List of notable surviving veterans of World War II

This is a list of notable surviving veterans of World War II (1939–1945).

List

Total of 674 veterans listed

A

24 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Abdullah CD (1923-10-02) October 2, 1923 Chairman and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Malaya Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army  Federated Malay States
S. Daniel Abraham[1] (1924-08-15) August 15, 1924 Businessman, philanthropist US Army[2]  United States
Valdas Adamkus (1926-11-03) November 3, 1926 President of Lithuania Lithuanian resistance  Lithuania
Lee Adams (1924-08-14) August 14, 1924 Musician US Army  United States
Hans Albert (1921-02-08) February 8, 1921 Philosopher Heer  Germany
Marshall Allen (1924-05-25) May 25, 1924 Musician US Army  United States
Wolfgang Altenburg (1928-06-24) June 24, 1928 General Kriegsmarine  Germany
Walter Althammer (1928-03-12) March 12, 1928 Politician Heer  Germany
Aksel Andersen Accused of War Crimes by SWC Wehrmacht  Germany
James A. Andersen (1924-09-21) September 21, 1924 Politician, judge US Army  United States
Bud Anderson (1922-01-13) January 13, 1922 Fighter pilot US Army Air Forces  United States
William S. Anderson (1919-03-29) March 29, 1919 President and chairman of the NCR Corporation Royal Hong Kong Regiment  British Hong Kong
Valérie André (1922-04-21) April 21, 1922 General, neurosurgeon, aviator French Resistance  Free France
Roger Angell (1920-09-19) September 19, 1920 Journalist US Army  United States
Ray Anthony (1922-01-20) January 20, 1922 Bandleader and trumpeter US Navy  United States
Stefan Arczyński (1916-07-31) July 31, 1916 Photographer Luftwaffe
Heer
 Germany
George Ariyoshi (1926-03-12) March 12, 1926 Governor of Hawaii (1974–1986) US Army  United States
Michael Arnold (1928-12-27) December 27, 1928 Professor Heer  Germany
Stanisław Aronson (1925-05-06) May 6, 1925 Order of Polonia Restituta recipient Home Army  Poland
Austin Asche (1925-11-28) November 28, 1925 Administrator of the Northern Territory, judge Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Yitzhak Arad (1926-11-11) November 11, 1926 Historian, author, general Soviet partisans  Soviet Union
Helmut Ashley (1919-09-17) September 17, 1919 Cinematographer Wehrmacht  Germany
Vasily Astafyev (1919-10-26) October 26, 1919 Soviet Army colonel; Hero of the Soviet Union Red Army  Soviet Union
Roy Austen-Smith (1924-06-28) June 28, 1924 RAF air marshal Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve  United Kingdom

B

75 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Sheldon Bach 1925 (age 9596) Psychologist, psychoanalyst US Armed Forces  United States
Robert L. Backman (1922-03-22) March 22, 1922 Lawyer, politician US Army  United States
Peter Badie (1925-05-17) May 17, 1925 Jazz bass guitarist US Navy  United States
Dave Bailey (1926-02-22) February 22, 1926 Musician US Army Air Forces  United States
Millie Bailey (1918-02-03) February 3, 1918 Civil servant Women's Army Corps  United States
Victor Balashov (1924-12-24) December 24, 1924 Broadcaster Red Army  Soviet Union
Walter Balderson (1926-09-19) September 19, 1926 Television pioneer US Navy  United States
Vincent Ball (1923-12-04) December 4, 1923 Actor Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Clinton Ballou (1923-06-18) June 18, 1923 Biochemist, professor US Navy  United States
James Bama (1926-04-28) April 28, 1926 Artist US Army Air Corps  United States
Bob Barker (1923-12-12) December 12, 1923 Game show host US Navy  United States
Haven J. Barlow (1922-01-04) January 4, 1922 Politician US Navy  United States
Phil Batt (1927-03-04) March 4, 1927 29th Governor of Idaho US Army Air Forces  United States
Karlheinz Bauer (1928-04-24) April 24, 1928 Former head of Bauer Group Heer  Germany
William Joseph Bauer (1926-09-15) September 15, 1926 Federal judge US Army  United States
Léonel Beaudoin (1924-09-13) September 13, 1924 Politician Canadian Army  Canada
Julius W. Becton, Jr. (1926-06-29) June 29, 1926 American military officer, former FEMA director US Army Air Corps  United States
Harry Belafonte (1927-03-01) March 1, 1927 American singer US Navy  United States
V.J. Bella (1927-07-29) July 29, 1927 American politician US Marine Corps  United States
Tony Bennett (1926-08-03) August 3, 1926 Singer US Army  United States
Paul Berg (1926-06-30) June 30, 1926 Chemist US Navy  United States
Alan Bergman (1925-09-11) September 11, 1925 Songwriter US Army  United States
Rasammah Bhupalan (1927-05-01) May 1, 1927 Social activist Indian National Army  Azad Hind
Ruth Bidgood (1922-07-20) July 20, 1922 Poet, historian Women's Royal Naval Service  United Kingdom
Max Bingham (1927-03-18) March 18, 1927 Politician Royal Australian Navy  Australia
Walter Bingham 1924 (age 9697) Journalist British Army  United Kingdom
Bryan Harvey Bjarnason (1924-04-02) April 2, 1924 Politician Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Timuel Black (1918-12-07) December 7, 1918 Historian, author, activist US Army  United States
Benjamin B. Blackburn (1927-02-14) February 14, 1927 Politician US Navy  United States
Robert J. Blackwell (1925-02-26) February 26, 1925 Government official US Navy  United States
Eric Blackwood (1921-12-07) December 7, 1921 Aviator Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Air Force
 Canada
 United Kingdom
Simon Bland 1923 (age 9798) Courtier British Army  United Kingdom
Harry Blank (1925-05-24) May 24, 1925 Politician Canadian Army  Canada
Hans Blohm (1927-11-12) November 12, 1927 Photographer and author Kriegsmarine  Germany
Hans Blum (1928-05-23) May 23, 1928 Singer and Songwriter (Henry Valentino) Kriegsmarine  Germany
Naftali Blumenthal (1922-03-01) March 1, 1922 Politician Haganah  Mandatory Palestine
Robert Bly (1926-12-23) December 23, 1926 Poet US Navy  United States
Ronald Blythe (1922-11-06) November 6, 1922 Author  United Kingdom
Vittore Bocchetta (1918-11-15) November 15, 1918 Sculptor, painter & academic Italian Resistance Italian Resistance
Emil Boček (1923-02-25) February 25, 1923 Last surviving Czech RAF Pilot Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Werner Böcking (1929-01-24) January 24, 1929 [3] Archaeologist, author Volkssturm  Germany
Gottfried Böhm (1920-01-23) January 23, 1920 Architect Heer  Germany
Daoud Bokhary (1920-01-15) January 15, 1920 Businessman British Indian Army  British India
Dave Bolen (1923-12-23) December 23, 1923 Olympic runner and ambassador US Army Air Forces  United States
Peter Jeffrey Booker 1924 (age 9697) Engineer, historian Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Jacques Borker 1922 (age 9899) Artist French Resistance  Free France
George Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth (1919-10-31) October 31, 1919 British hereditary peer, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall (1977–1994) British Army  United Kingdom
Cloyd Boyer (1927-09-01) September 1, 1927 Baseball player US Navy  United States
Robert William Bradford (1923-12-17) December 17, 1923 Artist Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Lewis M. Branscomb (1926-08-17) August 17, 1926 Scientist US Navy  United States
Egidius Braun (1925-02-27) February 27, 1925 President of the German Football Association Wehrmacht  Germany
Ted E. Brewerton (1925-03-30) March 30, 1925 General authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Denis Brian (1923-12-11) December 11, 1923 Journalist, author Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Hugo Broch (1922-01-06) January 6, 1922 World War II flying ace Luftwaffe  Germany
Manuel Bromberg (1917-03-06) March 6, 1917 Artist, professor US Army  United States
Victor Brombert (1923-11-11) November 11, 1923 Professor US Army  United States
Mel Brooks (1926-06-28) June 28, 1926 Director, actor, producer US Army, Battle of the Bulge  United States
Bobby Brown (1924-10-25) October 25, 1924 Baseball player US Navy  United States
Bud Brown (1927-06-18) June 18, 1927 Politician US Navy  United States
Geoff Brown (1927-04-04) April 4, 1927 Tennis player Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
June Brown (1927-02-16) February 16, 1927 Actress Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Mervyn Brown (1923-09-24) September 24, 1923 Diplomat, historian British Army  United Kingdom
Stephen Brown (1924-10-03) October 3, 1924 Judge Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve  United Kingdom
Walt Brown (1926-07-28) July 28, 1926 Politician US Navy  United States
Andrew Bruce (1924-02-17) February 17, 1924 11th Earl of Elgin British Army, Scots Guards  United Kingdom
Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (1926-03-31) March 31, 1926 British peer, businessman British Army  United Kingdom
Ashley Bryan (1923-07-13) July 13, 1923 Children's book writer & illustrator; Beat the Story Drum, Pum-Pum US Army  United States
Arthur E. Bryson (1925-10-07) October 7, 1925 Control theorist US Navy  United States
James L. Buckley (1923-03-09) March 9, 1923 Politician; New York senator (1971–1977) US Navy  United States
Frederick Buechner (1926-07-11) July 11, 1926 Christian author, minister, and theologian US Army  United States
Veljko Bulajić (1928-03-22) March 22, 1928 Film director Yugoslav Partisans  Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Jack Burke, Jr. (1923-01-29) January 29, 1923 PGA professional golfer US Marine Corps  United States
Peter Burns 1924 (age 9697) Architect Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Charles Burrell (1920-10-04) October 4, 1920 Musician US Navy  United States
Julian J. Bussgang (1925-03-26) March 26, 1925 Mathematician, author Polish Armed Forces in the West
British Army
 Poland
 United Kingdom

C

39 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Robert Cardenas (1920-03-10) March 10, 1920 General US Army Air Forces  United States
Eric Carle (1929-06-25) June 25, 1929 Children's author & illustrator Dug trenches on the Siegfried Line  Germany
Harry Carmean (1922-08-05) August 5, 1922 Painter US Army  United States
Lou Carnesecca (1925-05-01) May 1, 1925 Basketball coach US Coast Guard  United States
Gerard Caris (1925-03-20) March 20, 1925 Artist US Marine Corps  United States
Jimmy Carter (1924-10-01) October 1, 1924 39th U.S. President US Navy  United States
Jean-Gabriel Castel (1925-06-21) June 21, 1925 Law professor French Resistance  Free France
Patrick Skene Catling (1925-02-14) February 14, 1925 Journalist, author Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Nadia Cattouse (1924-11-02) November 2, 1924 Actress, singer, songwriter Auxiliary Territorial Service  United Kingdom
Raymond Cauchetier (1920-01-10) January 10, 1920 Photographer French Resistance  Free France
Robert A. Chase (1923-01-01) January 1, 1923 Surgeon, professor US Army  United States
J. D. Chesswas 1919 (age 101102) Author, linguist British Army  United Kingdom
Kenneth O. Chilstrom (1921-04-20) April 20, 1921 Air force officer US Army Air Corps  United States
Bob Chinn (1923-03-02) March 2, 1923 Restaurateur US Army  United States
Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher (1925-04-25) April 25, 1925 Businessman, trade unionist, tax official Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Marc Clark (1923-10-23) October 23, 1923 Sculptor British Army  United Kingdom
Ramsey Clark (1927-12-18) December 18, 1927 66th US Attorney General US Marine Corps  United States
John B. Cobb (1925-02-09) February 9, 1925 Theologian, philosopher, environmentalist US Army  United States
Eric Cockeram (1924-07-04) July 4, 1924 Member of Parliament  United Kingdom[4]
Sterling R. Cockrill (1925-04-07) April 7, 1925 Politician, artist US Navy  United States
Avern Cohn (1924-07-23) July 23, 1924 Judge US Army  United States
Marthe Cohn (1920-04-13) April 13, 1920 Author, spy French Army  France
Tony Collins (1926-03-19) March 19, 1926 Football player, manager and scout British Army  United Kingdom
Ena Collymore-Woodstock (1917-09-10) September 10, 1917 Solicitor, magistrate Auxiliary Territorial Service  United Kingdom
Leon Comber (1921-09-20) September 20, 1921 Author British Indian Army  British India
Fred Cone (1926-06-21) June 21, 1926 American football player US Army  United States
Robert H. Conn (1925-06-08) June 8, 1925 Government official US Navy  United States
Harry Connick Sr. (1926-03-27) March 27, 1926 Attorney US Navy  United States
Charles H. Coolidge (1921-08-04) August 4, 1921 Medal of Honor recipient US Army  United States
Jerome Coopersmith (1925-08-11) August 11, 1925 Dramatist US Army  United States
Tom Copeland (1924-04-17) April 17, 1924 Politician US Army  United States
John Thomas Copenhaver, Jr. (1925-09-29) September 29, 1925 Federal judge US Army  United States
Roger Corman (1926-04-05) April 5, 1926 Filmmaker & actor V-12 Navy College Training Program  United States
Jack Couffer (1924-12-07) December 7, 1924 Cinematographer, director, author US Army  United States
John Cruickshank (1920-05-20) May 20, 1920 Recipient of the Victoria Cross British Army
Royal Air Force
 United Kingdom
Charles Csuri (1922-07-04) July 4, 1922 Artist US Army  United States
Iris Cummings (1920-12-21) December 21, 1920 Olympic swimmer, Aviator Women Airforce Service Pilots  United States
Peter Cundall (1927-04-01) April 1, 1927 Host of Gardening Australia (1969–2008) British Army  United Kingdom
Donald L. Custis (1917-07-23) July 23, 1917 Surgeon General of the United States Navy US Navy  United States

D

28 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Phyllis Dalton (1925-10-16) October 16, 1925 Costume designer Women's Royal Naval Service  United States
Ernest L. Daman (1923-03-14) March 14, 1923 Mechanical engineer, businessman, inventor US Army  United States
Henry Danton (1919-03-30) March 30, 1919 Dancer, teacher British Army  United Kingdom
Louis Danziger (1923-11-17) November 17, 1923 Graphic designer, professor US Army  United States
R. W. Davies (1925-04-23) April 23, 1925 Professor Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Bob Dawson (1921-01-03) January 3, 1921 Football player Australian Army  Australia
Eddie Deerfield (1923-08-24) August 24, 1923 Government official US Army Air Corps  United States
Angelo Del Boca (1925-05-23) May 23, 1925 Historian Italian Resistance Italian Resistance
Vincent DeRosa (1920-10-05) October 5, 1920 Musician US Army Air Corps  United States
Gene Derricotte (1926-06-14) June 14, 1926 American football player, Tuskegee Airmen US Army  United States
C. G. Devashar (1924-06-19) June 19, 1924 Air marshal Royal Indian Air Force  British India
George Dickson (1923-09-27) September 27, 1923 Football player US Army  United States
Allen Dines (1921-11-20) November 20, 1921 Politician US Navy Reserve  United States
Klaus von Dohnanyi (1928-06-23) June 23, 1928 Politician, First Mayor of Hamburg Volkssturm  Germany
Charles Dolan October 16, 1926 (age 94) Businessman, Philanthropist US Army Air Force  United States
Bob Dole (1923-07-22) July 22, 1923 US Senator (1969–1996); 1976 Republican vice-presidential nominee; 1996 Republican presidential nominee US Army  United States
Lou Donaldson (1926-11-01) November 1, 1926 Musician US Navy  United States
William I. Donnermeyer Sr. (1924-09-19) September 19, 1924 Politician US Navy  United States
Harry Dornbrand (1922-11-10) November 10, 1922 Aerospace engineer US Navy  United States
Bruce L. Douglas (1925-07-14) July 14, 1925 Politician US Navy  United States
Karl-Heinz Drews (1929-12-22) December 22, 1929 General Volkssturm
Wehrmacht
 Germany
Roy Drinkard (1920-07-12) July 12, 1920 Businessman US Marine Corps  United States
Charles C. Droz (1924-07-08) July 8, 1924 Politician US Army  United States
Richard L. Duchossois (1921-10-07) October 7, 1921 Sports businessman US Army  United States
Patrick Duffy (1920-06-17) June 17, 1920 President of the NATO Assembly Fleet Air Arm  United Kingdom
Roland Dumas (1922-08-23) August 23, 1922 Politician, lawyer French Resistance  Free France
Charles Duncan, Jr. (1926-09-09) September 9, 1926 Entrepreneur, statesman, and administrator US Army Air Corps  United States
Winfield Dunn (1927-07-01) July 1, 1927 Politician; Governor of Tennessee (1971–1975) US Navy  United States

E

15 veterans

Birth Notability Service Country
Guy Eby (1918-11-09) November 9, 1918 Pilot US Navy  United States
Ray Edenton (1926-11-03) November 3, 1926 Musician US Army  United States
Edwin Edwards (1927-08-07) August 7, 1927 Governor of Louisiana (1972–1980, 1984–1988; 1992–1996); congressman from Louisiana (1965–1972) US Navy  United States
James Francis Edwards (1921-06-05) June 5, 1921 World War II flying ace Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
George Elder (1921-03-10) March 10, 1921 Baseball player US Marines  United States
Eberhard Eimler (1930-11-30) November 30, 1930 General Volkssturm  Germany
Alfred Einwag (1928-03-18) March 18, 1928 Lawyer Heer  Germany
Princess Elizabeth (1926-04-21) April 21, 1926 Queen of the Commonwealth Realms Colonel-in-Chief, Grenadier Guards and Auxiliary Territorial Service  United Kingdom
Billy Emerson (1925-12-21) December 21, 1925 Singer, songwriter US Navy  United States
Juan Ponce Enrile (1924-02-14) February 14, 1924 Lawyer Philippine Navy  Philippines
Jerald Ericksen (1924-12-20) December 20, 1924 Mathematician US Navy  United States
Carl Erskine (1926-12-13) December 13, 1926 Baseball player US Navy  United States
Daniel J. Evans (1925-10-16) October 16, 1925 Politician; 16th Governor of Washington (1965–1977) US Navy  United States
Klas Ewert Everwyn (1930-03-10) March 10, 1930 Author Volkssturm  Germany
Anthony Eyton (1923-05-17) May 17, 1923 Artist British Army  United Kingdom

F

27 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Bob Falkenburg (1926-01-29) January 29, 1926 Tennis player, entrepreneur US Army Air Forces  United States
Josef-Gerhard Farkas (1929-07-13) July 13, 1929 Hungariologist Volkssturm  Germany
Hubert Faure (1914-05-28) May 28, 1914 Legion of Honour recipient, Member of Commando Kieffer French Army
Free French Army
 France
 Free France
Nicholas Felice (1927-02-05) February 5, 1927 Politician US Army  United States
Benjamin B. Ferencz (1920-03-11) March 11, 1920 Lawyer; last living prosecutor at Nuremberg Trials US Army  United States
Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-03-24) March 24, 1919 Poet US Navy  United States
David Ferry (1924-03-05) March 5, 1924 Poet & professor US Army Air Forces  United States
Edward Field (1924-06-07) June 7, 1924 Poet & author US Army Air Forces  United States
Frank Field (1923-03-30) March 30, 1923 Meteorologist US Army Air Forces  United States
Nathaniel Fiennes (1920-09-22) September 22, 1920 British hereditary peer, businessman British Army  United Kingdom
Mario Fiorentini (1918-05-28) May 28, 1918 Partisan, mathematician Italian Resistance Italian Resistance
Bernhard Fisch (1926-08-22) August 22, 1926 Writer Wehrmacht  Germany
Leonard Everett Fisher (1924-06-24) June 24, 1924 Children's writer & illustrator US Army  United States
Jimmy Fitzmorris (1921-11-15) November 15, 1921 Businessman, politician US Army  United States
Sergio Flamigni (1925-10-22) October 22, 1925 Politician & writer Italian Resistance Italian Resistance
Samuel C. Florman (1925-01-19) January 19, 1925 Civil engineer, author US Navy  United States
Loretta Ford (1920-12-28) December 28, 1920 Nurse, Academic US Army Air Forces  United States
Patrick Forrest 1923 (age 9798) Surgeon Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Wieland Förster (1930-02-12) February 12, 1930 Painter, writer Volkssturm  Germany
John S. Foster Jr. (1922-09-18) September 18, 1922 Physicist US Army Air Forces  United States
James Clayton Flowers (1915-12-25) December 25, 1915 Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen United States Army Air Forces  United States
Paul Fox (1925-10-27) October 27, 1925 Television executive British Army  United Kingdom
J. Keith Fraser (1922-02-18) February 18, 1922 Physical geographer Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Air Force
 Canada
 United Kingdom
Russell Freeburg (1923-03-04) March 4, 1923 Editor of the Chicago Tribune US Army  United States
Jean Frydman (1925-06-26) June 26, 1925 Businessman French Resistance  Free France
Daniel Fuller (1925-08-28) August 28, 1925 Theologian US Navy  United States
Andrew Fulton (1927-01-23) January 23, 1927 Commander of Maritime Command (1980–1983) Royal Canadian Navy  Canada

G

41 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Arnald Gabriel (1925-05-31) May 31, 1925 Conductor of the US Air Force Band US Army  United States
Samuel Rhea Gammon III (1924-01-22) January 22, 1924 Ambassador US Army  United States
Norman Garbo (1919-02-15) February 15, 1919 Author & lecturer US Army Air Forces  United States
Harold Garde (1923-06-07) June 7, 1923 Artist US Army Air Forces  United States
Bernard Garfield (1924-03-27) March 27, 1924 Bassoonist US Army  United States
Stanley Michael Gartler (1923-06-09) June 9, 1923 Biologist & geneticist US Army Air Forces  United States
Philippe de Gaulle (1921-12-28) December 28, 1921 Inspector General, Senator and son of leader Charles De Gaulle Free French Naval Forces  Free France
Léon Gautier (1922-10-27) October 27, 1922 Legion of Honour recipient, Member of Commando Kieffer Free French Naval Forces  Free France
Theodore H. Geballe (1920-01-20) January 20, 1920 Physicist US Army  United States
Hubert Germain (1920-08-06) August 6, 1920 Former minister (1972–1974); Compagnon de la Libération Free French Army  Free France
Eddie Germano (1924-11-15) November 15, 1924 Cartoonist US Army  United States
Harry Gesner (1925-04-28) April 28, 1925 Architect US Army  United States
Andrée Geulen-Herscovici (1921-09-06) September 6, 1921 Member of the Comité de Défense des Juifs, helped rescue almost one thousand Jewish children Belgian Resistance  Belgium
Roy Gibson (1924-07-04) July 4, 1924 Aerospace engineer British Army  United Kingdom
I. Leo Glasser (1924-04-06) April 6, 1924 Judge US Army  United States
Charles Godfrey (1917-09-24) September 24, 1917 Physician, professor, politician  Canada
Howard Golden 1925 (age 9596) Politician US Navy  United States
Harry E. Goldsworthy (1914-04-03) April 3, 1914 Lieutenant General US Army  United States
Wiesław Gołas (1930-10-09) October 9, 1930 Actor Gray Ranks  Poland
U. L. Gooch (1923-09-13) September 13, 1923 Politician US Army  United States
John B. Goodenough (1922-07-25) July 25, 1922 Physicist, 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry US Army  United States
Alfred T. Goodwin (1923-06-29) June 29, 1923 Judge; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (1971–1991) US Army  United States
Bert I. Gordon (1922-09-24) September 24, 1922 Film director; Village of the Giants, Empire of the Ants US Army Air Corps  United States
Noah Gordon (1926-11-11) November 11, 1926 Novelist US Army  United States
René Henry Gracida (1923-06-09) June 9, 1923 Bishop Flying Tigers  United States
David E. Grange, Jr. (1925-04-09) April 9, 1925 General US Army  United States
Anatoli Granovsky 1922 (age 9899) Defected NKVD agent, author Red Army  Soviet Union
John R. Gray (1925-05-14) May 14, 1925 Politician US Army  United States
Bill Grayden (1920-08-05) August 5, 1920 Politician Australian Army  Australia
Bill Greason (1924-09-03) September 3, 1924 Baseball player US Marine Corps  United States
Peter Green (1924-12-22) December 22, 1924 Historian Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Russell H. Greenan (1925-09-17) September 17, 1925 Author US Navy  United States
Martin Greenberg (1918-02-03) February 3, 1918 Poet, translator US Armed Forces  United States
Maurice R. Greenberg (1925-05-04) May 4, 1925 CEO of American International Group (1967–2005) US Army  United States
Shecky Greene (1926-04-08) April 8, 1926 Comedian US Navy  United States
Stu Griffing (1926-11-09) November 9, 1926 Olympic rower US Army  United States
Hans-Werner Grosse (1922-11-28) November 28, 1922 Aviator Luftwaffe  Germany
Werner Grossmann (1929-03-06) March 6, 1929 Former East German deputy leader of the Ministry of State Security Volkssturm  Germany
Johnny Groth (1926-07-23) July 23, 1926 Baseball player US Navy  United States
Doris Grumbach (1918-07-12) July 12, 1918 Writer Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service  United States
Frank Joseph Guarini (1924-08-20) August 20, 1924 Politician; New Jersey Representative (1979–1990) US Navy  United States

H

38 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Barbara Hall (1923-02-03) February 3, 1923 Crossword puzzle editor Women's Royal Naval Service  United Kingdom
Gail Halvorsen (1920-10-10) October 10, 1920 US Air Force pilot; Berlin Airlift "Candy Bomber" US Army Air Forces  United States
Ian Hamilton (1925-09-13) September 13, 1925 Lawyer, Scottish nationalist, participated in the removal of the Stone of Scone in 1950 British Army  United Kingdom
Walter Hanel (1930-09-30) September 30, 1930 Political caricaturist Volkssturm  Germany
Arnold Hano (1922-03-02) March 2, 1922 Writer US Army  United States
G. Homer Harding (1925-12-07) December 7, 1925 Politician US Army  United States
George Hardy (1925-06-08) June 8, 1925 Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen US Army Air Forces  United States
Robert Harlow (1923-11-19) November 19, 1923 Writer, academic Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Sheldon Harnick (1924-04-30) April 30, 1924 Lyricist (Fiddler on the Roof) US Army  United States
Ted Hartley (1924-11-06) November 6, 1924 Pilot, banker, actor, film producer US Navy  United States
Karl-Günther von Hase (1917-12-15) December 15, 1917 German Ambassador to the UK (1970–1977) Heer  Germany
Chris Haughey (1925-10-03) October 3, 1925 Baseball player US Army  United States
Helmut Hauptmann (1928-03-12) March 12, 1928 Writer Heer  Germany
Bill Hayes (1925-06-05) June 5, 1925 Actor US Naval Air Corps  United States
Thomas B. Hayward (1924-05-03) May 3, 1924 Admiral US Navy  United States
Eric Heath (1923-11-28) November 28, 1923 Artist Royal New Zealand Air Force  New Zealand
Robert Hébras (1925-06-29) June 29, 1925 Oradour-sur Glane massacre survivor French Resistance  Free France
Paul Hellyer (1923-08-06) August 6, 1923 Engineer and politician Canadian Army  Canada
John Hemingway (1919-07-17) July 17, 1919 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 Writer Polish People's Army  Poland
James Hennessy (1923-09-26) September 26, 1923 Diplomat, prison official British Army  United Kingdom
Werner Henninger (1929-04-07) April 7, 1929 Admiral Volkssturm  Germany
Laurin L. Henry (1921-05-23) May 23, 1921 Researcher US Navy  United States
Elwood Hillis (1926-03-06) March 6, 1926 Indiana congressman (1971–1987) US Army  United States
Cyril Hilsum (1925-05-17) May 17, 1925 Physicist, academic Royal Navy  United Kingdom}
Georg Himmelheber (1929-08-04) August 4, 1929 Historian Volkssturm  Germany
Stuart Hodes (1924-11-27) November 27, 1924 Dancer, choreographer, writer US Army Air Corps  United States
Horst-Klaus Hofmann (1928-11-20) November 20, 1928 Secretary of the German YMCA Heer  Germany
Earl Holliman (1928-09-11) September 11, 1928 Actor US Navy  United States
A. Linwood Holton, Jr. (1923-09-21) September 21, 1923 Politician; governor of Virginia (1970–1974) US Army  United States
Amos Horev (1924-06-30) June 30, 1924 Military officer Haganah  Mandatory Palestine
Ted Horlick (1925-09-28) September 28, 1925 Admiral Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Thomas W. Horton (1919-12-29) December 29, 1919 Pilot Royal New Zealand Air Force  New Zealand
Tom Hughes (1923-11-26) November 26, 1923 Politician Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Evan Hultman (1925-07-15) July 15, 1925 Politician US Army  United States
Edwin Hunt (1920-03-20) March 20, 1920 Queen's Bargemaster British Army  United Kingdom
Francis Huré (1916-10-05) October 5, 1916 Ambassador, writer Free French Army  Free France
Harold Hyman (1924-07-24) July 24, 1924 American Civil War historian US Marine Corps  United States

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3 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Paul Robert Ignatius (1920-11-11) November 11, 1920 Government official US Navy  United States
Paul Ioannidis (1924-02-22) February 22, 1924 Businessman Greek People's Liberation Army  Greece
Daniel Ivin (1932-04-16) April 16, 1932 Writer Yugoslav Partisans  Democratic Federal Yugoslavia

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17 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Philip Jamison (1925-07-03) July 3, 1925 Artist US Navy  United States
Stephen A. Jarislowsky (1925-09-09) September 9, 1925 Businessman, billionaire US Army  United States
Alexander Jefferson (1921-11-15) November 15, 1921 Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen US Army Air Corps  United States
Edward B. Jelks (1922-09-10) September 10, 1922 Archaeologist US Navy  United States
William A. Jenkins (1917-11-02) November 2, 1917 Admiral US Coast Guard  United States
Karl Jetter (1929-06-02) June 2, 1929 Journalist Wehrmacht  Germany
Norman Jewison (1926-07-21) July 21, 1926 Filmmaker Royal Canadian Navy  Canada
David Johnson 1926 (age 9495) Photographer US Navy  United States
Johnny Johnson (1921-11-25) November 25, 1921 Last surviving British member of the Dambuster Raids Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Marilyn P. Johnson (1922-06-19) June 19, 1922 Diplomat US Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve)  United States
Bill Johnston (1925-01-02) January 2, 1925 Golfer US Navy  United States
Marshall Johnston (1922-07-20) July 20, 1922 Diplomat Australian Army  Australia
Dub Jones (1924-12-29) December 29, 1924 American football player US Navy  United States
Lawrence W. Jones 1925 (age 9596) Physicist, professor US Army  United States
Raymond Jones (1925-07-18) July 18, 1925 Architect Royal Australian Navy  Australia
George Joseph (1921-09-11) September 11, 1921 Founder of Mercury Insurance Group US Army  United States
George Judge (1925-05-02) May 2, 1925 Professor, econometrician US Army Air Forces  United States

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18 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Rajan Kadiragamar 1922 (age 9899) Admiral Royal Ceylon Navy  Ceylon
Bernard Kalb (1922-02-04) February 4, 1922 Journalist US Army  United States
Adolfo Kaminsky (1925-10-01) October 1, 1925 French resistance fighter, Forged documents that helped save 14,000 Jews from Holocaust French Resistance
French Army
 Free France
Walter Kaufmann (1924-01-24) January 24, 1924 Writer Australian Army  Australia
Sydney Kentridge (1922-11-05) November 5, 1922 Lawyer, judge South African Army  South Africa
John Keston (1924-12-05) December 5, 1924 Actor, singer, runner Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Witold Kieżun (1922-02-06) February 6, 1922 Economist Home Army  Poland
Elisabeth Kirkby (1921-01-26) January 26, 1921 Actress, writer, broadcaster Auxiliary Territorial Service  United Kingdom
Henry Kissinger (1923-05-27) May 27, 1923 Statesman, Secretary of State (1973–1977), and Nobel Peace Prize recipient US Army  United States
Helma Kissner December 23, 1923 (age 96) Accused of war crimes by SWC Wehrmacht  Germany
Kazimierz Klimczak (1914-02-15) February 15, 1914 Colonel, Oldest surviving participant of Warsaw Uprising Polish Army
Home Army
 Poland
Ted Knap (1920-05-26) May 26, 1920 Journalist US Army  United States
Jill Knight (1923-07-09) July 9, 1923 Politician, life peer Women's Auxiliary Air Force  United Kingdom
Herbert Köfer (1921-02-17) February 17, 1921 Actor Wehrmacht  Germany
Barbara Kremen 1922 (age 9899) Writer Women's Army Corps  United States
Herbert Kroker (1929-08-24) August 24, 1929 Politician Volkssturm  Germany
Hardy Krüger (1928-04-12) April 12, 1928 German actor Heer  Germany
Charlie Kulp (1925-09-20) September 20, 1925 Aerobatic pilot US Navy  United States

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32 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Traute Lafrenz (1919-05-03) May 3, 1919 Member of the White Rose  Germany
Robert J. Lagomarsino (1926-09-04) September 4, 1926 Politician US Navy  United States
Archie Lamb (1921-10-23) October 23, 1921 Diplomat, writer and businessman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve  United Kingdom
Horst Langes (1928-12-02) December 2, 1928 Member of state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate Wehrmacht  Germany
Phyllis Latour (1921-04-08) April 8, 1921 Legion of Honour recipient, member of the Special Operations Executive Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Special Operations Executive
French Resistance

 United Kingdom
 Free France
Lothar Lauterbach (1929-06-03) June 3, 1929 Artist  Germany
Peter Lax (1926-05-01) May 1, 1926 Mathematician US Navy  United States
Anthony Lazzaro (1921-01-31) January 31, 1921 Academic US Navy  United States
Norman Lear (1922-07-27) July 27, 1922 Film & television producer; All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons US Army Air Forces  United States
Nikolai Lebedev (1921-12-15) December 15, 1921 Actor Red Navy  Soviet Union
Jean Lee (1924-07-26) July 26, 1924 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 Maritime expert, curator Royal Navy
British Merchant Navy
 United Kingdom
Juhan Lepasaar (1921-05-13) May 13, 1921 Writer, journalist, former Gulag prisoner Forest Brothers
Luftwaffenhelfer
 Estonia
 Germany
Ülo Lepik (1921-07-11) July 11, 1921 Mathematician, academician Schutzstaffel  Germany
Ted Lerner (1925-10-15) October 15, 1925 Real estate developer, principal owner of the Washington Nationals US Army  United States
Sonny Lester (1924-11-15) November 15, 1924 Music producer US Army  United States
Marv Levy (1925-08-03) August 3, 1925 Football coach US Army Air Corps  United States
Albert B. Lewis (1925-10-16) October 16, 1925 Politician, lawyer US Army  United States
Guenter Lewy (1923-08-22) August 22, 1923 Author, professor British Army  United Kingdom
Mark Litchman (1925-04-14) April 14, 1925 Politician, lawyer US Navy  United States
Peter Lloyd (1920-12-15) December 15, 1920 Aviator Australian Army  Australia
Nina Lobkovskaya (1925-03-08) March 8, 1925 Sniper Red Army  Soviet Union
Mujeeb Ahmad Khan Lodhi 1922 (age 9899) Admiral Royal Indian Navy  British India
Dick Long (1924-05-04) May 4, 1924 Politician Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Elgen Long (1927-08-12) August 12, 1927 Aviator, historian, author US Navy  United States
Ernst Löschner (1929-06-20) June 20, 1929 Conductor Wehrmacht  Germany
David Elliot Loye (1925-04-26) April 26, 1925 Author, psychologist US Navy  United States
Dick Lucas (1925-09-10) September 10, 1925 Anglican minister Royal Navy  United Kingdom
William R. Lucas (1922-03-01) March 1, 1922 Fourth director of the Marshall Space Flight Center US Navy  United States
Johnny Lujack (1925-01-04) January 4, 1925 Football player US Navy  United States
Bernt H. Lund (1924-08-14) August 14, 1924 Civil servant, diplomat, politician Norwegian resistance movement  Norway
Ted Luscombe (1924-11-10) November 10, 1924 Bishop, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church (1985–1990) British Indian Army
British Army
 British India
 United Kingdom

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79 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Terence Macartney-Filgate (1924-08-06) August 6, 1924 Film director Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Ian Verner Macdonald (1925-01-19) January 19, 1925 Diplomat, entrepreneur Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Navy
 Canada
 United Kingdom
Maharram Mammadyarov (1924-10-17) October 17, 1924 Chemist Red Army  Soviet Union
Branko Mamula (1921-05-30) May 30, 1921 Yugoslav Defense Minister (1982–1988) Yugoslav Partisans  Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
George Mandel (1920-02-11) February 11, 1920 Author US Army  United States
Emil Mangelsdorff (1925-04-11) April 11, 1925 Musician Heer  Germany
Marion Mann (1920-03-29) March 29, 1920 Physician, pathologist US Army  United States
Josip Manolić (1920-03-22) March 22, 1920 Politician; prime minister of the Republic of Croatia (1990–1991) Yugoslav Partisans  Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Leroy J. Manor (1921-02-21) February 21, 1921 Air Force general US Army Air Forces  United States
Robert Marchand (1911-11-26) November 26, 1911 Cyclist French Army  France
Irwin Marcus (1919-03-18) March 18, 1919 Physician US Army  United States
Joseph Margolis (1924-05-16) May 16, 1924 Philosopher US Army  United States
Lee Marmon (1925-09-20) September 20, 1925 Photographer, artist US Army  United States
Leslie Marr (1922-08-14) August 14, 1922 Artist, racing driver, Baronet Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Steve Marsh (1924-09-11) September 11, 1924 Australian rules football player Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Peter Marshall (1926-03-30) March 30, 1926 TV personality & actor US Army[5]  United States
Ray Marshall (1928-08-22) August 22, 1928 US Secretary of Labor (1977-1981) US Navy  United States
Gordon Eugene Martin (1925-08-22) August 22, 1925 Physicist, author US Navy  United States
Knox Martin (1923-02-12) February 12, 1923 Artist US Coast Guard  United States
Mac Martin (1925-04-26) April 26, 1925 Bluegrass musician US Navy  United States
Angel Martín Taboas (1918-06-18) June 18, 1918 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico US Armed Forces  United States
Jaswant Singh Marwah (1921-01-21) January 21, 1921 Journalist, author British Indian Army  British India
Anthony Mason (1925-04-21) April 21, 1925 Judge; ninth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Miloslav Masopust (1924-09-26) September 26, 1924 General 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the USSR  Czechoslovakia
Joseph Matarazzo (1925-11-12) November 12, 1925 Psychologist US Navy  United States
Helmut Matheis (1917-11-21) November 21, 1917 Typographer, calligrapher, graphic artist Heer  Germany
Robert D. Maurer (1924-07-20) July 20, 1924 Physicist US Army  United States
Charlie Maxwell (1927-04-08) April 8, 1927 Baseball Player US Army  United States
Wendell Wise Mayes Jr. (1924-03-02) March 2, 1924 Radio and television executive US Navy  United States
Kenneth Mayhew (1917-01-18) January 18, 1917 Knight of the Military William Order British Army  United Kingdom
Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow (1921-03-20) March 20, 1921 Director-general of UNESCO (1974–1987) French Army
Free French Army
French Air Force
 France
 Free France
William V. McBride (1922-05-25) May 25, 1922 General US Army Air Forces  United States
Lloyd McCuiston (1918-03-26) March 26, 1918 Politician US Navy  United States
Charles McGee (1919-12-07) December 7, 1919 Air Force officer, Tuskegee Airmen US Army Air Forces  United States
Robert McGinnis (1926-02-03) February 3, 1926 Artist, illustrator US Merchant Marine  United States
Fred McLafferty (1923-05-11) May 11, 1923 Chemist US Army  United States
Art McNally (1925-07-01) July 1, 1925 American football referee US Marine Corps  United States
Francis Terry McNamara (1927-11-02) November 2, 1927 Diplomat US Navy  United States
Henry R. McPhee, Jr. (1925-01-11) January 11, 1925 Special assistant to President Dwight Eisenhower US Navy  United States
Kirke Mechem (1925-08-16) August 16, 1925 Composer US Army  United States
Hellmut Mehnert (1928-02-22) February 22, 1928 Physician, professor Volkssturm  Germany
Bill Mercer (1926-02-13) February 13, 1926 Sportscaster, educator, & author US Navy  United States
A. L. Mestel (1926-09-17) September 17, 1926 Pediatric surgeon US Navy  United States
Harald Metzkes (1929-01-23) January 23, 1929 German painter Heer  Germany
Ed Mickelson (1926-09-09) September 9, 1926 Baseball player US Army Air Forces  United States
J. William Middendorf II (1924-09-22) September 22, 1924 Diplomat & politician US Navy  United States
Larry Miggins (1925-08-20) August 20, 1925 Baseball player US Merchant Marine  United States
Jim Miller (1919-05-30) May 30, 1919 Australian rules football player Australian Army
Royal Australian Air Force
 Australia
John H. Miller (1925-04-16) April 16, 1925 General US Marine Corps  United States
Newton N. Minow (1926-01-17) January 17, 1926 FCC chairman (1961–1963) US Army  United States
Maria Mirecka-Loryś (1916-02-07) February 7, 1916 Lawyer, journalist Home Army  Poland
John Matthew Mitchell (1925-03-22) March 22, 1925 Charity worker Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Hiroshi H. Miyamura (1925-10-06) October 6, 1925 Medal of Honor recipient US Army  United States
Sanford K. Moats (1921-12-04) December 4, 1921 General US Army Air Forces  United States
David O. Moberg (1922-02-13) February 13, 1922 Sociologist US Army  United States
Hans Modrow (1928-01-27) January 27, 1928 Prime Minister of East Germany Heer  Germany
Gwen Moffat (1924-07-03) July 3, 1924 Climber, writer Auxiliary Territorial Service  United Kingdom
Jürgen Moltmann (1926-04-08) April 8, 1926 Protestant theologian Wehrmacht  Germany
William Moncrief (1920-03-27) March 27, 1920 Businessman, billionaire US Naval Reserve  United States
Danny Roy Moore (1925-08-09) August 9, 1925 Civil engineer, politician US Army Air Corps  United States
Henry Moore (1923-11-02) November 2, 1923 Bishop of Cyprus and The Gulf British Army
British Indian Army
 United Kingdom
 British India
Bobby Morgan (1926-06-29) June 29, 1926 Baseball player US Army  United States
Shigehiro Mori (1928-01-07) January 7, 1928 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 Philosopher & sociologist French Resistance  Free France
Joseph Wilson Morris (1922-04-28) April 28, 1922 Lawyer & federal judge US Naval Reserve  United States
Addold Mossin (1919-12-12) December 12, 1919 Neopagan priest Finnish Army  Finland
Ben R. Mottelson (1926-07-09) July 9, 1926 Physicist US Navy  United States
Georg Müller (1930-10-01) October 1, 1930 Mineralogist Hitlerjugend  Germany
Henry J. Muller (1917-09-16) September 16, 1917 General US Army  United States
Paul Muller (1923-03-11) March 11, 1923 Actor French Army  France
Charlie Munger (1924-01-01) January 1, 1924 Business magnate; vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway US Army Air Corps  United States
Sumio Murai February 1925 General; Chief of the Joint Staff of the JSDF (1983–1984), Chief of Staff, JGSDF (1981–1983) Imperial Japanese Army  Japan
Tomiichi Murayama (1924-03-03) March 3, 1924 Prime Minister Imperial Japanese Army  Japan
David H. Murdock (1923-04-11) April 11, 1923 Billionaire & businessman US Army  United States
Austin Murphy (1927-06-17) June 17, 1927 Member of U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania US Marine Corps  United States
Thomas Murphy (1925-05-31) May 31, 1925 Broadcasting executive US Navy  United States
Tony Murray (1920-02-08) February 8, 1920 Businessman, billionaire French Army
Royal Air Force
 France
 United Kingdom
David Musuguri (1920-01-04) January 4, 1920 Chief of the Tanzania People's Defence Force(1980-1988) British Army  United Kingdom
Gordon Mydland (1922-05-12) May 12, 1922 Politician, lawyer US Navy  United States

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16 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Bill Nankivell (1923-09-07) September 7, 1923 Politician Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Giorgio Napolitano (1925-06-29) June 29, 1925 11th President of Italy (2006–2015) Italian Resistance Italian Resistance
Lucien N. Nedzi (1925-05-28) May 28, 1925 Politician US Army  United States
Joe Negri (1926-06-10) June 10, 1926 Musician, educator US Army  United States
Aryeh Nehemkin (1925-11-02) November 2, 1925 Politician Haganah  Mandatory Palestine
Joan Neiman (1920-09-09) September 9, 1920 Senator Royal Canadian Navy (Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service)  Canada
Yakov Neishtadt (1923-10-06) October 6, 1923 Chess player Red Army  Soviet Union
Harvey Frans Nelson Jr. (1924-01-06) January 6, 1924 Ambassador US Navy  United States
Nerio Nesi (1925-06-16) June 16, 1925 Politician, businessman, banker Italian Resistance Italian Resistance
Frederick M. Nicholas (1920-05-30) May 30, 1920 Lawyer US Army  United States
Artturi Niemelä (1923-08-23) August 23, 1923 Homesteader and politician Finnish Army  Finland
George Nigh (1927-06-09) June 9, 1927 Politician US Navy  United States
Ian Nish (1926-06-03) June 3, 1926 Academic; specialist in Japanese studies British Army  United Kingdom
Peter L. Nissen (1924-01-08) January 8, 1924 Aviator and businessman Norwegian resistance movement
Royal Norwegian Air Force
 Norway
John Albert Nordberg (1926-06-18) June 18, 1926 Judge US Navy  United States
Abdizhamil Karimuly Nurpeisov (1924-10-22) October 22, 1924 Writer Red Army  Soviet Union

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10 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
René de Obaldia (1918-10-22) October 22, 1918 Playwright & poet French Army  France
Helmut Oberlander (1924-02-15) February 15, 1924 Accused of war crimes by SWC Heer  Germany
Makoto Ogawa February 1917 (age 103104) Pilot Japanese Imperial Army  Japan
David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie (1926-05-17) May 17, 1926 Scottish peer, Lord Chamberlain of the Household British Army  United States
Jiro Ono (1925-10-27) October 27, 1925 Sushi Chef Japanese Imperial Army  Japan
David Oreck (1923-09-17) September 17, 1923 Entrepreneur US Army Air Forces  United States
Edward Ormondroyd (1925-10-08) October 8, 1925 Author US Navy  United States
Virgil Orr (1923-02-02) February 2, 1923 Professor, politician US Army  United States
Hans Ots (1921-12-05) December 5, 1921 Engineer, scientist Schutzstaffel  Germany
Donald Owens (1926-09-12) September 12, 1926 General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene US Army  United States

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28 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Frank D. Padgett (1923-03-09) March 9, 1923 Judge US Army Air Forces  United States
Boris Pahor (1913-08-26) August 26, 1913 Writer & publicist Royal Italian Army
Slovene Partisans

 Italy
 Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Karolos Papoulias (1929-06-04) June 4, 1929 Former President of Greece Greek People's Liberation Army  Greece
Rudolph Pariser (1923-12-08) December 8, 1923 Physicist & polymer chemist US Army  United States
Deanie Parrish 1922 (age 99) Congressional Gold Medal recipient Women Airforce Service Pilots  United States
Victor Parsonnet (1924-08-29) August 29, 1924 Surgeon US Navy Reserve  United States
Johnny Pate (1923-12-05) December 5, 1923 Bass player & arranger US Army; played with the 218th AGF Army Band  United States
Alastair Craig Paterson (1924-01-15) January 15, 1924 Civil engineer British Army  United Kingdom
John Malcolm Patterson (1921-09-27) September 27, 1921 Governor of Alabama (1959–1963) US Army  United States
Philip Pearlstein (1924-05-24) May 24, 1924 Modern Realist painter US Army  United States
Raymond E. Peet (1921-01-27) January 27, 1921 Admiral US Navy  United States
Johnny Peirson (1925-07-21) July 21, 1925 Hockey player Canadian Army  Canada
Zbigniew Pełczyński (1925-12-29) December 29, 1925 Political philosopher, academic Polish Resistance  Poland
John Peoples (1926-08-26) August 26, 1926 President of Jackson State University US Marine Corps  United States
Simon Perchik (1923-12-24) December 24, 1923 Poet US Army Air Forces  United States
Solomon Perel (1925-04-21) April 21, 1925 Holocaust survivor, author Wehrmacht  Germany
Nehemiah Persoff (1919-08-02) August 2, 1919 Actor; Some Like It Hot, Yentl US Army  United States
Jack Petchey (1925-07-19) July 19, 1925 Businessman Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Helmut Peters (1930-07-23) July 23, 1930 Sinologist, Marxist Volkssturm  Germany
Prince Philip (1921-06-10) June 10, 1921 Duke of Edinburgh Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Leslie Phillips (1924-04-20) April 20, 1924 Actor British Army  United Kingdom
Muriel Phillips 1921 (age 99100) Author US Army (nurse)  United States
Raimund Johannes Piirvee (1923-03-01) March 1, 1923 Forester, ecologist Schutzstaffel  Germany
Bill Pitman (1920-02-12) February 12, 1920 Musician US Armed Forces  United States
Sidney Poitier (1927-02-20) February 20, 1927 Actor US Army  United States
Wanda Półtawska (1921-11-02) November 2, 1921 Subject of medical experiments in Ravensbrück concentration camp, author Polish Resistance  Poland
Martin Pope (1918-08-22) August 22, 1918 Physical chemist US Armed Forces  United States
Aris Poulianos (1924-07-24) July 24, 1924 Anthropologist & archaeologist Greek People's Liberation Army  Greece

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1 veteran

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Al Quie (1923-09-18) September 18, 1923 Governor of Minnesota (1979–1983) US Navy  United States

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31 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Keith Rae (1917-07-30) July 30, 1917 Australian rules football player Royal Australian Navy  Australia
Bhisadej Rajani (1922-01-20) January 20, 1922 Member of the Thai royal family British Army  United Kingdom
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger (1927-04-16) April 16, 1927 Pope Benedict XVI, the 265th Pope Luftwaffenhelfer  Germany
Helmut Rasbol 1925 (age 95) Accused of War Crimes by SWC Wehrmacht  Germany
Arthur Ravenel, Jr. (1927-03-29) March 29, 1927 Politician US Marine Corps  United States
Dennis V. Razis (1923-05-30) May 30, 1923 Oncologist Greek Resistance  Greece
Vasily Reshetnikov (1919-12-23) December 23, 1919 Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force Soviet Air Forces  Soviet Union
Patrick Reyntiens 1925 (age 9596) Stained glass artist British Army  United Kingdom
Madeleine Riffaud (1924-08-23) August 23, 1924 Poet, journalist, & war correspondent French Resistance  Free France
John Rigas (1924-11-14) November 14, 1924 CEO of Adelphia (1952–2002) US Army  United States
Basil Rigg (1926-08-12) August 12, 1926 Cricket player Australian Army  Australia
Fred Risser (1927-05-05) May 5, 1927 Politician US Navy  United States
Edward L. Rissien October 1924 (age 96) Film producer and executive US Army Air Forces  United States
Johann Robert Riss 1921 (age 99) Accused of War Crimes by SWC Wehrmacht  Germany
John Roberts (1924-04-04) April 4, 1924 Admiral Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Eddie Robinson (1920-12-15) December 15, 1920 American baseball player, coach, and manager US Navy  United States
Maria Lisa Cinciari Rodano (1921-01-21) January 21, 1921 Politician Italian Resistance Italian Resistance
Arthur Rock (1926-08-19) August 19, 1926 Businessman, investor US Army  United States
Alan Rogers (1924-12-31) December 31, 1924 Football manager Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Richard Rohmer (1924-01-24) January 24, 1924 Military writer; Ultimatum Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Charles P. Roland (1918-04-08) April 8, 1918 Historian, professor US Army  United States
Andrew Romanov (1923-01-21) January 21, 1923 Pretender to the Russian throne Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Roy Roper (1923-09-11) September 11, 1923 Rugby union player Royal New Zealand Navy  New Zealand
Klaus Rose (1928-06-03) June 3, 1928 Professor of economics Heer  Germany
Justus Rosenberg 1921 (age 99100) Professor French Resistance  Free France
J. Roy Rowland (1926-02-03) February 3, 1926 Georgia congressman (1981–1995) US Army  United States
Rudolf Rückert (1929-01-15) January 15, 1929 Mayor of Salzgitter Heer  Germany
Gerd Ruge (1928-08-09) August 9, 1928 German journalist, author and filmmaker Heer  Germany
Richard E. Rumble (1922-10-26) October 26, 1922 Admiral US Navy  United States
William Russell (1924-11-19) November 19, 1924 Actor Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
F. James Rutherford (1924-07-10) July 10, 1924 Science professor, radar officer US Navy  United States

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71 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Howard F. Sachs (1925-09-13) September 13, 1925 Judge US Navy  United States
Guy Sajer (1927-01-13) January 13, 1927 Military writer Wehrmacht  Germany
Alex Salaueu (1926-09-13) September 13, 1926 Artist Soviet partisans
Red Army
 Soviet Union
Agadadash Samedov (1924-03-10) March 10, 1924 Order of Glory recipient Red Army  Soviet Union
Sydney Samuelson (1925-12-07) December 7, 1925 Film commissioner Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Ashot Sarkisov (1924-01-30) January 30, 1924 Admiral, scientist Red Army  Soviet Union
S. H. Sarma (1922-12-01) December 1, 1922 Admiral Royal Indian Navy  British India
Frank Saucier (1926-05-28) May 28, 1926 Baseball player US Navy  United States
Laurie Sawle (1925-08-19) August 19, 1925 Cricket player Australian Army  Australia
Henry Sayler (1921-01-16) January 16, 1921 Politician US Army Air Forces  United States
Norman Scarth 1925 (age 9596) Blogger & political candidate Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Art Schallock (1924-04-25) April 25, 1924 Baseball player US Navy[6]  United States
Harold Zvi Schiffrin (1922-09-26) September 26, 1922 Professor US Army  United States
Rolf Schimpf (1924-11-14) November 14, 1924 German television actor  Germany
Walter Franz Schleser (1930-10-25) October 25, 1930 Representative of the Vereinigung Heimatvertriebener Deutscher Studenten Volkssturm  Germany
Helmut Schlesinger (1924-09-04) September 4, 1924 President of the Deutsche Bundesbank  Germany
Friedrich-Wilhelm Schlomann (1928-09-05) September 5, 1928 Journalist  Germany
Wolf Schneider (1925-05-07) May 7, 1925 Journalist Luftwaffe  Germany
Arnold Schulman (1925-08-11) August 11, 1925 Writer US Navy  United States
Harry D. Schultz 1923 (age 9798) Financial adviser, author Heer  Germany
Wolfgang Schumann (1929-06-05) June 5, 1929 Member of Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate Wehrmacht  Germany
Bernard L. Schwartz (1926-12-12) December 12, 1926 CEO of Loral Corporation (1972–2006) US Army Air Corps  United States
Ted Schwinden (1925-08-31) August 31, 1925 Politician; Governor of Montana (1976–1980) US Army  United States
Vin Scully (1927-11-29) November 29, 1927 Sportscaster US Navy  United States
Simone Segouin (1925-10-03) October 3, 1925 Resistance member French Resistance  Free France
Vic Seixas (1923-08-30) August 30, 1923 Tennis player US Army Air Forces  United States
Charles Grier Sellers (1923-09-09) September 9, 1923 Historian US Army  United States
Sen Sōshitsu XV (1923-04-19) April 19, 1923 Hereditary master of the Urasenke chanoyu school Imperial Japanese Navy  Japan
Ralph Senensky[7] (1923-05-01) May 1, 1923 TV director & writer US Army  United States
Doc Severinsen (1927-07-07) July 7, 1927 Trumpeter US Army  United States
Frank Shakespeare (1925-04-09) April 9, 1925 Diplomat, president of CBS US Navy  United States
Edward Shames (1922-06-13) June 13, 1922 Member of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment US Army  United States
Bobby Shantz (1925-09-26) September 26, 1925 Baseball player US Army  United States
Pamela Sharples, Baroness Sharples (1923-02-11) February 11, 1923 British peer Women's Auxiliary Air Force  United Kingdom
Charles Norman Shay (1924-06-27) June 27, 1924 Penobscot tribal elder, writer US Army  United States
Jack Sheedy (1926-09-28) September 28, 1926 Sportsman Royal Australian Navy  Australia
Thomas D. Shepard c. 1925 Politician US Army  United States
Robert G. Shulman (1924-03-03) March 3, 1924 Biophysicist US Navy  United States
George P. Shultz (1920-12-13) December 13, 1920 60th U.S. Secretary of State (1982–1989) US Marine Corps  United States
Władysław Siemaszko (1919-06-08) June 8, 1919 Author, Lawyer Home Army  Poland
Leon Silver (1925-04-09) April 9, 1925 Geologist US Navy  United States
Maria Dorothea Simon (1918-08-06) August 6, 1918 Sociologist Auxiliary Territorial Service  United Kingdom
Edward H. Sims (1923-05-29) May 29, 1923 Author US Army Air Forces  United States
Kirpal Singh (1925-09-05) September 5, 1925 Businessman Royal Navy  United Kingdom
John K. Singlaub (1921-07-10) July 10, 1921 Army general US Army  United States
Arthur Smith (1915-05-08) May 8, 1915 Football player British Army  United Kingdom
Jeffrey G. Smith (1921-10-14) October 14, 1921 General US Army  United States
Neal Edward Smith (1920-03-23) March 23, 1920 Politician; Iowa representative (1959–1995) US Army Air Forces  United States
Robert M. Solow (1924-08-23) August 23, 1924 Economist US Army  United States
Gerhard Sommer (1921-06-24) June 24, 1921 Accused of war crimes by SWC Schutzstaffel  Germany
Mihai Șora (1916-11-07) November 7, 1916 Philosopher, writer French Resistance  Free France
Cecil Souders (1921-01-03) January 3, 1921 Football player US Navy  United States
Pierre Soulages (1919-12-24) December 24, 1919 Painter and sculptor  France
Larry South (1925-02-26) February 26, 1925 Politician Canadian Army  Canada
Robert Hitchcock Spain (1925-10-26) October 26, 1925 Bishop US Navy  United States
Bill Spence (1923-04-20) April 20, 1923 Writer Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Ronald Spiers (1925-07-09) July 9, 1925 Diplomat; US Ambassador to Pakistan (1981–1983) US Navy  United States
Peter Spoden (1921-11-08) November 8, 1921 Night fighter ace Luftwaffe  Germany
Richard T. Spooner (1925-09-10) September 10, 1925 Author US Marine Corps  United States
Wilfried Stallknecht (1928-08-12) August 12, 1928 Architect and designer Heer  Germany
Jeremiah Stamler (1919-10-27) October 27, 1919 Cardiologist US Army  United States
Irena Stankiewicz (1925-02-28) February 28, 1925 Graphic artist Home Army  Poland
Colin Stannard (1924-02-08) February 8, 1924 Archdeacon of Carlisle British Army  United Kingdom
Epaminondas Stassinopoulos (1921-01-17) January 17, 1921 Astrophysicist Greek Resistance  Greece
William L. Stearman (1922-06-22) June 22, 1922 Government official, author US Navy  United States
Willis H. Stephens, Sr. (1925-06-07) June 7, 1925 Politician US Army Air Forces  United States
Guy Stern (1922-01-14) January 14, 1922 Literary scholar US Army  United States
Alfred Stork 1923 (age 97) Accused of War Crimes by SWC Wehrmach  Germany
Heinz Stöcker (1929-01-22) January 22, 1929 General Volkssturm  Germany
Larry Storch (1923-01-08) January 8, 1923 Comedian and Actor; TV's F Troop US Navy  United States
Lyle Elmer Strom (1925-01-06) January 6, 1925 Judge US Naval Reserve  United States

T

20 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Sulev Tailo (1920-12-02) December 2, 1920 Poet, artist Finnish Army  Finland
Igal Talmi (1925-01-31) January 31, 1925 Nuclear physicist Haganah  Mandatory Palestine
Cyril Tamplin (1921-05-27) May 27, 1921 Cricketer British Armed Forces  United Kingdom
Jiro Tanaka (1917-01-16) January 16, 1917 Aircraft & automotive engineer Imperial Japanese Army  Japan
Maurice Taylor (1926-05-05) May 5, 1926 Bishop British Army  United Kingdom
Mikis Theodorakis (1925-07-29) July 29, 1925 Songwriter & composer Greek People's Liberation Army  Greece
Wayne Thiebaud (1920-11-15) November 15, 1920 Pop art painter US Army Air Corps  United States
Fletcher Thompson (1925-02-05) February 5, 1925 Politician & lawyer US Army Medical Corps & US Army Air Corps  United States
Tim Thompson (1924-03-01) March 1, 1924 Major League baseball player US Army  United States
John Thorn (1925-04-28) April 28, 1925 Headmaster, writer Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Dan Tolkowsky (1921-01-17) January 17, 1921 Commander of the Israeli Air Force Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Aldo Tortorella (1926-07-10) July 10, 1926 Journalist & politician Italian Resistance Italian Resistance
Simon Towneley (1921-12-14) December 14, 1921 Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (1976–1997) British Army  United Kingdom
Krastyu Trichkov (1923-04-12) April 12, 1923 Politician Bulgarian Resistance  Bulgaria
Vance Trimble (1913-07-06) July 6, 1913 Journalist US Army  United States
Charley Trippi (1921-12-14) December 14, 1921 Football player US Army Air Corps  United States
Ankica Tuđman (1926-07-24) July 24, 1926 First Lady of Croatia Yugoslav Partisans  Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Joe Turkel (1927-07-15) July 15, 1927 Actor US Army  United States
Ralph Turlington (1920-10-05) October 5, 1920 Politician US Armed Forces  United States
James Wesley Turpin (1928-12-18) December 18, 1928 Founder of Project Concern International, physician, activist US Navy  United States

U

1 veterans

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

V

11 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Tony Vaccaro (1922-12-20) December 20, 1922 Photographer US Army  United States
Jaakko Valtanen (1925-02-09) February 9, 1925 General Finnish Defence Forces  Finland
Ronald R. Van Stockum (1916-07-08) July 8, 1916 General US Marine Corps  United States
Joe Vancisin (1922-06-04) June 4, 1922 Basketball coach and executive US Army Air Forces  United States
Dick Van Dyke (1925-12-13) December 13, 1925 Actor and comedian US Army Air Corps  United States
Enrico Vanzini (1922-11-18) November 18, 1922 Holocaust survivor; last Italian sonderkommando Royal Italian Army  Italy
Thomas Franklin Vaughns July 12, 1920 (age 100) Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen United States Army Air Force  United States
Henri Vernes (1918-10-16) October 16, 1918 Action and science-fiction writer Belgian Army  Belgium
George S. Vest (1918-12-25) December 25, 1918 Diplomat US Army  United States
Robert-Rudolf Volk (1921-02-08) February 8, 1921 Sculptor and the oldest member of Estonian Defence League Estonian Defence League
Schutzmannschaft
Forest Brothers
 Estonia
 Germany
Inez Voyce (1924-08-16) August 16, 1924 Baseball player US Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve)  United States

W

38 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Angel Wagenstein (1922-10-17) October 17, 1922 Film director, author Bulgarian Resistance  Bulgaria
Murray Walker (1923-10-10) October 10, 1923 Formula One motorsport commentator & journalist British Army  United Kingdom
Joe Wallach (1923-09-10) September 10, 1923 Businessman US Army  United States
Martin Walser (1927-03-24) March 24, 1927 Writer Heer  Germany
Sidney Walton (1919-02-11) February 11, 1919 Participated in the coin flip for Super Bowl LIV US Army  United States
Wan Haifeng September 1920 (age 100) General Red Army  Republic of China
John Warner (1927-02-18) February 18, 1927 Politician US Navy  United States
Stan Waterman (1923-04-05) April 5, 1923 Cinematographer US Navy  United States
Josser Watling (1925-05-11) May 11, 1925 Association football player Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Billy Watson (1923-12-25) December 25, 1923 Child actor US Army[8]  United States
Donald J. Watt (1918-08-10) August 10, 1918 Author Australian Army  Australia
William H. Webster (1924-03-26) March 26, 1924 3rd F.B.I. Director, 10th C.I.A. Director and Chairperson of the Homeland Security Advisory Council US Navy  United States
George Wein (1925-10-03) October 3, 1925 Jazz promoter and producer US Army  United States
Jack B. Weinstein (1921-08-10) August 10, 1921 Federal judge US Navy  United States
Jimmy Weldon (1923-09-23) September 23, 1923 Voice actor & ventriloquist US Army Air Corps[9]  United States
Harry W. Wellford (1924-08-06) August 6, 1924 Judge US Navy  United States
Paul W. Whear (1925-11-13) November 13, 1925 Composer US Navy  United States
Lloyd F. Wheat (1923-04-27) April 27, 1923 Lawyer, politician US Army  United States
Alan White 1924 (age 9697) Writer  United Kingdom
John White 1924 (age 9697) Art historian Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
G. William Whitehurst (1925-03-12) March 12, 1925 Politician US Navy  United States
Leopold Wiel (1916-05-14) May 14, 1916 Architect and professor Wehrmacht  Germany
Stephen Wilkinson (1919-04-29) April 29, 1919 Musician Royal Navy  United Kingdom
E. J. Williams (1918-01-28) January 28, 1918 Politician Canadian Army  Canada
Joseph G. Williams (1920-07-01) July 1, 1920 Musician US Army  United States
Hershel W. Williams (1923-10-02) October 2, 1923 Medal of Honor recipient US Marine Corps  United States
G. I. Williamson (1925-05-19) May 19, 1925 Theologian, pastor, author US Army  United States
Oscar Lawton Wilkerson February 9, 1926 (age 94) Pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen United States Army Air Forces  United States
Dennis Wilson June 1921 (age 99) Poet British Army  United Kingdom
Edwin Wilson (1923-02-01) February 1, 1923 Professor US Navy  United States
Charley Winner (1924-07-02) July 2, 1924 Football player US Army Air Forces  United States
Graham Winteringham (1922-03-02) March 2, 1922 Architect Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Louis Witten (1921-04-13) April 13, 1921 Theoretical physicist US Army Air Forces  United States
Dale E. Wolf (1924-09-06) September 6, 1924 Governor of Delaware (1992–1993) US Army  United States
Lester L. Wolff (1919-01-04) January 4, 1919 US House of Representative member from New York US Air Force Auxiliary  United States
Woody Woodbury (1924-02-09) February 9, 1924 Comedian & actor US Marine Corps  United States
Oscar Wyatt (1924-07-11) July 11, 1924 Businessman US Army Air Corps  United States
Bill Wynne (1922-03-29) March 29, 1922 Former owner of Smoky the dog, author US Army Air Forces  United States

X

1 veteran

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

Y

5 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Earl P. Yates (1923-12-23) December 23, 1923 Admiral US Navy  United States
Barbara Yeaman (1924-12-16) December 16, 1924 Conservationist Women Airforce Service Pilots  United States
Tom York (1924-11-30) November 30, 1924 TV personality US Navy  United States
Robert M. Young (1924-11-22) November 22, 1924 Director, screenwriter, cinematographer, producer US Navy  United States
Ihor Yukhnovskyi (1925-09-01) September 1, 1925 Physicist, politician Red Army  Soviet Union

Z

5 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Zvi Zamir (1925-03-03) March 3, 1925 General Haganah  Mandatory Palestine
Donald Zec (1919-03-12) March 12, 1919 Journalist British Army  United Kingdom
Franklin B. Zimmerman (1923-06-20) June 20, 1923 Musicologist, conductor US Army  United States
Zou Jiahua October 1926 (age 94) Politician National Revolutionary Army  Republic of China
Leszek Żukowski (1929-02-11) February 11, 1929 President of World Association of Home Army Soldiers Gray Ranks  Poland

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