List of last surviving World War II veterans
Updated: 5/20/2026, 7:44:01 PM Wikipedia source
The people listed below are, or were, each the last surviving member of a notable group of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945.
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· Last survivors › Last survivors of countries or territories
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
Morrison Appleton
Morrison Appleton
Veteran
Morrison Appleton
Birth
1927 or 1928
Death
19 August 2022 (aged 95)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of Antigua and Barbuda.
Service
British Army
Allegiance
British Leeward Islands
Jale Bainisika
Jale Bainisika
Veteran
Jale Bainisika
Birth
1914 or 1915
Death
15 February 2020 (aged 105)
Notability
Last surviving veteran of Fiji.
Service
Fiji Infantry Regiment
Allegiance
Fiji
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
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
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
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
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
Doreen Carmel Jones-Rickards
Doreen Carmel Jones-Rickards
Veteran
Doreen Carmel Jones-Rickards
Birth
(1924-09-19) 19 September 1924
Notability
Last surviving veteran of The Bahamas.
Service
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Allegiance
Bahamas
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
Albert Kunyuku
Albert Kunyuku
Veteran
Albert Kunyuku
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
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
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
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 veteran of Ingushetia.
Service
Red Army
Allegiance
Soviet Union
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
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
Morocco
Free France
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
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 veteran of Argentina.
Last surviving Latin American Spitfire pilot.
Service
Royal Navy
Allegiance
Argentina
United Kingdom
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
| 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 |
| Morrison Appleton | 1927 or 1928 | 19 August 2022 (aged 95) | Last surviving veteran of Antigua and Barbuda. | British Army | British Leeward Islands |
| Jale Bainisika | 1914 or 1915 | 15 February 2020 (aged 105) | Last surviving veteran of Fiji. | Fiji Infantry Regiment | Fiji |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Kgori Molefhe Gaborone | 1917 or 1918 | 10 June 2017 (aged 99) | Last surviving veteran of Bechuanaland. | British Army | Bechuanaland Protectorate |
| Nikolay Georgiev–Shmayzera | (1922-11-25)25 November 1922 | 1 January 2024(2024-01-01) (aged 101) | Last surviving partisan of Bulgaria. | Bulgarian resistance movement | Bulgaria |
| Ebou Janha | 1919 or 1920 | 1 July 2022 (aged 102) | Last surviving veteran of Gambia. | Royal West African Frontier Force | The Gambia |
| James Jeremiah | 1924 or 1925 | 30 June 2022 (aged 97) | Last surviving veteran of Malaysia. | Straits Settlements Volunteer Force | Malaya |
| Doreen Carmel Jones-Rickards | (1924-09-19) 19 September 1924 | Last surviving veteran of The Bahamas. | Auxiliary Territorial Service | Bahamas | |
| Ari Wong Kim | (1924-01-16)16 January 1924 | 19 October 2023(2023-10-19) (aged 99) | Last surviving veteran of French Polynesia. | French Liberation Army | Free France |
| Albert Kunyuku | (1922-05-10)10 May 1922 | 25 November 2022(2022-11-25) (aged 100) | Last surviving veteran of the Belgian Congo. | Force Publique | Belgian Congo |
| Robert Henry Andrew Lapsley | 1921 (1921) | 2 July 2024 (aged 103) | Last surviving veteran of Hong Kong. | British Army | Hong Kong United Kingdom |
| Jacques Lucien | (1924-05-04)4 May 1924 | 12 September 2024(2024-09-12) (aged 100) | Last surviving veteran of New Caledonia. | French Liberation Army | Free France |
| Magomed Medarov | (1924-10-10)10 October 1924 | 14 April 2025(2025-04-14) (aged 100) | Last surviving veteran of Ingushetia. | Red Army | Soviet Union |
| Ben Moide | (1924-06-21)21 June 1924 | 30 December 2013(2013-12-30) (aged 89) | Last surviving veteran of Papua New Guinea. | Australian Army | Territory of Papua |
| Ali Nadi | 1925 or 1926 | December 2017 (aged 91 or 92) | Last surviving Moroccan Goumier. | French Liberation Army | Morocco Free France |
| Auguste Plénet | 1924 | 29 October 2023 (aged 99) | Last surviving veteran of French Guiana. | French Liberation Army | Free France |
| Ronald Scott | (1917-10-20)20 October 1917 | 17 April 2025(2025-04-17) (aged 107) | Last surviving veteran of Argentina. Last surviving Latin American Spitfire pilot. | Royal Navy | Argentina United Kingdom |
| Sualua Tui Masaniai | 1922 (1922) | 1 April 2019 (aged 97) | Last surviving veteran of American Samoa. | Fita Fita Guard | American Samoa |
· Last survivors › Last surviving recipients of medals or honors
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
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
Boris Kravtsov
Boris Kravtsov
Veteran
Boris Kravtsov
Birth
(1922-12-28) 28 December 1922
Notability
Last surviving wartime Hero of the Soviet Union.
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
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
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
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
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
| Veteran | Birth | Death | Notability | Service | Allegiance |
| 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 |
| Tuomas Gerdt | (1922-05-28)28 May 1922 | 1 November 2020(2020-11-01) (aged 98) | Last surviving recipient of the Mannerheim Cross. | Finnish Army | Finland |
| Hubert Germain | (1920-08-06)6 August 1920 | 12 October 2021(2021-10-12) (aged 101) | Last surviving Companion of the Order of Liberation. | French Resistance | Free France |
| Boris Kravtsov | (1922-12-28) 28 December 1922 | Last surviving wartime Hero of the Soviet Union. | Red Army | Soviet Union | |
| Petar Matić Dule | (1920-07-06)6 July 1920 | 4 October 2024(2024-10-04) (aged 104) | Last surviving National Hero of Yugoslavia. | Yugoslav Partisans | Yugoslavia |
| Kenneth Mayhew | (1917-01-18)18 January 1917 | 13 May 2021(2021-05-13) (aged 104) | Last surviving recipient of the Military Order of William. | British Army | United Kingdom |
| Michael I of Romania | (1921-10-25)25 October 1921 | 5 December 2017(2017-12-05) (aged 96) | Last surviving recipient of the Order of Victory. | Romanian Armed Forces | Romania |
| Harald Nugiseks | (1921-10-22)22 October 1921 | 2 January 2014(2014-01-02) (aged 92) | Last surviving Estonian recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. | Waffen-SS | Estonia Germany |
| Hershel W. Williams | (1923-10-02)2 October 1923 | 29 June 2022(2022-06-29) (aged 98) | Last surviving wartime recipient of the Medal of Honor. | US Marine Corps | United States |
· Last survivors › Last surviving senior officers
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
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
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 wartime American five-star officer.
Service
US Army
Allegiance
United States
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
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
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
| Veteran | Birth | Death | Notability | Service | Allegiance |
| 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 |
| Karl Dönitz | (1891-09-16)16 September 1891 | 24 December 1980(1980-12-24) (aged 89) | Last surviving German Großadmiral. | Kriegsmarine | Germany |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | (1890-10-14)14 October 1890 | 28 March 1969(1969-03-28) (aged 78) | Last surviving wartime American five-star officer. | US Army | United States |
| Shunroku Hata | (1879-07-26)26 July 1879 | 10 May 1962(1962-05-10) (aged 82) | Last surviving Japanese marshal (gensui). | Imperial Japanese Army | Japan |
| Heinrich Trettner | (1907-09-19)19 September 1907 | 18 September 2006(2006-09-18) (aged 98) | Last surviving general of the Wehrmacht. | Luftwaffe | Germany |
| Aleksandr Vasilevsky | (1895-09-30)30 September 1895 | 5 December 1977(1977-12-05) (aged 82) | Last surviving wartime Marshal of the Soviet Union. | Red Army | Soviet Union |
· Last survivors › Last surviving members of notable units, formations, or organizations
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
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
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
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
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
Ejler Borch
Ejler Borch
Veteran
Ejler Borch
Birth
(1925-12-06) 6 December 1925
Notability
Last surviving member of the BOPA.
Service
Danish resistance movement
Allegiance
Denmark
Fania Brancovskaja
Fania Brancovskaja
Veteran
Fania Brancovskaja
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Daniel Lehotský
Daniel Lehotský
Veteran
Daniel Lehotský
Birth
(1920-12-22) 22 December 1920
Notability
Last surviving member of the Slovak Expeditionary Army Group.
Service
Slovak Expeditionary Army Group
Allegiance
First Slovak Republic
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 Group
US Army Air Forces
Allegiance
China
United States
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
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
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
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
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
Roger Le Neurès
Roger Le Neurès
Veteran
Roger Le Neurès
Birth
(1923-03-25) 25 March 1923
Notability
Last surviving member of the 2nd Armored Division.
Service
French Liberation Army
Allegiance
Free France
Eugeniusz Niedzielski
Eugeniusz Niedzielski
Veteran
Eugeniusz Niedzielski
Birth
(1923-09-01) 1 September 1923
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
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
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 Force
US Army Air Forces
Allegiance
United Kingdom
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
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
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
William Allan Russell
William Allan Russell
Veteran
William Allan Russell
Birth
(1923-10-15)15 October 1923
Death
16 April 2026(2026-04-16) (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving member of Z Special Unit.
Service
Australian Army
Allegiance
Australia
Zbigniew Rylski
Zbigniew Rylski
Veteran
Zbigniew Rylski
Birth
(1923-01-23)23 January 1923
Death
7 November 2025(2025-11-07) (aged 102)
Notability
Last surviving member of the Parasol Battalion.
Service
Home Army
Allegiance
Poland
Bořivoj Sedláček
Bořivoj Sedláček
Veteran
Bořivoj Sedláček
Birth
(1927-08-09)9 August 1927
Death
24 February 2026(2026-02-24) (aged 98)
Notability
Last surviving Czechoslovak member of the Yugoslav National Liberation Army.
Service
Yugoslav Partisans
Allegiance
Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
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
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
Erhard Stenzel
Erhard Stenzel
Veteran
Erhard Stenzel
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 Resistance
German 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
Notability
Last surviving Attagirl.
Service
Air Transport Auxiliary
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Aleksander Tarnawski
Aleksander Tarnawski
Veteran
Aleksander Tarnawski
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
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
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
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 Services
US Navy
Allegiance
United States
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 |
| Svend Egon Andersen | (1920-04-14)14 April 1920 | August 2017 (aged 97) | Last surviving member of the Hvidsten Group. | Danish resistance movement | Denmark |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Aron Bielski | (1927-07-21)21 July 1927 | 22 September 2025(2025-09-22) (aged 98) | Last surviving Bielski partisan. | Jewish partisans | Poland |
| 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 |
| Ejler Borch | (1925-12-06) 6 December 1925 | Last surviving member of the BOPA. | Danish resistance movement | Denmark | |
| Fania Brancovskaja | (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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Colette Escoffier-Martini | (1922-11-01)1 November 1922 | 28 May 2024(2024-05-28) (aged 101) | Last surviving Merlinette. | French Liberation Army | Free France |
| Mario Fiorentini | (1918-11-07)7 November 1918 | 9 August 2022(2022-08-09) (aged 103) | Last surviving partisan of Gruppi di Azione Patriottica. | Corpo Volontari della Libertà | Italy |
| Walter Flaxman | (1923-02-03)3 February 1923 | 8 February 2025(2025-02-08) (aged 102) | Last surviving Royal Lancer. | British Army | United Kingdom |
| Bradford C. Freeman | (1924-09-24)24 September 1924 | 3 July 2022(2022-07-03) (aged 97) | Last surviving member of Easy Company. | US Army | United States |
| Bom Gillies | (1925-02-14)14 February 1925 | 7 November 2024(2024-11-07) (aged 99) | Last surviving member of the Māori Battalion. | New Zealand Military Forces | New Zealand |
| Jerzy Główczewski | (1922-11-19)19 November 1922 | 13 April 2020(2020-04-13) (aged 97) | Last surviving pilot of the Polish Air Forces. | Royal Air Force | Poland United Kingdom |
| Rafael Gómez Nieto | (1921-01-21)21 January 1921 | 31 March 2020(2020-03-31) (aged 99) | Last surviving member of La Nueve. | French Liberation Army | Free France |
| Friedrich Grade | (1916-03-29)29 March 1916 | 13 October 2023(2023-10-13) (aged 107) | Last surviving crew member of U-96. | Kriegsmarine | Germany |
| Russell Hamler | 1924 (1924) | 26 December 2023 (aged 99) | Last surviving member of Merrill's Marauders. | US Army | United States |
| Victor Hannes | (1924-07-26)26 July 1924 | 25 January 2025(2025-01-25) (aged 100) | Last surviving member of the Independent Belgian Brigade. | Free Belgian forces | Belgium |
| Robert John Hanson | (1920-05-25)25 May 1920 | 1 October 2005(2005-10-01) (aged 85) | Last surviving crew member of Memphis Belle. | US Army Air Forces | United States |
| Lloyd Harding | 1922 | 2 February 2021 (aged 99) | Last surviving member of Tasmania's 2/40th Battalion. | Australian Army | Australia |
| Ellsworth Johnson | (1923-07-05)5 July 1923 | 30 September 2023(2023-09-30) (aged 100) | Last surviving member of the OSS OG. | Office of Strategic Services | United States |
| Gertrud Koch | (1924-06-01)1 June 1924 | 21 June 2016(2016-06-21) (aged 92) | Last surviving member of the Edelweiss Pirates. | German Resistance movement | Germany |
| Georgios Koliopoulos | (1915-02-20)20 February 1915 | 2 May 2023(2023-05-02) (aged 108) | Last surviving member of the Cavalry Division. | Hellenic Army | Greece |
| Traute Lafrenz | (1919-05-03)3 May 1919 | 6 March 2023(2023-03-06) (aged 103) | Last surviving White Rose. | German Resistance movement | Germany |
| Sakari Lahtinen | (1923-09-29)29 September 1923 | 12 October 2022(2022-10-12) (aged 99) | Last surviving Finnish Waffen-SS volunteer. | Finnish volunteers in the Waffen-SS | Finland Germany |
| Daniel Lehotský | (1920-12-22) 22 December 1920 | Last surviving member of the Slovak Expeditionary Army Group. | Slovak Expeditionary Army Group | First Slovak Republic | |
| Frank Losonsky | (1920-10-08)8 October 1920 | 6 February 2020(2020-02-06) (aged 99) | Last surviving member of the Flying Tigers. | First American Volunteer Group US Army Air Forces | China United States |
| John Luckadoo | (1922-03-16)16 March 1922 | 1 September 2025(2025-09-01) (aged 103) | Last surviving pilot of the 100th Bomb Group. | United States Air Force | United States |
| Tadeusz Lutak | (1917-08-29) 29 August 1917 | Last surviving member of the 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade. | Polish Land Forces | Poland | |
| Mildred Dalton Manning | (1914-07-11)11 July 1914 | 8 March 2013(2013-03-08) (aged 98) | Last surviving Angel of Bataan and Corregidor. | US Army | United States |
| Mauri Maunula | (1921-06-02)2 June 1921 | 14 September 2024(2024-09-14) (aged 103) | Last surviving FAF pilot. | Finnish Army | Finland |
| Marie Michajlovičová | (1921-08-22)22 August 1921 | 14 July 2022(2022-07-14) (aged 100) | Last surviving member of 1st Czechoslovak Independent Tank Brigade. | 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia Soviet Union |
| Helge Milo | 1927 or 1928 | 27 March 2022 (aged 94) | Last surviving member of the Churchill Club. | Danish resistance movement | Denmark |
| José Carlos de Miranda Corrêa | 1919 or 1920 | 15 September 2013 (aged 93) | Last surviving pilot of Brazil. | Brazilian Air Force | Brazil |
| Roger Le Neurès | (1923-03-25) 25 March 1923 | Last surviving member of the 2nd Armored Division. | French Liberation Army | Free France | |
| Eugeniusz Niedzielski | (1923-09-01) 1 September 1923 | Last surviving member of the Polish 1st Armoured Division. | Polish Armed Forces in the West | Poland | |
| Bent Nielsen | 1922 | 8 January 2022 (aged 99) | Last surviving member of the Holger Danske. | Danish resistance movement | Denmark |
| Bolek Ostrowski | (1919-07-04)4 July 1919 | 17 March 2025(2025-03-17) (aged 105) | Last surviving member of the 1st Independent Parachute Brigade. | Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain | Poland |
| Steve Pisanos | (1919-11-10)10 November 1919 | 6 June 2016(2016-06-06) (aged 96) | Last surviving pilot of the Eagle Squadrons. | Royal Air Force US Army Air Forces | United Kingdom United States |
| August Rathke | (1925-12-21)21 December 1925 | 25 November 2022(2022-11-25) (aged 96) | Last surviving Norwegian veteran of the Norwegian Independent Company 1. | Special Operations Executive | Norway United Kingdom |
| Willie Rogers | (1915-04-12)12 April 1915 | 18 November 2016(2016-11-18) (aged 101) | Last surviving original member of the Tuskegee airmen. | US Army Air Forces | United States |
| Justus Rosenberg | (1921-01-23)23 January 1921 | 30 October 2021(2021-10-30) (aged 100) | Last surviving member of the Emergency Rescue Committee. | French Resistance | Free France |
| William Allan Russell | (1923-10-15)15 October 1923 | 16 April 2026(2026-04-16) (aged 102) | Last surviving member of Z Special Unit. | Australian Army | Australia |
· Last survivors › Last survivors of notable sinkings or ship crews
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
Harold Bray
Harold Bray
Veteran
Harold Bray
Birth
(1927-06-15) 15 June 1927
Notability
Last survivor of the sinking of USS Indianapolis.
Service
US Navy
Allegiance
United States
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
Leonard Roy Chivers
Leonard Roy Chivers
Veteran
Leonard Roy Chivers
Birth
(1924-07-04) 4 July 1924
Notability
Last surviving crew member of HMS Kipling.
Service
Royal Navy
Allegiance
United Kingdom
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
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
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 survivor of the sinking of USS Tang.
Service
US Navy
Allegiance
United States
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
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
Dick Ramsey
Dick Ramsey
Veteran
Dick Ramsey
Birth
(1923-10-31) 31 October 1923
Notability
Last surviving crew member of USS Nevada.
Service
United States Navy
Allegiance
United States
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
Esko Vallin
Esko Vallin
Veteran
Esko Vallin
Birth
(1922-08-25)25 August 1922
Death
13 December 2019(2019-12-13) (aged 97)
Notability
Last survivor of the sinking of Finnish coastal defence ship Ilmarinen
Service
Finnish Navy
Allegiance
Finland
| Veteran | Birth | Death | Notability | Service | Allegiance |
| 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 |
| Harold Bray | (1927-06-15) 15 June 1927 | Last survivor of the sinking of USS Indianapolis. | US Navy | United States | |
| 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 |
| Leonard Roy Chivers | (1924-07-04) 4 July 1924 | Last surviving crew member of HMS Kipling. | Royal Navy | United Kingdom | |
| 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 |
| Desmond Grieve Jones | (1923-05-04)4 May 1923 | 31 July 2025(2025-07-31) (aged 102) | Last survivor of the sinking of HMAS Canberra. | Royal Australian Navy | Australia |
| William R. Leibold | (1923-04-04)4 April 1923 | 3 November 2022(2022-11-03) (aged 99) | Last survivor of the sinking of USS Tang. | US Navy | United States |
| Frank McGovern | (1919-10-01)1 October 1919 | 24 May 2023(2023-05-24) (aged 103) | Last survivor of the sinking of HMAS Perth. | Royal Australian Navy | Australia |
| Alex Polowin | (1924-04-15)15 April 1924 | 16 August 2022(2022-08-16) (aged 98) | Last surviving crew member of HMCS Huron. | Royal Canadian Navy | Canada |
| Dick Ramsey | (1923-10-31) 31 October 1923 | Last surviving crew member of USS Nevada. | United States Navy | United States | |
| Warren Upton | (1919-10-17)17 October 1919 | 25 December 2024(2024-12-25) (aged 105) | Last surviving crew member of USS Utah. | US Navy | United States |
| Esko Vallin | (1922-08-25)25 August 1922 | 13 December 2019(2019-12-13) (aged 97) | Last survivor of the sinking of Finnish coastal defence ship Ilmarinen | Finnish Navy | Finland |
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