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This is a list of notable surviving veterans of World War II (1939–1945). A total of 219 veterans are listed.

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13 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
S. Daniel Abraham[1] (1924-08-15) August 15, 1924 (age 99) Businessman, philanthropist US Army[2]  United States
Valdas Adamkus (1926-11-03) November 3, 1926 (age 97) President of Lithuania Lithuanian resistance  Lithuania
Lee Adams (1924-08-14) August 14, 1924 (age 99) Musician US Army  United States
Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (1926-03-31) March 31, 1926 (age 98) British peer, businessman British Army  United Kingdom
Marshall Allen (1924-05-25) May 25, 1924 (age 99) Musician US Army  United States
Walter Althammer (1928-03-12) March 12, 1928 (age 96) Politician Heer  Germany
Aksel Andersen [pl] 1924/1925 (age 98–99) Accused of War Crimes by SWC Wehrmacht  Germany
Bud Anderson (1922-01-13) January 13, 1922 (age 102) Fighter pilot US Army Air Forces  United States
Valérie André (1922-04-21) April 21, 1922 (age 102) General, neurosurgeon, aviator French Resistance  Free France
Ray Anthony (1922-01-20) January 20, 1922 (age 102) Bandleader and trumpeter US Navy  United States
George Ariyoshi (1926-03-12) March 12, 1926 (age 98) Governor of Hawaii (1974–1986) US Army  United States
Stanisław Aronson (1925-05-06) May 6, 1925 (age 98) Order of Polonia Restituta recipient Home Army  Poland
Austin Asche (1925-11-28) November 28, 1925 (age 98) Administrator of the Northern Territory, judge Royal Australian Air Force  Australia

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18 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Vincent Ball (1923-12-04) December 4, 1923 (age 100) Actor Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Karlheinz Bauer [de] (1928-04-24) April 24, 1928 (age 96) Former head of Bauer Group Heer  Germany
William J. Bauer (1926-09-15) September 15, 1926 (age 97) Federal judge US Army  United States
V.J. Bella (1927-07-29) July 29, 1927 (age 96) American politician US Marine Corps  United States
Alan Bergman (1925-09-11) September 11, 1925 (age 98) Songwriter US Army  United States
Rasammah Bhupalan (1927-05-01) May 1, 1927 (age 97) Social activist Indian National Army  Azad Hind
Walter Bingham (1924-01-05) January 5, 1924 (age 100) Journalist British Army  United Kingdom
Benjamin B. Blackburn (1927-02-14) February 14, 1927 (age 97) Politician US Navy  United States
Harry Blank (1925-05-24) May 24, 1925 (age 98) Politician Canadian Army  Canada
Jacques Borker (1922-09-29) September 29, 1922 (age 101) Artist French Resistance  Free France
Hugo Broch (1922-01-06) January 6, 1922 (age 102) World War II flying ace Luftwaffe  Germany
Victor Brombert (1923-11-11) November 11, 1923 (age 100) Professor US Army  United States
Mel Brooks (1926-06-28) June 28, 1926 (age 97) Director, actor, producer US Army, Battle of the Bulge  United States
Stephen Brown (1924-10-03) October 3, 1924 (age 99) Judge Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve  United Kingdom
Walt Brown (1926-07-28) July 28, 1926 (age 97) Politician US Navy  United States
Andrew Bruce (1924-02-17) February 17, 1924 (age 100) 11th Earl of Elgin British Army, Scots Guards  United Kingdom
Arthur E. Bryson (1925-10-07) October 7, 1925 (age 98) Control theorist US Navy  United States
Charles Burrell (1920-10-04) October 4, 1920 (age 103) Musician US Navy  United States

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15 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Lou Carnesecca (1925-05-01) May 1, 1925 (age 99) Basketball coach US Coast Guard  United States
Gerard Caris (1925-03-20) March 20, 1925 (age 99) Artist US Marine Corps  United States
Jimmy Carter (1924-10-01) October 1, 1924 (age 99) 39th U.S. President US Navy  United States
Patrick Skene Catling (1925-02-14) February 14, 1925 (age 99) Journalist, author Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Nadia Cattouse (1924-11-02) November 2, 1924 (age 99) Actress, singer, songwriter Auxiliary Territorial Service  United Kingdom
Robert A. Chase (1923-01-06) January 6, 1923 (age 101) Surgeon, professor US Army  United States
Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher (1925-04-25) April 25, 1925 (age 99) Businessman, trade unionist, tax official Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
John B. Cobb (1925-02-09) February 9, 1925 (age 99) Theologian, philosopher, environmentalist US Army  United States
Marthe Cohn (1920-04-13) April 13, 1920 (age 104) Author, spy French Army  France
Ena Collymore-Woodstock (1917-09-10) September 10, 1917 (age 106) Solicitor, magistrate Auxiliary Territorial Service  United Kingdom
Tom Copeland (1924-04-17) April 17, 1924 (age 100) Politician US Army  United States
John Thomas Copenhaver Jr. (1925-09-29) September 29, 1925 (age 98) Federal judge US Army  United States
Roger Corman (1926-04-05) April 5, 1926 (age 98) Filmmaker & actor V-12 Navy College Training Program  United States
John Cruickshank (1920-05-20) May 20, 1920 (age 103) Recipient of the Victoria Cross British Army
Royal Air Force
 United Kingdom
Iris Cummings (1920-12-21) December 21, 1920 (age 103) Olympic swimmer, Aviator Women Airforce Service Pilots  United States

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14 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Phyllis Dalton (1925-10-16) October 16, 1925 (age 98) Costume designer Women's Royal Naval Service  United Kingdom
Louis Danziger (1923-11-17) November 17, 1923 (age 100) Graphic designer, professor US Army  United States
Romay Davis (1919-10-29) October 29, 1919 (age 104) Soldier Women's Army Corps  United States
Klaus von Dohnanyi (1928-06-23) June 23, 1928 (age 95) Politician, First Mayor of Hamburg Volkssturm  Germany
Charles Dolan (1926-10-16) October 16, 1926 (age 97) Businessman, Philanthropist US Army Air Force  United States
Lou Donaldson (1926-11-01) November 1, 1926 (age 97) Musician US Navy  United States
William I. Donnermeyer Sr. (1924-09-19) September 19, 1924 (age 99) Politician US Navy  United States
Bruce L. Douglas (1925-07-14) July 14, 1925 (age 98) Politician US Navy  United States
Karl-Heinz Drews [de] (1929-12-22) December 22, 1929 (age 94) General Volkssturm
Wehrmacht
 Germany
Roy Drinkard (1920-07-12) July 12, 1920 (age 103) Businessman US Marine Corps  United States
Charles C. Droz (1924-07-08) July 8, 1924 (age 99) Politician US Army  United States
Patrick Duffy (1920-06-17) June 17, 1920 (age 103) President of the NATO Assembly Fleet Air Arm  United Kingdom
Roland Dumas (1922-08-23) August 23, 1922 (age 101) Politician, lawyer French Resistance  Free France
Winfield Dunn (1927-07-01) July 1, 1927 (age 96) Politician; Governor of Tennessee (1971–1975) US Navy  United States

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4 veterans

Birth Notability Service Country
Alfred Einwag [de] (1928-03-18) March 18, 1928 (age 96) Lawyer Heer  Germany
Juan Ponce Enrile (1924-02-14) February 14, 1924 (age 100) Lawyer Philippine Navy  Philippines
Daniel J. Evans (1925-10-16) October 16, 1925 (age 98) Governor of Washington (1965–1977) and U.S. Senator (1983–1989) US Navy  United States
Anthony Eyton (1923-05-17) May 17, 1923 (age 100) Artist British Army  United Kingdom

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9 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Josef-Gerhard Farkas [de] (1929-07-13) July 13, 1929 (age 94) Hungariologist Volkssturm  Germany
Edward Field (1924-06-07) June 7, 1924 (age 99) Poet & author US Army Air Forces  United States
Sergio Flamigni (1925-10-22) October 22, 1925 (age 98) Politician & writer Italian Resistance Italian Resistance
Samuel C. Florman (1925-01-19) January 19, 1925 (age 99) Civil engineer, author US Navy  United States
Loretta Ford (1920-12-28) December 28, 1920 (age 103) Nurse, Academic US Army Air Forces  United States
Wieland Förster (1930-02-12) February 12, 1930 (age 94) Painter, writer Volkssturm  Germany
John S. Foster Jr. (1922-09-18) September 18, 1922 (age 101) Physicist US Army Air Forces  United States
James Clayton Flowers (1915-12-25) December 25, 1915 (age 108) Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen US Army Air Forces  United States
Russell Freeburg (1923-03-04) March 4, 1923 (age 101) Editor of the Chicago Tribune US Army  United States

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14 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Arnald Gabriel (1925-05-31) May 31, 1925 (age 98) Conductor of the US Air Force Band US Army  United States
Samuel Rhea Gammon III (1924-01-22) January 22, 1924 (age 100) Ambassador US Army  United States
Bernard Garfield (1924-03-27) March 27, 1924 (age 100) Bassoonist US Army  United States
Stanley Michael Gartler (1923-06-09) June 9, 1923 (age 100) Biologist & geneticist US Army Air Forces  United States
Ernst Gerhardt [de] (1921-09-10) September 10, 1921 (age 102) Politician Kriegsmarine  Germany
Eddie Germano (1924-11-15) November 15, 1924 (age 99) Cartoonist US Army  United States
Roy Gibson (1924-07-04) July 4, 1924 (age 99) Aerospace engineer British Army  United Kingdom
I. Leo Glasser (1924-04-06) April 6, 1924 (age 100) Judge US Army  United States
René Henry Gracida (1923-06-09) June 9, 1923 (age 100) Bishop Flying Tigers  United States
Bill Grayden (1920-08-05) August 5, 1920 (age 103) Politician Australian Army  Australia
Bill Greason (1924-09-03) September 3, 1924 (age 99) Baseball player US Marine Corps  United States
Peter Green (1924-12-22) December 22, 1924 (age 99) Historian Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Maurice R. Greenberg (1925-05-04) May 4, 1925 (age 99) CEO of American International Group (1967–2005) US Army  United States
Frank J. Guarini (1924-08-20) August 20, 1924 (age 99) Politician; New Jersey Representative (1979–1993) US Navy  United States

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14 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Jürgen Habermas (1929-06-18) June 18, 1929 (age 94) Philosopher; sociologist Luftwaffenhelfer  Germany
G. Homer Harding (1925-12-07) December 7, 1925 (age 98) Politician US Army  United States
George Hardy (1925-06-08) June 8, 1925 (age 98) Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen US Army Air Forces  United States
Robert Harlow (1923-11-19) November 19, 1923 (age 100) Writer, academic Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Ted Hartley (1924-11-06) November 6, 1924 (age 99) Pilot, banker, actor, film producer US Navy  United States
Helmut Hauptmann (1928-03-12) March 12, 1928 (age 96) Writer Luftwaffenhelfer  Germany
Eric Heath (1923-11-28) November 28, 1923 (age 100) Artist Royal New Zealand Air Force  New Zealand
John Hemingway (1919-07-17) July 17, 1919 (age 104) Pilot, last surviving member of "The Few" from the Battle of Britain Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Józef Hen (1923-11-08) November 8, 1923 (age 100) Writer Polish People's Army  Poland
Werner Henninger [de] (1929-04-07) April 7, 1929 (age 95) Admiral Volkssturm  Germany
Cyril Hilsum (1925-05-17) May 17, 1925 (age 98) Physicist, academic Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Earl Holliman (1928-09-11) September 11, 1928 (age 95) Actor US Navy  United States
Tom Hughes (1923-11-26) November 26, 1923 (age 100) Politician Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Evan Hultman (1925-07-15) July 15, 1925 (age 98) Politician US Army  United States

I[edit]

1 veteran

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Paul Robert Ignatius (1920-11-11) November 11, 1920 (age 103) Government official US Navy  United States

J[edit]

4 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Stephen A. Jarislowsky (1925-09-09) September 9, 1925 (age 98) Businessman, billionaire US Army  United States
Dub Jones (1924-12-29) December 29, 1924 (age 99) American football player US Navy  United States
George Joseph (1921-09-11) September 11, 1921 (age 102) Founder of Mercury Insurance Group US Army  United States
George Judge (1925-05-02) May 2, 1925 (age 99) Professor, econometrician US Army Air Forces  United States

K[edit]

4 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Sydney Kentridge (1922-11-05) November 5, 1922 (age 101) Lawyer, judge South African Army  South Africa
Elisabeth Kirkby (1921-01-26) January 26, 1921 (age 103) Actress, writer, broadcaster Auxiliary Territorial Service  United Kingdom
Helma Kissner (1923-12-23) December 23, 1923 (age 100) Accused of war crimes by SWC Wehrmacht  Germany
Hermann Klenner [de] (1926-01-05) January 5, 1926 (age 98) Lawyer Heer  Germany

L[edit]

11 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Horst Langes [de] (1928-12-02) December 2, 1928 (age 95) Member of state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate Wehrmacht  Germany
Peter Lax (1926-05-01) May 1, 1926 (age 98) Mathematician US Navy  United States
Jean Lee (1924-07-26) July 26, 1924 (age 99) Only woman of Chinese-Canadian descent to serve in RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division  Canada
James Lees (1924-02-14) February 14, 1924 (age 100) Maritime expert, curator Royal Navy
British Merchant Navy
 United Kingdom
Marv Levy (1925-08-03) August 3, 1925 (age 98) Football coach US Army Air Corps  United States
Guenter Lewy (1923-08-22) August 22, 1923 (age 100) Author, professor British Army  United Kingdom
Nina Lobkovskaya (1925-03-08) March 8, 1925 (age 99) Sniper Red Army  Soviet Union
Ernst Löschner [de] (1929-06-20) June 20, 1929 (age 94) Conductor Wehrmacht  Germany
Dick Lucas (1925-09-10) September 10, 1925 (age 98) Anglican minister Royal Navy  United Kingdom
William R. Lucas (1922-03-01) March 1, 1922 (age 102) Fourth director of the Marshall Space Flight Center US Navy  United States
Bernt H. Lund (1924-08-14) August 14, 1924 (age 99) Civil servant, diplomat, politician Norwegian resistance movement  Norway

M[edit]

29 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Peter Marshall (1926-03-30) March 30, 1926 (age 98) TV personality & actor US Army[3]  United States
Ray Marshall (1928-08-22) August 22, 1928 (age 95) US Secretary of Labor (1977-1981) US Navy  United States
Gordon Eugene Martin (1925-08-22) August 22, 1925 (age 98) Physicist, author US Navy  United States
Ivan Martynushkin (1923-12-23) December 23, 1923 (age 100) Last surviving liberator of the Auschwitz concentration camp Red Army  Soviet Union
Anthony Mason (1925-04-21) April 21, 1925 (age 99) Judge; ninth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Miloslav Masopust (1924-09-26) September 26, 1924 (age 99) General 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the USSR  Czechoslovakia
Joseph Matarazzo (1925-11-12) November 12, 1925 (age 98) Psychologist US Navy  United States
Robert D. Maurer (1924-07-20) July 20, 1924 (age 99) Physicist US Army  United States
Charlie Maxwell (1927-04-08) April 8, 1927 (age 97) Baseball Player US Army  United States
Otto Mayrhofer [de] (1920-11-02) November 2, 1920 (age 103) Anaesthetist Wehrmacht  Germany
Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow (1921-03-20) March 20, 1921 (age 103) Director-general of UNESCO (1974–1987) French Army
Free French Army
French Air Force
 Free France
Robert McGinnis (1926-02-03) February 3, 1926 (age 98) Artist, illustrator US Merchant Marine  United States
Francis Terry McNamara (1927-11-02) November 2, 1927 (age 96) Diplomat US Navy  United States
Kirke Mechem (1925-08-16) August 16, 1925 (age 98) Composer US Army  United States
Bill Mercer (1926-02-13) February 13, 1926 (age 98) Sportscaster, educator, & author US Navy  United States
Harald Metzkes (1929-01-23) January 23, 1929 (age 95) Painter Heer  Germany
Ed Mickelson (1926-09-09) September 9, 1926 (age 97) Baseball player US Army Air Forces  United States
J. William Middendorf (1924-09-22) September 22, 1924 (age 99) Diplomat & politician US Navy  United States
Jim Miller (1919-05-30) May 30, 1919 (age 104) Australian rules football player Australian Army
Royal Australian Air Force
 Australia
John H. Miller (1925-04-16) April 16, 1925 (age 99) General US Marine Corps  United States
Gwen Moffat (1924-07-03) July 3, 1924 (age 99) Climber, writer Auxiliary Territorial Service  United Kingdom
Jürgen Moltmann (1926-04-08) April 8, 1926 (age 98) Protestant theologian Wehrmacht  Germany
Henry Moore (1923-11-02) November 2, 1923 (age 100) Bishop of Cyprus and The Gulf British Army
British Indian Army
 United Kingdom
 British India
Shigehiro Mori [ja] (1928-01-07) January 7, 1928 (age 96) General; Chief of the Joint Staff of the JSDF (1986–1987), Chief of Staff, JASDF (1983–1986) Imperial Japanese Army  Japan
Edgar Morin (1921-07-08) July 8, 1921 (age 102) Philosopher & sociologist French Resistance  Free France
Georg Müller [de] (1930-10-01) October 1, 1930 (age 93) Mineralogist Hitlerjugend  Germany
Tomiichi Murayama (1924-03-03) March 3, 1924 (age 100) Japanese Prime Minister Imperial Japanese Army  Japan
David H. Murdock (1923-04-11) April 11, 1923 (age 101) Billionaire & businessman US Army  United States
David Musuguri (1920-01-04) January 4, 1920 (age 104) Chief of the Tanzania People's Defence Force(1980-1988) British Army  United Kingdom

N[edit]

7 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Bill Nankivell (1923-09-07) September 7, 1923 (age 100) Politician Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Lucien Nedzi (1925-05-28) May 28, 1925 (age 98) Politician US Army  United States
Joe Negri (1926-06-10) June 10, 1926 (age 97) Musician, educator US Army  United States
Frederick M. Nicholas (1920-05-30) May 30, 1920 (age 103) Lawyer US Army  United States
Kurt Nier [de] (1927-07-23) July 23, 1927 (age 96) Diplomat Wehrmacht  Germany
George Nigh (1927-06-09) June 9, 1927 (age 96) Politician; 17th and 22nd governor of Oklahoma (1963, 1979–1987) US Navy  United States
Peter L. Nissen (1924-01-08) January 8, 1924 (age 100) Aviator and businessman Norwegian resistance movement
Royal Norwegian Air Force
 Norway

O[edit]

3 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Jiro Ono (1925-10-27) October 27, 1925 (age 98) Sushi Chef Japanese Imperial Army  Japan
Edward Ormondroyd (1925-10-08) October 8, 1925 (age 98) Author US Navy  United States
Donald Owens (1926-09-12) September 12, 1926 (age 97) General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene US Army  United States

P[edit]

4 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Victor Parsonnet (1924-08-29) August 29, 1924 (age 99) Surgeon US Navy Reserve  United States
Johnny Pate (1923-12-05) December 5, 1923 (age 100) Bass player & arranger US Army; played with the 218th AGF Army Band  United States
John Peoples (1926-08-26) August 26, 1926 (age 97) President of Jackson State University US Marine Corps  United States
Jack Petchey (1925-07-19) July 19, 1925 (age 98) Businessman Royal Navy  United Kingdom

R[edit]

11 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Heinz Rafoth [de] (1923-01-06) January 6, 1923 (age 101) Military officer Heer  Germany
Hans Reichelt [de] (1925-03-30) March 30, 1925 (age 99) Politician in the GDR Wehrmacht  Germany
Madeleine Riffaud (1924-08-23) August 23, 1924 (age 99) Poet, journalist, & war correspondent French Resistance  Free France
Basil Rigg (1926-08-12) August 12, 1926 (age 97) Cricket player Australian Army  Australia
Fred Risser (1927-05-05) May 5, 1927 (age 96) Politician US Navy  United States
John Roberts (1924-04-04) April 4, 1924 (age 100) Admiral Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Arthur Rock (1926-08-19) August 19, 1926 (age 97) Businessman, investor US Army  United States
Alan Rogers (1924-12-31) December 31, 1924 (age 99) Football manager Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Richard Rohmer (1924-01-24) January 24, 1924 (age 100) Military writer; Ultimatum Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Philip Ruppe (1926-09-29) September 29, 1926 (age 97) U.S. Congressman V-12 Navy College Training Program  United States
William Russell (1924-11-19) November 19, 1924 (age 99) Actor Royal Air Force  United Kingdom

S[edit]

25 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Howard F. Sachs (1925-09-13) September 13, 1925 (age 98) Judge US Navy  United States
Agadadash Samedov (1924-03-10) March 10, 1924 (age 100) Order of Glory recipient Red Army  Soviet Union
Frank Saucier (1926-05-28) May 28, 1926 (age 97) Baseball player US Navy  United States
Norman Scarth October 1925 (age 98) Blogger & political candidate Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Art Schallock (1924-04-25) April 25, 1924 (age 100) Baseball player US Navy[4]  United States
Rolf Schimpf (1924-11-14) November 14, 1924 (age 99) German television actor Heer  Germany
Walter Franz Schleser [de] (1930-10-25) October 25, 1930 (age 93) Representative of the Vereinigung Heimatvertriebener Deutscher Studenten Volkssturm  Germany
Helmut Schlesinger (1924-09-04) September 4, 1924 (age 99) President of the Deutsche Bundesbank Heer  Germany
Friedrich-Wilhelm Schlomann [de] (1928-09-05) September 5, 1928 (age 95) Journalist Wehrmacht  Germany
Wolfgang Schumann [de] (1929-06-05) June 5, 1929 (age 94) Member of Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate Wehrmacht  Germany
Vic Seixas (1923-08-30) August 30, 1923 (age 100) Tennis player US Army Air Forces  United States
Sen Sōshitsu XV (1923-04-19) April 19, 1923 (age 101) Hereditary master of the Urasenke chanoyu school Imperial Japanese Navy  Japan
Ralph Senensky[5] (1923-05-01) May 1, 1923 (age 101) TV director & writer US Army  United States
Doc Severinsen (1927-07-07) July 7, 1927 (age 96) Trumpeter US Army  United States
Bobby Shantz (1925-09-26) September 26, 1925 (age 98) Baseball player US Army  United States
Charles Norman Shay (1924-06-27) June 27, 1924 (age 99) Penobscot tribal elder, writer US Army  United States
Robert G. Shulman (1924-03-03) March 3, 1924 (age 100) Biophysicist US Navy  United States
Władysław Siemaszko (1919-06-08) June 8, 1919 (age 104) Author, Lawyer Home Army  Poland
Edward H. Sims (1923-05-29) May 29, 1923 (age 100) Author US Army Air Forces  United States
Bill Spence (1923-04-20) April 20, 1923 (age 101) Writer Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Richard T. Spooner (1925-09-10) September 10, 1925 (age 98) Author US Marine Corps  United States
Irena Stankiewicz (1925-02-28) February 28, 1925 (age 99) Graphic artist Home Army  Poland
Willis H. Stephens (1925-06-07) June 7, 1925 (age 98) Politician US Army Air Forces  United States
Heinz Stöcker [de] (1929-01-22) January 22, 1929 (age 95) General Volkssturm  Germany
Fritz Streletz (1926-09-28) September 28, 1926 (age 97) General Wehrmacht  Germany

T[edit]

3 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Dan Tolkowsky (1921-01-17) January 17, 1921 (age 103) Commander of the Israeli Air Force Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Aldo Tortorella (1926-07-10) July 10, 1926 (age 97) Journalist & politician Italian Resistance Italian Resistance
James Wesley Turpin (1927-12-18) December 18, 1927 (age 96) Founder of Project Concern International, physician, activist US Navy  United States

U[edit]

1 veteran

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Yosh Uchida (1920-04-01) April 1, 1920 (age 104) Sports businessman, entrepreneur, & engineer US Army  United States

V[edit]

3 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Dick Van Dyke (1925-12-13) December 13, 1925 (age 98) Actor and comedian US Army Air Corps  United States
Enrico Vanzini [it] (1922-11-18) November 18, 1922 (age 101) Holocaust survivor; last Italian sonderkommando Royal Italian Army  Italy
Thomas Franklin Vaughns (1920-07-12) July 12, 1920 (age 103) Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen US Army Air Forces  United States

W[edit]

7 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Herbert Wahler (1921-12-10) December 10, 1921 (age 102) Accused of war crimes by SWC Einsatzgruppe  Germany
Joe Wallach (1923-09-10) September 10, 1923 (age 100) Businessman US Army  United States
William H. Webster (1924-03-26) March 26, 1924 (age 100) 3rd F.B.I. Director, 10th C.I.A. Director and Chairperson of the Homeland Security Advisory Council US Navy  United States
G. William Whitehurst (1925-03-12) March 12, 1925 (age 99) Politician US Navy  United States
Charley Winner (1924-07-02) July 2, 1924 (age 99) Football player US Army Air Forces  United States
Woody Woodbury (1924-02-09) February 9, 1924 (age 100) Comedian & actor US Marine Corps  United States
Oscar Wyatt (1924-07-11) July 11, 1924 (age 99) Businessman US Army Air Corps  United States

X[edit]

1 veteran

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Alex Xydias (1922-03-22) March 22, 1922 (age 102) Auto racing driver US Army Air Forces  United States

Y[edit]

1 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Barbara Yeaman (1924-12-16) December 16, 1924 (age 99) Conservationist Women Airforce Service Pilots  United States

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3 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Franklin B. Zimmerman (1923-06-20) June 20, 1923 (age 100) Musicologist, conductor US Army  United States
Zou Jiahua October 1926 (age 97) Politician National Revolutionary Army  Republic of China
Leszek Żukowski [pl] (1929-02-11) February 11, 1929 (age 95) President of World Association of Home Army Soldiers Gray Ranks  Poland

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References[edit]

  1. "S. Daniel Abraham, $1.5 billion – In Photos: The 17 Richest Living Veterans". Forbes. July 25, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  2. Broward Sun Sentinel: "S. Daniel Abraham: Philanthropist and peace maker" by Shani McManus April 20, 2010
  3. "NARA – AAD – Display Full Records – Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 – 1946 (Enlistment Records)". Aad.archives.gov. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  4. Baseball in Wartime
  5. "NARA – AAD – Display Full Records – Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 – 1946 (Reserve Corps Records)". Aad.archives.gov. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

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