force | Czechoslovakia United Kingdom |
| Odd Borlaug | (1917-03-31) 31 March 1917 (age 108) | Last surviving Norwegian veteran of the Battle of Høljarast Bridge. | Norwegian Armed Forces | Norway | |
| Fania Brantsovsky | (1922-05-22)22 May 1922 | 22 September 2024(2024-09-22) (aged 102) | Last surviving partisan of Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye (FPO). | Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye | Lithuania |
| Harold Bray | (1927-06-15) 15 June 1927 (age 98) | Last survivor of the sinking of USS Indianapolis. | US Navy | United States | |
| Clifford Brewer | (1913-04-29)29 April 1913 | 30 April 2017(2017-04-30) (aged 104) | Last surviving surgeon of the Normandy landings. | Territorial Army | United Kingdom |
| Ted Briggs | (1923-03-01)1 March 1923 | 4 October 2008(2008-10-04) (aged 85) | Last survivor of the sinking of HMS Hood. | Royal Navy | United Kingdom |
| John T. Britton | (1920-02-03)3 February 1920 | 7 May 2011(2011-05-07) (aged 91) | Last surviving crew member of Old 666. | US Army Air Forces | United States |
| Hugo Broch | (1922-01-06) 6 January 1922 (age 103) | Last surviving German flying ace. | Luftwaffe | Germany | |
| Galina Brok-Beltsova | (1925-02-12)12 February 1925 | 15 August 2024(2024-08-15) (aged 99) | Last surviving Soviet woman combat aviator. | Soviet Air Forces | Soviet Union |
| Douglas Canning | (1919-07-04)4 July 1919 | 20 February 2016(2016-02-20) (aged 96) | Last surviving pilot of Operation Vengeance. | US Army Air Forces | United States |
| Mircea Caragea | (1919-01-18)18 January 1919 | 5 October 2022(2022-10-05) (aged 103) | Last surviving veteran of the Romanian Naval Forces. | Romanian Naval Forces | Romania |
| Eric Carter | (1920-02-12)12 February 1920 | 26 July 2021(2021-07-26) (aged 101) | Last surviving member of No. 151 Wing. | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
| Horacio Castilleja Albarrán | (1924-01-21)21 January 1924 | 30 November 2022(2022-11-30) (aged 97–98) | Last surviving veteran of Mexico. | Mexican Air Force | Mexico |
| Dean Caswell | (1922-07-24)24 July 1922 | 21 September 2022(2022-09-21) (aged 100) | Last surviving US Marine flying ace. | US Marine Corps | United States |
| Charles Chibitty | (1921-11-20)20 November 1921 | 20 July 2005(2005-07-20) (aged 83) | Last surviving Comanche code talker. | US Army | United States |
| Leonard Roy Chivers | (1924-07-04) 4 July 1924 (age 101) | Last surviving crew member of HMS Kipling. | Royal Navy | United Kingdom | |
| Tserengiin Chimedtseren | (1924-10-01) 1 October 1924 (age 101) | Last surviving Mongolian veteran of the Battles of Khalkhin Gol. | Mongolian People's Army | Mongolia | |
| Stefan Chociej | 1927 | 19 May 2025 (aged 98) | Last surviving Polish veteran of the Battle of Grodno. | Polish resistance movement in World War II | Poland |
| Dick Churchill | (1920-01-21)21 January 1920 | 12 February 2019(2019-02-12) (aged 99) | Last surviving Stalag Luft III escapee. | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
| Mark W. Clark | (1896-05-01)1 May 1896 | 17 April 1984(1984-04-17) (aged 87) | Last surviving American four-star officer. | US Army | United States |
| Richard E. Cole | (1915-09-07)7 September 1915 | 9 April 2019(2019-04-09) (aged 103) | Last surviving Doolittle Raider. | US Army Air Forces | United States |
| Lou Conter | (1921-09-13)13 September 1921 | 1 April 2024(2024-04-01) (aged 102) | Last surviving crew member of USS Arizona. | US Navy | United States |
| John Cruickshank | (1920-05-20)20 May 1920 | 9 August 2025(2025-08-09) (aged 105) | Last surviving wartime recipient of the Victoria Cross. | Royal Air Force | United Kingdom |
| Jaak Daemen | (1924-12-13)13 December 1924 | 6 August 2022(2022-08-06) (aged 97) | Last surviving member of the 5th Special Air Service. | Belgian Resistance, Free Belgian Forces | Belgium |
| Arturo de Gregorio | 1920 or 1921 | 22 September 2023 (aged 102) | Last surviving Spanish volunteer of the Blue Division. | German Army | Spain Germany |
| Valdemar DeHerrera | (1919-10-08)8 October 1919 | 15 July 2025(2025-07-15) (aged 105) | Last surviving member of the 515th Coast Artillery. | US Army | United States |
| Robert Dixon | (1921-09-11)11 September 1921 | 15 November 2024(2024-11-15) (aged 103) | Last surviving Buffalo Soldier of West Point. | US Army | United States |
| Ion Dobran [ro] | (1919-02-05)5 February 1919 | 24 September 2021(2021-09-24) (aged 102) | Last surviving flying ace of the Romanian Air Force. | Romanian Air Force | Romania |
| Karl Dönitz | (1891-09-16)16 September 1891 | 24 December 1980(1980-12-24) (aged 89) | Last surviving German Großadmiral. | Kriegsmarine | Germany |
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- Bray was a USS Indianapolis crew member. The last survivor of the ship's Marine Detachment was Edgar Harrell (1924–2021)
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