List of surviving veterans of World War II

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

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Total of 926 veterans listed

A

36 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Fortunato Abat June 10, 1925 Secretary of National Defense, Ambassador, & Commanding General of the Philippine Army Philippine Commonwealth Army  Philippines
Henry Abraham August 25, 1921 Judiciary scholar, author & university professor United States Army  United States
S. Daniel Abraham[1] August 15, 1924 Arab-Israeli peace activist, philanthropist, founder of Slim Fast, author, & billionaire United States Army[2]  United States
Robert Adair August 14, 1924 Physicist, university professor, baseball scholar, & author; The Physics of Baseball United States Army  United States
Theo Adam April 1, 1926 Bass-baritone Wehrmacht  Germany
Valdas Adamkus November 3, 1926 President of Lithuania (1998-2003, 2004-2009) Lithuanian resistance  Lithuania
Lee Adams August 14, 1924 American lyricist & songwriter; Bye Bye Birdie, co-writer Those Were the Days United States Army  United States
Richard Adams May 9, 1920 Author; Watership Down British Army  United Kingdom
Ben Agajanian August 28, 1919 American football player United States Army  United States
Daniel Akaka September 11, 1924 United States Senator (1990–2013) United States Army  United States
Hans Albert February 8, 1921 Philosopher German Army  Germany
Brian Aldiss August 18, 1925 Science fiction novelist & short story author British Army  United Kingdom
David Alexander November 28, 1926 British general, Director of the English-Speaking Union, & Commandant of the Scottish Police College Royal Marines  United Kingdom
Frank Allen December 5, 1926 Australian rules football player Royal Australian Navy  Australia
Marshall Allen May 25, 1924 Avant-garde & free jazz alto saxophone player United States Army  United States
Marty Allen March 23, 1922 Comic; half of the Allen and Rossi comedy duo United States Army Air Corps  United States
Wolfgang Altenburg June 24, 1928 General Navy Aide  Germany
Walter Althammer March 12, 1928 Politician, Member of the Bundestag German Army  Germany
Nicholas Amer September 29, 1923 Actor Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Bud Anderson January 13, 1922 American World War II triple ace fighter pilot United States Army Air Forces  United States
John B. Anderson February 15, 1922 United States Congressman (1961–1981), Independent Party presidential candidate (1980) United States Army  United States
Michael Anderson January 30, 1920 Film director; Around the World in 80 Days, Logan's Run British Army  United Kingdom
Philip W. Anderson December 13, 1923 Physicist, Nobel Laureate in Physics United States Navy  United States
Richard Lloyd Anderson May 9, 1926 University professor United States Naval Air Corps  United States
Mark Andrews May 19, 1926 United States Congressman (1963–1981), United States Senator (1981–1987) United States Army  United States
Roger Angell September 19, 1920 Sportswriter and editor; The New Yorker United States Army  United States
Ray Anthony January 20, 1922 Bandleader and trumpeter United States Navy  United States
Karl-Otto Apel March 15, 1922 Philosopher German Army  Germany
Joe Arenas December 12, 1925 Football player United States Army  United States
Moshe Arens December 27, 1925 Israeli Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs, & member of the Knesset United States Army  United States
George Ariyoshi March 12, 1926 Governor of Hawaii (1974–1986), first American of Asian descent elected governor of a U.S. state United States Army  United States
Stanisław Aronson May 6, 1925 Order of Polonia Restituta recipient Home Army  Poland
Sark Arslanian February 4, 1924 Football coach United States Army  United States
Horace Ashenfelter January 23, 1923 Olympic gold medalist; 3,000-meter steeplechase United States Army Air Forces  United States
Harold Atcherley August 30, 1918 Businessman, public figure, & arts administrator British Army  United Kingdom
Xavier Atencio September 4, 1919 Disney animator & imagineer United States Army Air Forces  United States

B

102 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Sheldon Bach May 18, 1925 Psychologist European Theatre of Operations  United States
Charles Bachman December 11, 1924 Computer scientist U.S. Army  United States
Robert L. Backman March 22, 1922 Lawyer, politician U.S. Army  United States
Peter Badie May 17, 1925 Jazz bass guitarist United States Navy, 1942–45  United States
Joe Bailon March 18, 1923 Car customizer; created the candy apple red paint color U.S. Army[3]  United States
Thomas Baird May 17, 1924 Royal Navy admiral Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Zorawar Chand Bakhshi October 21, 1921 Indian Army officer British Indian Army  British India
Richard Baker June 15, 1925 Broadcaster & radio personality Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve  United Kingdom
Ronald James Baker August 24, 1924 Academic administrator Royal Air Force  Canada
Russell Baker August 14, 1925 Author & columnist United States Navy Reserve  United States
Walter Balderson September 19, 1926 Television pioneer United States Navy  United States
Alvin Baldus April 27, 1926 Politician United States Merchant Marine, 1944–1946  United States
Vincent Ball December 4, 1923 Actor Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Russell Bannock November 1, 1919 Aviator & test pilot Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Bob Barker December 12, 1923 Game show host United States Navy  United States
Doug Barnard, Jr. March 20, 1922 American politician; Georgia representative (1977–1993) United States Army, 1943–1945  United States
Vic Barnhart September 1, 1922 Baseball player United States Army  United States
Dave Bartholomew December 24, 1920 Musician, songwriter, & music producer United States Army  United States
Karl-Ludwig Barths May 13, 1920 President of Volkswagen Canada Ltd. Heer  Germany
Harry Basch January 16, 1926 Actor & author United States Army Air Corps[4]  United States
Yvonne Baseden January 20, 1922 Special Operations Executives assistant French Resistance & Women's Auxiliary Air Force  France
Weston Bate September 24, 1924 Historian Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Phil Batt March 4, 1927 29th Governor of Idaho United States Army Air Forces, 1945–46  United States
Karlheinz Bauer April 24, 1928 Former head of Bauer Group German Army  Germany
Ludwig Bauer February 16, 1923 Soldier; recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Army  Germany
Zygmunt Bauman November 19, 1925 Social theorist Polish Armed Forces in the East  Poland
Herbert Baumann July 31, 1925 Composer Heer  Germany
Geoffrey Bayldon January 7, 1924 Actor Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Hugh Beach May 20, 1923 Army general British Army  United Kingdom
Richard Beale 1920 Actor Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Ed Bearss June 26, 1923 American historian United States Marine Corps  United States
Léonel Beaudoin September 13, 1924 Politician & insurance agent Canadian Army, 1943–1944  Canada
Beryl Beaurepaire September 24, 1923 Feminist Royal Australian Air Force (Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force)  Australia
Julius W. Becton, Jr. June 29, 1926 American military officer, former FEMA director Army Air Corps, 1944–1946  United States
Harry Belafonte March 1, 1927 American singer United States Navy  United States
Wendell Bell September 27, 1924 Futurist United States Navy  United States
V.J. Bella July 29, 1927 American politician United States Marine Corps  United States
Tony Bennett August 3, 1926 American singer United States Army  United States
Roy Bentley May 17, 1924 Football player Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Paul Berg June 30, 1926 Chemist United States Navy  United States
John Berger November 5, 1926 Novelist, critic British Army  United Kingdom
Alan Bergman September 11, 1925 Songwriter United States Army, 1943–1945  United States
Shelley Berman February 3, 1925 Comedian United States Navy  United States
Walter Bernstein August 20, 1919 Screenwriter; The Front, Semi-Tough United States Army  United States
Berkley Bedell March 5, 1921 Politician; Iowa representative (1975–1987) United States Army  United States
Alfons Bialetzki September 29, 1919 Iron cross recipient Wehrmacht  Germany
Heinz Billing April 7, 1914 German physicist and computer scientist  Germany
Max Bingham March 18, 1927 Deputy Premier and Opposition Leader of Tasmania Royal Australian Navy  Australia
Herbert Binkert September 3, 1923 German football player Heer  Germany
Benjamin B. Blackburn February 14, 1927 Politician United States Navy, 1944 to 1946  United States
George Blake November 11, 1922 Spy Dutch Resistance  United Kingdom
Henry W. Bloch July 30, 1922 Businessman; co-founded H&R Block tax preparation company United States Army Air Corps  United States
Hans Blohm November 12, 1927 Photographer and author German Navy  Germany
Hans Blum May 23, 1928 Singer and Songwriter (Henry Valentino) German Navy  Germany
Robert Bly December 23, 1926 Poet United States Navy  United States
Philipp Bobkov December 1, 1925 First deputy KGB chairman (1985–1991) Red Army  Soviet Union
Vittore Bocchetta November 15, 1918 Sculptor, painter, & academic Italian Resistance  Italy
Paul Bocuse February 11, 1926 Chef French Army  France
Gottfried Böhm January 23, 1920 German Architect Heer  Germany
Vladimir Boltyansky April 26, 1925 Mathematician & educator Red Army  Soviet Union
Michael Bond January 13, 1926 Author Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Yuri Bondarev March 15, 1924 Writer Red Army  Soviet Union
John Tyler Bonner May 12, 1920 Educator United States Army Air Corps, 1942–1946  United States
Clive Bossom February 4, 1918 Politician British Army  United Kingdom
Cliff Bourland January 1, 1921 Olympic sprinter United States Navy  United States
Johnny Bower November 8, 1924 NHL hockey player Canadian Army, 1940–43  Canada
Scotty Bowers July 1, 1923 Author United States Marine Corps  United States
Alan Stephenson Boyd July 20, 1922 Government official; Secretary of Transportation (1967–1969) United States Army Air Forces, 1942–1945  United States
Winnett Boyd October 17, 1916 Engineer Royal Canadian Navy  Canada
Cloyd Boyer September 1, 1927 Baseball player United States Navy  United States
Edwin Bramall December 18, 1923 Field Marshal British Army  United Kingdom
Lewis M. Branscomb August 17, 1926 Scientist United States Navy  United States
T. Berry Brazelton May 10, 1918 Pediatrician, columnist, and television host United States Navy  United States
Tony Britton June 9, 1924 Actor British Army  United Kingdom
Myron H. Bright March 5, 1919 Federal Judge U.S. Army Air Corps  United States
Ivor Broadis December 18, 1922 Football player Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Hugo Broch January 6, 1922 World War II flying ace Luftwaffe  Germany
William Broomfield April 28, 1922 Politician; Michigan representative (1957–1993) United States Army Air Corps  United States
Chummy Broomhall December 3, 1919 Cross country skier United States Army  United States
Mel Brooks June 28, 1926 Director, actor, producer United States Army, Corporal, Battle of the Bulge  United States
Bobby Brown March 19, 1923 Football player Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Bobby Brown October 25, 1924 Baseball player United States Navy  United States
Bud Brown June 18, 1927 Politician United States Navy  United States
Ronald Brown August 7, 1926 Bishop Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve  United Kingdom
Stephen Brown October 3, 1924 Judge Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve  United Kingdom
Andrew Bruce February 17, 1924 11th Earl of Elgin British Army, Scots Guards  United Kingdom
Tim Bruxner May 18, 1923 Politician Second Australian Imperial Force and Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Günter de Bruyn November 1, 1926 German Author Wehrmacht  Germany
Ashley Bryan July 13, 1923 Children's book writer & illustrator; Beat the Story Drum, Pum-Pum United States Army  United States
John Harland Bryant March 8, 1925 Physician United States Navy  United States
Arthur E. Bryson October 7, 1925 Control theorist United States Navy  United States
James L. Buckley March 9, 1923 Politician; New York senator (1971–1977) United States Navy, 1942–1946  United States
David P. Buckson July 25, 1920 Politician; Delaware governor (1960–1961) United States Army  United States
Carl Olaf Bue Jr. March 27, 1922 Federal judge United States Army, 1942–1946  United States
Veljko Bulajić March 22, 1928 Film director Partisans  Croatia
Donald Burgett April 5, 1925 Writer, paratrooper United States Army, 101st Airborne Division  United States
Romus Burgin August 13, 1922 Author United States Marine Corps  United States
Jack Burke, Jr. January 29, 1923 PGA professional golfer United States Marine Corps  United States
Wally Burr June 2, 1924 Voice actor & director United States Cavalry  United States
Alexander Butterfield April 6, 1926 Military officer United States Army Air Forces  United States
George H. W. Bush June 12, 1924 41st U.S. President United States Navy, Lieutenant, 1942–1945  United States
Brendan Byrne April 1, 1924 Politician; governor of New Jersey (1974–1982) United States Army Air Corps  United States

C

51 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Emil Cadkin August 26, 1920 Film score composer United States Army Air Forces  United States
Fred Caligiuri October 22, 1918 Baseball player United States Army  United States
Arnold Callin August 25, 1924 Manx politician Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Joseph Campanella November 21, 1927 Actor United States Navy  United States
Edward du Cann May 28, 1924 Politician Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Mortimer Caplin July 11, 1916 Tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner (1961–1964) United States Navy  United States
Pierre Cardin July 2, 1922 Fashion designer Red Cross  France
Eric Carle June 25, 1929 Children's author & illustrator Dug trenches on the Siegfried Line  United States
Arvid Carlsson January 25, 1923 Nobel Prize-winning pharmacologist Swedish Armed Forces  Sweden
Lou Carnesecca May 1, 1925 Basketball coach United States Coast Guard  United States
William Keir Carr March 19, 1923 Aviator; Canadian Air Forces commander (1975–1978) Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington June 6, 1919 Politician; Father of the House of Lords (2007–present) Grenadier Guards  United Kingdom
Jimmy Carter October 1, 1924 39th U.S. President United States Navy  United States
William J. Castagna June 25, 1924 Federal judge United States Army Air Forces  United States
Jean-Gabriel Castel 1925 Law professor French Resistance  France
George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil February 27, 1925 Businessman Royal Navy  United States
Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont December 5, 1919 Historian. U.K. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (1964-1970), senior life peer of the British House of Lords, British Army lieutenant-colonel. British Army  United Kingdom
Robert Foster Chapman April 24, 1926 Federal judge United States Navy  United States
Tony Charmoli June 11, 1922 Choreographer & TV dancer United States Army Air Force  United States
Eugene Chelyshev October 27, 1921 Indologist & academician Red Army  Soviet Union
Don Cherry January 11, 1924 Singer & golfer United States Army Air Corps  United States
Kenneth O. Chilstrom April 20, 1921 Air force officer United States Army Air Corps  United States
Edward Clark May 6, 1926 Artist United States Army Air Force  United States
Ramsey Clark December 18, 1927 66th United States Attorney General United States Marine Corps  United States
Raymond F. Clevenger June 6, 1926 Politician United States Army Medical Corps  United States
Richard J. Coffee February 14, 1925 Politician United States Merchant Marine  United States
Dick Cole May 6, 1926 Baseball player United States Army  United States
Richard E. Cole September 7, 1915 The last surviving member of and co-pilot on Doolittle Raid Doolittle Raid  United States
Charles J. Colgan September 25, 1926 Politician United States Army Air Corps  United States
John Collias June 12, 1918 Painter & illustrator United States Army  United States
Don Colo January 5, 1925 American football player  United States
Forrest Compton[5] September 15, 1925 Actor United States Army  United States
Jim Conacher May 5, 1921 Hockey player Canadian Army  Canada
Clint Conatser July 24, 1921 Baseball player United States Coast Guard  United States
Fred Cone June 21, 1926 American football player United States Army  United States
Mike Connors August 15, 1925 Actor United States Army Air Forces  United States
Samuel Conti July 16, 1922 Federal judge United States Army[6]  United States
Charles H. Coolidge August 4, 1921 Soldier; Medal of Honor recipient United States Army  United States
John Thomas Copenhaver, Jr. September 29, 1925 Federal judge United States Army  United States
Parzival Copes January 22, 1924 Economist Dutch Resistance  Canada
Anton Coppola March 21, 1917 Opera conductor & composer Bandmaster in the United States Army  United States
Irwin Corey July 29, 1914 Comedian & actor United States Army  United States
Roger Corman April 5, 1926 Filmmaker & actor V-12 Navy College Training Program  United States
Jack Costanzo September 24, 1919 Percussionist United States Navy  United States
John J. Creedon August 1, 1924 Former President and CEO of MetLife United States Navy, USS Caliente (AO-53)  United States
Jack Crimian February 17, 1926 Baseball player United States Army  United States
John Cruickshank May 20, 1920 Recipient of the Victoria Cross Royal Air Force, 1939–1946  United Kingdom
Peter Cundall April 1, 1927 Host of Gardening Australia (1969–2008) British Army  Australia
Francis S. Currey June 29, 1925 World War II Medal of Honor recipient United States Army  United States
Jal Cursetji May 20, 1919 Chief of Naval Staff, India (1976–79) Royal Indian Navy  British India
John Thomas Curtin August 24, 1921 Federal judge United States Marine Corps  United States

D

41 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Kurt Dahlmann March 4, 1918 Journalist, newspaper editor, & political activist Luftwaffe  Germany
Dieter Damerius April 17, 1924 World War II Knight's Cross recipient German Army  Germany
Bill Dana October 5, 1924 Actor, comedian, & screenwriter United States Army  United States
Philip J. Davis January 2, 1923 Mathematician United States Army Air Forces  United States
Bob Dawson January 3, 1921 Football player Australian Army  Australia
John Gunther Dean February 24, 1926 Diplomat United States Army  United States
Ion Lazarevich Degen June 4, 1925 Medical doctor & writer Red Army  Soviet Union
Hans Georg Dehmelt September 9, 1922 Nobel Prize-winning physicist German Army  Germany
Billy DeMars August 26, 1925 Baseball player United States Navy  United States
Frederick B. Dent August 17, 1926 United States Secretary of Commerce (1973-1975) United States Navy, 1943–1946  United States
Michel Déon August 4, 1919 Writer French Army  France
Gene Derricotte June 14, 1926 American football player United States Army  United States
Louis A. DeSimone February 21, 1922 Bishop United States Army  United States
Richard DeVos March 4, 1926 Businessman, philanthropist United States Army Air Corps  United States
George Dickson September 27, 1923 Football player United States Army  United States
Harrison Dillard July 8, 1923 Track and field athlete United States Army  United States
John Dingell July 8, 1926 Politician United States Army  United States
David Dinkins July 10, 1927 Politician United States Marine Corps  United States
John William Ditter, Jr. October 19, 1921 Federal judge United States Naval Reserve  United States
Neagu Djuvara August 18, 1916 Historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist and diplomat. Romanian Land Forces  Romania
Bobby Doerr April 7, 1918 Baseball player United States Army  United States
Klaus von Dohnanyi June 23, 1928 Politician, first mayor of Hamburg Volkssturm  Germany
Bob Dole July 22, 1923 1996 Republican presidential nominee United States Army  United States
Vladimir Dolgikh December 5, 1924 Political figure Red Army  Soviet Union
Haddon Donald March 20, 1917 Politician New Zealand Army  New Zealand
J. P. Donleavy April 23, 1926 Novelist, playwright United States Navy  United States
Fred J. Doocy May 5, 1913 Politician United States Army Air Force  United States
Gregor Dorfmeister March 7, 1929 Journalist writer Volkssturm  Germany
Bob Dorough December 12, 1923 Jazz pianist, composer & singer United States Army  United States
Tankred Dorst December 19, 1925 Playwright and storyteller German Army  Germany
Roy Dotrice May 26, 1923 Actor (TV's Dickens of London, Beauty and the Beast) Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Kirk Douglas December 9, 1916 Oscar-nominated actor; Champion, Lust for Life United States Navy  United States
Douglas Fitzgerald Dowd December 7, 1919 Political economist United States Army Air Forces  United States
Hugh Downs February 14, 1921 Journalist and TV host; 20/20 United States Army  United States
Nick Drahos December 6, 1918 American football player United States Army[7]  United States
Richard L. Duchossois October 7, 1921 Sports businessman United States Army  United States
Patrick Duffy June 17, 1920 President of the NATO Assembly Fleet Air Arm  United Kingdom
Alene Duerk March 29, 1920 Director of United Services Life Insurance Company United States Navy  United States
Charles Duncan, Jr. September 9, 1926 Entrepreneur, statesman, and administrator United States Army Air Corps  United States
David Douglas Duncan January 23, 1916 Photojournalist United States Marine Corps  United States
Winfield Dunn July 1, 1927 Politician; Governor of Tennessee (1971–1975) United States Navy  United States

E

29 veterans

Birth Notability Service Country
George J. Eade October 27, 1921 U.S. Air Force General United States Army Air Corps  United States
Jack Eames December 22, 1922 Football player Australian Army  Australia
James Eberle May 31, 1927 Admiral Royal Navy  United Kingdom
John Eden May 15, 1925 Conservative MP, Nephew of Anthony Eden 2nd Gurkha Rifles  United Kingdom
Edwin Edwards August 7, 1927 Governor of Louisiana (1972–1980, 1984–1988; 1992–1996); Congressman from Louisiana (1965-1972) United States Navy Air Corps  United States
James Francis Edwards June 5, 1921 World War II flying ace Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Warren William Eginton February 16, 1924 Federal judge United States Army, 1943–46  United States
John Ehle December 13, 1925 Writer United States Army  United States
Horst Ehmke February 4, 1927 Law professor; minister of Justice (1969); minister of Research, Technology, and Post (1972-1974) German Army  Germany
Herbert Ehrenberg December 21, 1926 German politician German Army  Germany
Manfred Eigen July 9, 1927 German biophysical chemist, Nobel prize laureate Heer  Germany
Eberhard Eimler November 30, 1930 General Volkssturm  Germany
Alfred Einwag March 18, 1928 German Lawyer German Army  Germany
Garnett Thomas Eisele November 3, 1923 United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas United States Army  United States
Princess Elizabeth April 21, 1926 Queen of the Commonwealth Realms Colonel-in-Chief, Grenadier Guards and Auxiliary Territorial Service  United Kingdom
Bump Elliott January 30, 1925 American Football Player and Coach United States Marines  United States
William J. Ely December 29, 1911 Lieutenant general; Oldest living graduate of West Point United States Army  United States
Bill Endicott September 4, 1918 Baseball player United States Army  United States
Robert Engman 1927 Sculptor United States Navy  United States
Erhard Eppler December 9, 1926 Politician German Army  Germany
Jerald Ericksen December 20, 1924 Mathematician United States Navy  United States
Carl Erskine December 13, 1926 Baseball player United States Navy  United States
Vladimir Etush May 6, 1922 Actor Red Army  Soviet Union
David Evans June 3, 1925 Writer and defense consultant Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Daniel Evans July 14, 1924 Military officer Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Daniel J. Evans October 16, 1925 Politician United States Navy  United States
Charles Evers September 11, 1922 Civil rights activist United States Army  United States
Douglas Everett August 12, 1927 Senator, lawyer, and automobile dealer Royal Canadian Navy  Canada
Anthony Eyton May 17, 1923 Artist British Army, 1942–47  United Kingdom

F

41 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Max Falkenstien April 9, 1924 Sports announcer United States Army Air Corps  United States
Paul Farnes July 16, 1918 World War II flying ace; one of "The Few" surviving pilots of the Battle of Britain Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Edward L. Feightner October 14, 1919 Rear Admiral United States Navy Reserve  United States
Victor Feldbrill April 4, 1924 Conductor & violinist Royal Canadian Navy  Canada
Nicholas Felice February 5, 1927 Politician United States Army  United States
Charles Reis Felix April 29, 1923 Writer United States Army  United States
Benjamin B. Ferencz March 11, 1920 Lawyer; last living prosecutor at Nuremberg Trials United States Army  United States
Lawrence Ferlinghetti March 24, 1919 Poet United States Navy  United States
Robert H. Ferrell May 8, 1921 Historian United States Army Air Forces  United States
David Ferry March 5, 1924 Poet & professor United States Army Air Forces  United States
Edward Field June 7, 1924 Poet & author United States Army Air Forces  United States
Frank Field March 30, 1923 Meteorologist United States Army Air Forces  United States
Paul Findley June 13, 1921 Politician; Illinois representative (1961–1983) United States Navy  United States
Bernhard Fisch August 22, 1926 German writer Wehrmacht  Germany
Oskar Fischer March 19, 1923 Minister of foreign affairs of the German Democratic Republic Wehrmacht  Germany
Leonard Everett Fisher June 24, 1924 Children's writer & illustrator United States Army  United States
Ed Fitz Gerald May 21, 1924 Major League baseball player United States Army  United States
Jimmy Fitzmorris November 15, 1921 Businessman, politician United States Army, 1942–1945  United States
Sergio Flamigni October 22, 1925 Politician & writer Italian Resistance  Italy
Mitchell Flint June 27, 1923 Lawyer; fighter pilot United States Navy  United States
François Flohic August 2, 1920 Admiral Free French Naval Forces  France
Jim Forbes December 16, 1923 Politician Australian Army  Australia
Doug Ford June 22, 1922 Golfer United States Coast Guard  United States
Wieland Förster February 12, 1930 Painter and Writer Volkssturm  Germany
Charles Foster January 17, 1923 Publicist & writer Royal Air Force  Canada
Bernard Fox May 11, 1927 Actor Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Richard Kenneth Fox October 22, 1925 US ambassador to Trinidad (1977–1979) United States Navy, 1944–1946  United States
Maurice Sanford Fox October 11, 1924 Geneticist & molecular biologist United States Army Air Corps  United States
Sonny Fox June 17, 1925 Television host United States Army  United States
William Frankland March 19, 1912 Immunologist British Army  United Kingdom
John Franzese February 6, 1917 Underboss of the Colombo crime family United States Army  United States
Donald M. Fraser February 20, 1924 Mayor of Minneapolis (1980–1993) United States Navy  United States
Jesse Freitas February 7, 1921 Football player United States Army[8]  United States
Louis Frémaux August 13, 1921 Music conductor French Resistance  France
Jacque Fresco March 13, 1916 Futurologist United States Army Air Force  United States
George Carr Frison November 11, 1924 Archaeologist United States Navy  United States
Russell Freeburg March 4, 1923 Editor of the Chicago Tribune United States Army  United States
Warren Frost May 25, 1925 Actor United States Navy  United States
John P. Fullam December 10, 1921 Judge United States Naval Reserve  United States
Edward Simons Fulmer April 16, 1919 Knight of the Military William Order United States Army Air Forces  United States
Richard Fulton January 27, 1927 Mayor of Nashville (1975–1987) United States Navy  United States

G

51 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Billy Gabor May 13, 1922 Basketball player United States Army Air Corps  United States
Cornelius Edward Gallagher March 2, 1921 Politician; New Jersey representative (1959–1973) United States Army  United States
Norman Garbo February 15, 1919 Author & lecturer United States Army Air Forces  United States
Dave Garcia September 15, 1920 Baseball player & coach United States Army Air Forces  United States
Makhmut Gareev June 23, 1923 Historian & military scientist Red Army  Soviet Union
Bernard Garfield March 27, 1924 Bassoonist United States Army  United States
Stanley Michael Gartler June 9, 1923 Biologist & geneticist United States Army Air Forces  United States
Ned Garver December 25, 1925 Baseball player United States Armed Forces  United States
William H. Gass July 30, 1924 Novelist, essayist United States Navy  United States
William H. Gates, Sr. November 30, 1925 Philanthropist and father of Bill Gates United States Army  United States
Armand Gatti January 26, 1924 Playwright, poet, journalist, & filmmmaker French Resistance  France
Philippe de Gaulle December 28, 1921 Inspector General, Senator and son of leader Charles De Gaulle French Navy  Free France
Tuomas Gerdt May 28, 1922 Last living recipient of the Mannerheim Cross Finnish Army  Finland
Hubert Germain August 6, 1920 Former minister (1972-1974); Compagnon de la Libération Forces françaises libres  France
Hutton Gibson August 26, 1918 Writer; father of Mel Gibson United States Army Signal Corps  United States
Roy Gibson July 4, 1924 Aerospace engineer British Army  United Kingdom
Lewis Gilbert March 6, 1920 Film director Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Benjamin A. Gilman December 6, 1922 Politician; New York representative (1973–2003) United States Army Air Corps  United States
Alastair Gillespie May 1, 1922 Politician Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve  Canada
Sam Glanzman December 5, 1924 Comic-book artist United States Navy  United States
I. Leo Glasser April 6, 1924 Judge United States Army  United States
Roy J. Glauber September 1, 1925 Physicist United States Army  United States
John Glenn July 18, 1921 Astronaut and politician; Ohio senator (1974–1999) United States Marine Corps  United States
Manolis Glezos September 9, 1922 Politician & writer Greek Resistance  Greece
Bill Gold January 3, 1921 Film poster designer; Yankee Doodle Dandy, Casablanca United States Army  United States
Harry E. Goldsworthy April 3, 1914 Lieutenant General United States Army  United States
Slavko Goldstein August 22, 1928 Writer & publisher Partisans  Croatia
Wiesław Gołas October 9, 1930 Actor Gray Ranks  Poland
Alfred T. Goodwin June 29, 1923 Judge; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (1971–1991) United States Army, 1943–1946  United States
Bert I. Gordon September 24, 1922 Film director; Village of the Giants, Empire of the Ants United States Army Air Corps  United States
Don Gordon November 13, 1926 Actor United States Navy  United States
Peter Gorski November 7, 1921 Film director German Army  Germany
Karl Otto Götz February 22, 1914 Painter Luftwaffe  Germany
Bernard F. Grabowski June 11, 1923 Politician United States Army  United States
René Henry Gracida June 9, 1923 Bishop Flying Tigers  United States
David E. Grange, Jr. April 9, 1925 General United States Army  United States
Daniil Granin January 1, 1919 Writer Red Army  Soviet Union
Henry Gray January 19, 1925 Blues singer & pianist United States Army  United States
Bill Greason September 3, 1924 Baseball player United States Marine Corps  United States
Maurice R. Greenberg May 4, 1925 CEO of American International Group (1967–2005) United States Army, 1942–1945  United States
Shecky Greene April 8, 1926 Comedian United States Navy  United States
Paul Greengard December 11, 1925 Scientist United States Navy  United States
John Gridunov October 6, 1926 Cosmonaut Soviet Air Force  Soviet Union
Stu Griffing November 9, 1926 Olympic rower United States Army  United States
Oskar Groning June 10, 1921 Soldier & "the accountant of Auschwitz" Waffen SS  Germany
Werner Grossmann March 6, 1929 Former East German deputy leader of the Ministry of State Security Volkssturm  Germany
Johnny Groth July 23, 1926 Baseball player United States Navy  United States
Frank Joseph Guarini August 20, 1924 Politician United States Navy  United States
James Gunn July 12, 1923 Science fiction writer & editor United States Navy  United States
Erich Gusko February 19, 1930 Cinematographer Volkssturm  Germany
John Gwilliam February 28, 1923 Rugby player British Army  United Kingdom

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66 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Bill Hachten November 30, 1924 Football player United States Army  United States
Monty Hall August 25, 1921 Game show host; Let's Make a Deal Canadian Army  Canada
Ralph Hall May 3, 1923 Politician; Texas representative (1981–2015) United States Navy  United States
Günter Halm August 27, 1922 Grenadier Heer  Germany
Gail Halvorsen October 10, 1920 US Air Force pilot; Berlin Airlift "Candy Bomber" United States Army Air Forces  United States
Peter Hansen December 5, 1921 Actor; When Worlds Collide, TV's General Hospital United States Marine Corps  United States
Orval H. Hansen August 3, 1926 Politician United States Navy  United States
William Harbison March 11, 1921 Aviator Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Reinhard Hardegen March 18, 1913 U-boat commander Kriegsmarine  Germany
Robert Hardy October 29, 1925 Actor Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
John C. Harkness November 30, 1916 Architect United States Army[9]  United States
Chuck Harmon April 23, 1924 Baseball player United States Army  United States
Sheldon Harnick April 30, 1924 Lyricist (Fiddler on the Roof) United States Army  United States
Louis Harris January 6, 1921 Businessman & pollster United States Navy Reserve  United States
Freddie Hart December 21, 1926 Country musician United States Marine Corps  United States
Wolf C. Hartwig September 8, 1919 Film Producer Interpreter, Heer  Germany
R. James Harvey July 4, 1922 Politician & jurist United States Army Air Forces  United States
Alexander Harvey II May 3, 1923 Federal Judge United States Army  United States
Karl-Günther von Hase December 15, 1917 German ambassador in London, 1970-1977 Heer  Germany
Don Hasenmayer April 4, 1927 Baseball player United States Navy  United States
Harry G. Haskell, Jr. May 27, 1921 Politician United States Coast Guard  United States
Chris Haughey October 3, 1925 Baseball player United States Army  United States
Helmut Hauptmann March 12, 1928 Writer German Army  Germany
Roy T. Haverkamp December 10, 1924 U.S Ambassador to Grenada 1984-1986 United States Army Air Forces  United States
Sara Payne Hayden 1919 Veterans Affair Chairwoman Women Airforce Service Pilots  United States
Bill Hayes June 5, 1925 Actor United States Naval Air Corps  United States
Robert Hébras June 29, 1925 Oradour-sur Glane massacre survivor French Resistance  France
Ken Hechler September 20, 1914 Politician; West Virginia representative (1959–1977) United States Army  United States
Eberhard Heder June 30, 1918 Sturmbannführer Waffen-SS  Germany
Hugh Hefner April 9, 1926 American magazine publisher, founder and chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises United States Army  United States
Götz Heidelberg March 1, 1923 Engineer and entrepreneur Heer  Germany
Val Heim November 4, 1920 Baseball player United States Navy  United States
Henry Heimlich February 3, 1920 Physician; originated anti-choking maneuver United States Naval Reserve  United States
Anton Heinemann January 29, 1921 Soldier Luftwaffe  Germany
Bert Hellinger December 16, 1925 Psychotherapist German Armed Forces  Germany
Fritz Hellwig August 3, 1912 Politician and European Commissioner German Armed Forces  Germany
Paul Hellyer August 6, 1923 Engineer and politician Royal Canadian Artillery  Canada
Jon Hendricks September 16, 1921 Jazz singer and lyricist United States Navy  United States
Herbert Herz 1924 French World War II resistance fighter French Resistance  France
Johnny Hetki May 12, 1922 Baseball player United States Army  United States
James Clinkscales Hill January 8, 1924 Federal judge United States Army Air Corps  United States
Elwood Hillis March 6, 1926 Indiana congressman (1971–1987) United States Army  United States
Andrew J. Hinshaw August 4, 1923 Politician United States Navy  United States
Deane R. Hinton March 12, 1923 Diplomat United States Army  United States
William Hoeveler August 23, 1922 Lawyer & judge United States Marine Corps  United States
Philip H. Hoff June 29, 1924 Politician United States Navy  United States
Hilmar Hoffmann August 25, 1925 Cultural worker German Army  Germany
Hal Holbrook February 17, 1925 Actor United States Army  United States
Ernest Hollings January 1, 1922 Politician; South Carolina governor (1959–1963) and senator (1966–2005) United States Army  United States
Earl Holliman September 11, 1928 Actor United States Navy  United States
James L. Holloway III February 21, 1922 Navy admiral United States Navy  United States
Olivia Hooker February 15, 1915 Psychologist United States Coast Guard  United States
A. Linwood Holton, Jr. September 21, 1923 Politician; governor of Virginia (1970–1974) United States Army  United States
Amo Houghton August 7, 1926 New York congressman (1987–2005) United States Marine Corps  United States
Euan Howard November 26, 1923 Politician; 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Lee Howard November 11, 1923 Baseball player United States Navy  United States
Michael Howard November 29, 1922 Historian British Army  United Kingdom
Walter Huddleston April 15, 1926 Politician United States Army  United States
Harry Hughes November 13, 1926 Politician United States Navy  United States
Tom Hughes November 26, 1923 Politician Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Johan van Hulst January 28, 1911 Politician Dutch Resistance  Netherlands
Hans-Joachim Hunger March 8, 1921 Soldier, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Heer  Germany
David Hurst March 9, 1926 Actor British Army  United Kingdom
Jeremy Hutchinson, Baron Hutchinson of Lullington March 28, 1915 Lawyer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve  United Kingdom
Earl Hutto May 12, 1926 Florida congressman (1979–1995) United States Navy  United States
Harold Hyman July 24, 1924 American Civil War historian United States Marine Corps  United States

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8 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Paul Robert Ignatius November 11, 1920 Government official United States Navy  United States
Robert F. Inger September 10, 1920 Herpetologist United States Army Corps of Engineers  United States
Edmund Ironside, 2nd Baron Ironside September 21, 1924 British hereditary peer Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Peter Isaacson July 31, 1920 Newspaper publisher Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Daniel Ivin April 16, 1932 Writer Partisans  Croatia
Frederick Irving May 2, 1921 Ambassador to Iceland (1972–1976) United States Army Air Corps  United States
George S. Irving November 1, 1922 Actor  United States
Nobuaki Iwatake 1923 Soldier & translator Imperial Japanese Army  Japan

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16 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Arthur J. Jackson October 18, 1924 Marine United States Marine Corps  United States
Joe M. Jackson March 14, 1923 Air Force Colonel; Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient United States Army Air Corps  United States
Clifton James May 29, 1921 Actor; Live and Let Die, The Untouchables United States Army  United States
Alina Janowska April 16, 1923 Actress Home Army  Poland
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg January 5, 1921 Luxembourgian ruler (1964–2000) Irish Guards  Luxembourg
Edward B. Jelks September 10, 1922 Archaeologist United States Navy  United States
Lawrence Jenkins January 29, 1924 Pilot United States Army Air Forces  United States
Norman Jewison July 21, 1926 Filmmaker Royal Canadian Navy  Canada
Merv Johnson May 9, 1923 Politician Canadian Army  Canada
Bill Johnston January 2, 1925 Golfer United States Navy  United States
Charles Wycliffe Joiner February 14, 1916 Federal judge United States Army Air Corps  United States
Raymond Jones July 18, 1925 Architect Royal Australian Navy  Australia
George Joseph September 11, 1921 Founder of Mercury Insurance Group United States Army  United States
Howie Judson February 16, 1926 Baseball player United States Navy  United States
James Jungius November 15, 1923 Admiral Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Alex Jupp May 30, 1927 Politician Canadian Army, 1944–46  Canada

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33 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Rajan Kadiragamar 1922 Admiral Royal Ceylon Navy  Ceylon
Otto Kaiser November 30, 1924 Old Testament scholar Heer  Germany
Bernard Kalb February 4, 1922 Journalist United States Army  United States
Adolfo Kaminsky October 1, 1925 French World War II resistance fighter French Resistance  France
Stanislaw Kania March 8, 1927 First Secretary of the Polish United Worker's Party Polish Resistance  Poland
James Karen November 28, 1923 Actor United States Army Air Corps[10]  United States
Walter Kaufmann January 24, 1924 Writer Australian Army  Australia
William J. Keating March 30, 1927 Publisher & politician United States Navy  United States
Donald Keene June 18, 1922 Japanologist and translator United States Navy  United States
Everett A. Kelly September 2, 1926 Politician United States Navy  United States
Heinz Kessler January 26, 1920 East German Minister of Defence Wehrmacht, Red Army  Germany,  Soviet Union
Asghar Khan January 17, 1921 Aviator & military historian Royal Air Force  British India
Adolph Kiefer June 27, 1918 Olympic gold-medal swimmer United States Navy  United States
Andrew Killgore November 7, 1919 Diplomat United States Navy  United States
Clive King April 24, 1924 Author Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Henry Kissinger May 27, 1923 Statesman, Secretary of State (1973–1977), and Nobel Peace Prize recipient United States Army  United States
Johann-Alfred Klaus September 4, 1918 Soldier Luftwaffe  Germany
Wolfgang Klausewitz July 20, 1922 zoologist German Army  Germany
Wilhelm Knabe October 8, 1923 Politician, Founder of the Green Party Luftwaffe  Germany
Patricia Knatchbull February 14, 1924 Countess Mountbatten of Burma Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Siegfried Köhler July 30, 1923 Conductor and composer Heer  Germany
Mauno Koivisto November 25, 1923 9th President of Finland Winter War, Continuation War  Finland
Joseph P. Kolter September 3, 1926 Politician United States Army, 1944–1947  United States
Franciszek Kornicki December 18, 1916 Air force officer Royal Air Force & Polish Air Force  Poland
Sergei Kramarenko April 23, 1923 Air Force officer Soviet Air Force  Soviet Union
Ken Kranz September 12, 1923 Football player United States Army Air Forces  United States
Gerhard Krems May 4, 1920 Soldier Luftwaffe  Germany
Erwin Kreßmann June 2, 1918 Served in Schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 519. Awarded with Knight's Cross. Heer  Germany
Hardy Krüger April 12, 1928 German actor German Army (Wehrmacht)  Germany
John Kundla July 3, 1916 College and professional basketball coach United States Navy  United States
Bob Kuzava May 28, 1923 Major League baseball player United States Army  United States
Larry Kwong June 17, 1923 Hockey player Canadian Army  Canada

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32 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Max Labovitch January 18, 1924 Hockey player Canadian Army  Canada
Frederick Bernard Lacey September 8, 1920 Federal judge United States Naval Reserve  United States
Robert J. Lagomarsino September 4, 1926 Politician United States Navy, 1944–1946  United States
Bruce Laingen August 6, 1922 Diplomat & academic United States Navy  United States
Gérald Laniel August 8, 1924 Politician Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Claude Lanzmann October 27, 1925 Film director French Resistance  France
Lyndon LaRouche September 8, 1922 Economist & perennial presidential candidate United States Army  United States
Don C. Laubman October 16, 1921 World War II flying ace Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Paul Laxalt August 2, 1922 American politician; Nevada governor (1967–1971) and senator (1974–1987) United States Army  United States
Norman Lear July 27, 1922 Film & television producer; All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons United States Army Air Forces  United States
Jim Leavelle August 23, 1920 Police detective; Lee Harvey Oswald's escort when shot by Jack Ruby United States Navy  United States
Peter Le Cheminant June 17, 1920 Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Leon M. Lederman July 15, 1922 Nobel Prize-winning physicist United States Army  United States
Stan Lee December 28, 1922 Comic book writer; co-created Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, and X-Men United States Army  United States
Lee Teng-hui January 15, 1923 Republic of China (Taiwan) President Imperial Japanese Army  Japan
Hannie van Leeuwen January 18, 1926 Politician Dutch Resistance  Netherlands
George N. Leighton October 22, 1912 Jurist United States Army  United States
James F. Leonard May 30, 1920 Diplomat United States Army  United States
Lawrence LeShan September 8, 1920 Psychologist; pioneer of mind-body therapy United States Army  United States
Anatoli Levitin July 16, 1922 Painter & art educator Red Army  Soviet Union
Marv Levy August 3, 1925 Football coach United States Army Air Corps  United States
Bernard Lewis May 31, 1916 Islamic and Middle Eastern historian Royal Armoured Corps and Intelligence Corps  United Kingdom
Peter Lichtner-Hoyer December 28, 1925 Sportsman & Colonel  Austria
Hans Lipschis November 7, 1919 Born in Lithuania. Former cook in a concentration camp, accused by SWC of war crimes Waffen-SS  Germany
Nina Lobkovskaya March 8, 1924 Sniper Red Army  Soviet Union
Frank LoVuolo May 1, 1924 Football player United States Army  United States
Bill Lucas January 16, 1917 Olympic long-distance runner Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
William R. Lucas March 1, 1922 Fourth director of the Marshall Space Flight Center United States Navy  United States
Johnny Lujack January 4, 1925 Football player United States Navy  United States
Tom Luken July 9, 1925 Ohio congressman (1977–1991) United States Marine Corps  United States
Reimar Lüst March 25, 1923 Astrophysicist, director of ESA Kriegsmarine  Germany
John Lysak August 16, 1914 Olympic canoeist United States Marine Corps  United States

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83 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Eddie Macon March 7, 1927 Football player United States Army  United States
Harry Macpherson July 10, 1926 Baseball player United States Navy  United States
Donald Malarkey July 31, 1921 Soldier, Easy Company United States Army  United States
Albert Mampre May 25, 1922 Soldier, Easy Company United States Army  United States
Branko Mamula May 30, 1921 Army officer & politician Partisans  Yugoslavia
Venero Mangano September 7, 1921 Mobster United States Army  United States
Leroy J. Manor February 21, 1921 Air Force general United States Army Air Forces  United States
Robert Mann July 19, 1920 Violinist; Juilliard String Quartet co-founder United States Army  United States
Josip Manolić March 22, 1920 Politician; prime minister of the Republic of Croatia (1990–1991) Partisans  Yugoslavia
Dick Manville December 25, 1925 Baseball player United States Navy  United States
Gino Marchetti January 2, 1926 Football player United States Army  United States
Marc L. Marks February 12, 1927 Politician United States Army Air Corps  United States
Karl Heinz Marquardt November 9, 1927 Artist and author German Army  Germany
John Otho Marsh, Jr. August 7, 1926 Politician United States Army  United States
Peter Marshall March 30, 1926 TV personality & actor United States Army[11]  United States
Dewey Martin December 8, 1923 Actor United States Navy  United States
James D. Martin September 1, 1918 Politician United States Army  United States
Mac Martin April 26, 1925 Bluegrass musician United States Navy  United States
Jaswant Singh Marwah January 21, 1921 Journalist, author British Indian Army  British India
Anthony Mason April 21, 1925 Judge; ninth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
William S. Massey August 23, 1920 Mathematician United States Navy  United States
Joe Masteroff December 11, 1919 Playwright United States Army Air Forces  United States
David Mattingley 1923 Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Royal Australian Air Force  Australia
Robert D. Maxwell October 26, 1920 Soldier, Medal of Honor recipient United States Army  United States
Kenneth Mayhew January 18, 1917 Knight of the Military William Order British Army  United Kingdom
Windy McCall July 18, 1925 Baseball player United States Marine Corps  United States
James W. McCord, Jr. January 26, 1924 American politician United States Army Air Corps  United States
Mike McCormack December 14, 1921 Politician; Washington representative (1971–1981) United States Army  United States
Joe McCorquodale December 2, 1920 Politician United States Army Air Corps  United States
Charles McGee December 7, 1919 Air Force officer United States Army Air Forces  United States
Seth J. McKee November 6, 1916 Air Force general United States Army Air Forces  United States
Edward Joseph McManus February 9, 1920 Politician & federal judge United States Naval Reserve  United States
Brockway McMillan March 30, 1915 Government official & scientist United States Navy  United States
Francis Terry McNamara November 2, 1927 Diplomat United States Navy  United States
Henry R. McPhee, Jr. January 11, 1925 Special assistant to President Dwight Eisenhower United States Navy  United States
Kirke Mechem August 16, 1925 Composer United States Army  United States
Howie Meeker November 4, 1923 Hockey player, sports announcer, & politician Canadian Army  Canada
James Megellas March 11, 1917 Army officer United States Army  United States
John Melcher September 6, 1924 Politician; Montana representative United States Army  United States
Sam Mele January 21, 1922 Major League baseball player United States Marine Corps  United States
Walter Mengden October 25, 1926 Lawyer & politician United States Navy  United States
Bill Mercer February 13, 1926 Sportscaster, educator, & author United States Navy  United States
Jan Merlin April 3, 1925 Actor & author United States Navy  United States
A. L. Mestel September 17, 1926 Pediatric surgeon United States Navy  United States
Johann Baptist Metz August 5, 1928 Theologian, Professor of Fundamental Theology German Army  Germany
Harald Metzkes January 23, 1929 German painter German Army (Wehrmacht)  Germany
Robert H. Michel March 2, 1923 Politician; Illinois representative (1957–1995) United States Army  United States
Ed Mickelson September 9, 1926 Baseball player United States Army Air Forces  United States
J. William Middendorf II September 22, 1924 Diplomat & politician United States Navy  United States
Harry J. Middleton October 24, 1921 Journalist; speechwriter for President Lyndon B. Johnson (1967–1969) United States Army  United States
Ed Mierkowicz March 6, 1924 Baseball player United States Army  United States
Larry Miggins August 20, 1925 Baseball player United States Merchant Marine  United States
Ekaterina Mikhailova-Demina December 22, 1925 Order of Lenin recipient Soviet Navy  Soviet Union
R. Burnett Miller September 2, 1923 Mayor of Sacramento, California United States Army  United States
Bob Miller June 16, 1926 Baseball player United States Army  United States
Frank Miller July 29, 1918 Singer United States Army  United States
William Milliken March 26, 1922 Governor of Michigan (1969–1983) United States Army Air Corps  United States
Newton N. Minow January 17, 1926 FCC chairman (1961–1963) United States Army  United States
Wataru Misaka December 21, 1923 Basketball player United States Army  United States
Konstantinos Mitsotakis October 18, 1918 Prime minister of Greece (1990–1993) Greek Resistance  Greece
Wayne Mixson June 16, 1922 Politician; Florida governor (1987) United States Navy  United States
Hiroshi H. Miyamura October 6, 1925 Soldier United States Army  United States
Hans Modrow January 27, 1928 Prime Minister of East Germany German Army (Wehrmacht)  Germany
John Moffat June 17, 1919 Aviator & Navy officer Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Fenton Mole June 14, 1925 Baseball player United States Army Air Forces  United States
Jürgen Moltmann April 8, 1926 Protestant theologian Wehrmacht  Germany
Thomas S. Monson August 21, 1927 Religious leader, author and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) United States Navy  United States
Fred Moore (militaire) April 8, 1920 Former representative; last chancellor of the Order of the Liberation Free France  France
Roger Moore October 14, 1927 Actor British Army  United Kingdom
Bobby Morgan June 29, 1926 Baseball player United States Army  United States
Robert M. Morgenthau July 31, 1919 Lawyer; New York County District Attorney (1975–2009) United States Navy  United States
Edgar Morin July 8, 1921 Philosopher & sociologist French Resistance  France
Geno Morosi July 7, 1920 Survived Pearl Harbor attack aboard same ship as brother, Albert United States Navy  United States
Jan Morris October 2, 1926 Historian British Army  United Kingdom
Joseph Wilson Morris April 28, 1922 Lawyer & federal judge United States Naval Reserve  United States
Milton Morris April 2, 1924 Politician Royal Australian Navy  Australia
Ben R. Mottelson July 9, 1926 Physicist United States Navy, 1943–1945  Denmark
John Llewellyn Moxey February 26, 1925 Film and TV director British Armed Forces  United Kingdom
Charlie Munger January 1, 1924 Business magnate; vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway United States Army Air Corps  United States
Walter Munk October 19, 1917 Oceanographer United States Army  United States
Tomiichi Murayama March 3, 1924 Prime Minister Imperial Japanese Army  Japan
David H. Murdock April 11, 1923 Billionaire & businessman United States Army  United States
Jack Myers October 8, 1924 American football player United States Navy  United States

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21 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Yasuhiro Nakasone May 27, 1918 Prime Minister of Japan (1982-1987) Imperial Japanese Navy  Japan
Giorgio Napolitano June 29, 1925 11th President of Italy (2006–2015) Italian Resistance  Italy
Barbara Nawrocka-Dońska October 17, 1924 author Home Army  Poland
John Neale September 21, 1926 Bishop British Army  United Kingdom
William Joseph Nealon, Jr. July 31, 1923 Federal judge United States Marine Corps  United States
Wendell Nedderman October 31, 1921 Engineering educator United States Navy  United States
Lucien N. Nedzi May 28, 1925 Politician United States Army  United States
Tom Neil July 14, 1920 World War II flying ace Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Joan Neiman September 9, 1920 Senator Royal Canadian Navy (Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service)  Canada
Don Newcombe June 14, 1926 Baseball player United States Navy  United States
Kenneth Newman August 15, 1926 Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police (1982–1987) Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
John Lang Nichol January 7, 1924 Politician Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve  Canada
Dick Nichols April 29, 1926 Politician United States Navy, 1944–1947  United States
Howard Nielson September 12, 1924 Utah congressman (1983–1991) United States Army Air Corps  United States
Artturi Niemelä August 23, 1923 Homesteader and politician Finnish Army  Finland
George Nigh June 9, 1927 Politician United States Navy  United States
Ian Nish June 3, 1926 Academic; specialist in Japanese studies British Army  United Kingdom
Peter L. Nissen January 8, 1924 Aviator and businessman Norwegian resistance movement, Royal Norwegian Air Force  Norway
Weston Noble November 30, 1922 Choral conductor United States Army  United States
Irv Noren November 29, 1924 Baseball player United States Army  United States
Francis W. Nye June 29, 1918 Air Force general United States Army Air Forces  United States

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11 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
René de Obaldia October 22, 1918 Playwright & poet French Army  France
Helmut Oberlander February 15, 1924 Ethnic German from Ukraine. Accused of war crimes by SWC Heer  Germany
Gerald O'Brien December 2, 1924 Politician Royal New Zealand Air Force  New Zealand
Hunter Pitts O'Dell August 11, 1923 Civil rights activist United States Merchant Marines  United States
Teodor Oizerman May 14, 1914 Philosopher & academician Red Army  Soviet Union
Len Okrie July 16, 1923 Baseball player United States Navy  United States
Gene Olaff September 23, 1920 Soccer player & goalkeeper United States Navy  United States
Stanisław Oleksiak 1924 former president of World Association of Home Army Soldiers, Order of Polonia Restituta recipient Home Army  Poland
Jiro Ono October 27, 1925 Sushi Chef Japanese Imperial Army  Japan
David Oreck September 17, 1923 Entrepreneur United States Army Air Forces  United States
Richard Arvine Overton May 11, 1906 Oldest living US veteran of WW2 United States Army  United States

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49 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Frank D. Padgett March 9, 1923 Judge United States Army Air Forces  United States
Boris Pahor August 26, 1913 Writer & publicist Partisans  Yugoslavia
Paik Sun-yup November 23, 1920 First four-star general in the South Korean military Manchukuo Imperial Army  Manchukuo
Geoffrey Palmer June 4, 1927 Actor Royal Marines  United Kingdom
Owen M. Panner July 28, 1924 Attorney & jurist United States Army  United States
Peter Paret April 13, 1924 Historian United States Army  United States
Rudolph Pariser December 8, 1923 Physicist & polymer chemist United States Army  United States
Douglas H. Parker August 19, 1926 Law school professor United States Navy  United States
Raymond Parkinson March 22, 1922 Psychiatrist & politician Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Ara Parseghian May 21, 1923 NFL football player United States Navy  United States
Johnny Pate December 5, 1923 Bass player & arranger United States Army; played with the 218th AGF Army Band  United States
Alastair Craig Paterson 1924 Civil engineer British Army  United Kingdom
John Malcolm Patterson September 27, 1921 Governor of Alabama (1959–1963) United States Army  United States
Charles C. Pattillo June 3, 1924 Air Force general United States Army Air Forces  United States
Art Paul January 18, 1925 Graphics designer United States Army  United States
Cyril Pavlov September 8, 1919 Orthodox priest & Christian mystic  Soviet Union
"Sunshine" Sonny Payne November 29, 1925 Radio presenter United States Army, 1942–48  United States
Philip Pearlstein May 24, 1924 Modern Realist painter United States Army  United States
Thomas Pearson July 1, 1914 Army general & officer British Army  United Kingdom
Robert Newton Peck February 17, 1928 Author United States Army  United States
Hau Pei-tsun July 13, 1919 Taiwanese premier (1990–1993) Republic of China Army  Taiwan
Johnny Peirson July 21, 1925 Hockey player Canadian Army  Canada
Roland Penner July 30, 1924 Politician Royal Canadian Artillery  Canada
Edwin Pepping July 4, 1922 Soldier, Easy Company United States Army  United States
Simon Perchik December 24, 1923 Poet United States Army Air Forces  United States
Nehemiah Persoff August 2, 1919 Actor; Some Like It Hot, Yentl United States Army  United States
Jack Petchey July 19, 1925 Businessman Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Prince Phillip June 10, 1921 Duke of Edinburgh Royal Navy  United Kingdom
James Dickson Phillips, Jr. September 23, 1922 Judge United States Army  United States
Leslie Phillips April 20, 1924 Actor British Army  United Kingdom
William Phipps February 4, 1922 Actor United States Navy  United States
Kazimierz Piechowski October 3, 1919 Holocaust survivor; escapee from Auschwitz  Poland
Lawrence W. Pierce December 31, 1924 Lawyer & federal judge United States Army  United States
Derek Piggott December 27, 1922 Aviator & flight instructor Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Jack Pimm October 7, 1920 Football player Australian Army  Australia
Richard Pipes July 11, 1923 Historian United States Army Air Corps  United States
Joyce Pipkin January 9, 1924 Football player United States Army; served 18 months in the Pacific as an underwater demolition expert  United States
Janko Pleterski February 1, 1923 Politician, diplomat, & historian Partisans  Yugoslavia
Jack Pope April 18, 1913 Jurist; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas United States Naval Reserve, 1944–1946  United States
Martin Pope August 22, 1918 Physical chemist United States Armed Forces, 1942–1945  United States
Freddie L. Poston September 16, 1925 Air Force general United States Army Air Forces  United States
Aris Poulianos July 24, 1924 Anthropologist & archaeologist Greek People's Liberation Army, 1942–43  Greece
Lasse Pöysti January 24, 1927 Actor, director, theatre manager and writer Finnish Army  Finland
Harry Pregerson October 13, 1923 Judge; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals United States Marine Corps  United States
Josef Preiß June 24, 1922 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient Wehrmacht  Germany
Donald Prell July 7, 1924 Venture capitalist & futurist United States Army  United States
Gabe Pressman February 14, 1924 TV journalist United States Navy  United States
Reg Pugh July 28, 1917 Football player British Army  United Kingdom
Alexander Pylcyn November 18, 1923 World War II Order of the Red Banner recipient Red Army  Soviet Union

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1 veteran

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

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56 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Marv Rackley July 25, 1921 American baseball player United States Army Air Forces  United States
Alfred Radley 1924 Clothing manufacturer Royal Navy  United Kingdom
James Ramsden November 1, 1923 Former Member of Parliament (1954-1974), last British Secretary of State for War (1963-64) British Army  United Kingdom
Georg Ratzinger January 15, 1924 Catholic priest Reichsarbeitsdienst & Luftwaffe  Germany
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger April 16, 1927 Pope Benedict XVI, the 265th Pope Luftwaffenhelfer  Germany
Arthur Ravenel, Jr. March 29, 1927 Politician United States Marine Corps  United States
Karl Ravens June 29, 1927 German politician Luftwaffe  Germany
Ronald C. Read December 19, 1924 Graph theorist Royal Navy  Canada
Manuel Real January 27, 1924 Judge United States Navy Reserve  United States
Thomas Morrow Reavley June 21, 1921 Judge United States Navy  United States
Hartman Rector, Jr. August 20, 1924 Mormon missionary United States Navy  United States
Lou Reda 1925 Documentary filmmaker United States Navy  United States
Sumner Redstone May 27, 1923 Chairman & CEO of Viacom United States Army  United States
Douglas Reeman October 15, 1924 Author Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Ralph Regula December 3, 1924 Ohio congressman (1973–2009) United States Navy  United States
Ogden R. Reid June 24, 1925 Politician & diplomat; New York Congressman (1963–1975) United States Army  United States
Carl Reiner March 20, 1922 Film director & actor; TV's Your Show of Shows, The Dick van Dyke Show United States Army  United States
Edwin Reinecke January 7, 1924 Politician; California Congressman (1965–1969) United States Navy  United States
Keith Remington April 29, 1923 Politician Second Australian Imperial Force  Australia
Willi Reschke February 3, 1922 Luftwaffe ace Luftwaffe  Germany
Vasily Reshetnikov December 23, 1919 Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force Red Air Force  Soviet Union
Gene Reynolds April 4, 1923 Actor & TV writer, producer, & director United States Navy  United States
Rudolf von Ribbentrop May 11, 1921 Waffen-SS captain Waffen-SS  Germany
George Barclay Richardson September 19, 1924 Economist Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve  United Kingdom
Fred Richmond November 15, 1923 Politician United States Navy  United States
Al Richter February 7, 1927 Baseball player United States Army  United States
Don Rickles May 8, 1926 Comedian and actor United States Navy  United States
Madeleine Riffaud August 23, 1924 Poet, journalist, & war correspondent French Resistance  France
Jim Riffey December 14, 1923 Basketball player United States Army  United States
John Rigas November 14, 1924 CEO of Adelphia (1952–2002) United States Army  United States
Basil Rigg August 12, 1926 Cricket player Australian Army  Australia
Fred Risser May 5, 1927 Politician United States Navy  United States
Jim Rivera July 22, 1922 Major League baseball player United States Army  United States
Owen W. Roberts March 29, 1924 Diplomat United States Army  United States
Eddie Robinson December 15, 1920 American baseball player, coach, and manager United States Navy  United States
David Rockefeller June 12, 1915 Banker & philanthropist United States Army  United States
David H. Rodgers August 10, 1923 Mayor of Spokane (1967–1978) Communications officer  United States
Richard Rohmer January 24, 1924 Military writer; Ultimatum Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Heinz Rökker October 20, 1920 World War II flying ace Luftwaffe  Germany
Charles P. Roland April 8, 1918 Historian United States Army  United States
Fred B. Rooney November 6, 1925 Politician United States Army  United States
David Rose November 22, 1924 Television producer Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Klaus Rose June 3, 1928 Professor of economics German Army (Wehrmacht)  Germany
Wilburn K. Ross May 12, 1922 World War II Medal of Honour recipient United States Army  United States
Joachim Rønneberg August 30, 1919 Broadcaster 1st Lt., Norwegian Independent Company 1  Norway
J. Roy Rowland February 3, 1926 Georgia congressman (1981–1995) United States Army, 1944–1946  United States
Geoffrey Alexander Rowley-Conwy, 9th Baron Langford March 8, 1912 Peer and Army Officer Royal Artillery  United Kingdom
David Rubinger June 24, 1924 Photographer British Army  Israel
Gerd Ruge August 9, 1928 German journalist, author and filmmaker German Army (Wehrmacht)  Germany
Tony Russel November 23, 1925 Actor United States Army Air Forces  United States
George A. Russell 1921 Academic, former University President United States Navy, 1940–1960  United States
John Russell February 2, 1920 Olympic equestrian United States Army  United States
William Russell November 19, 1924 Actor Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
F. James Rutherford July 10, 1924 Science professor Radar Officer  United States
John Ruthven November 12, 1924 Wildlife painter United States Army  United States
Wayne Ryan Medical researcher and professor United States Navy  United States

S

84 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Alexander Sachal November 15, 1924 Artist Red Army & French Resistance  Soviet Union
John Safer September 6, 1922 Sculptor United States Army Air Forces  United States
Guy Sajer January 13, 1927 Military writer Wehrmacht  Germany
Peter Sallis February 1, 1921 Actor; the Wallace and Gromit film series, TV's Last of the Summer Wine Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Ed Samcoff September 1, 1924 Baseball player United States Marine Corps[12]  United States
Kurt Sametreiter April 9, 1922 Oberscharführer Waffen-SS  Germany
Sangharakshita August 25, 1925 Buddhist teacher & writer Royal Signal Corps  United Kingdom
Ugo Sansonetti January 10, 1919 Cavalry officer, masters athlete Italian Army  Italy
Frank Saucier May 28, 1926 Baseball player United States Navy  United States
Norman Scarth 1925 Blogger & political candidate Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Art Schallock April 25, 1924 Baseball player United States Navy[13]  United States
Carl Scheib January 1, 1927 Baseball player United States Army[14]  United States
Richard Schifter July 31, 1923 Lawyer United States Army  United States
Bob Schiller November 8, 1918 Screenwriter; TV's I Love Lucy, All in the Family United States Army[15]  United States
Rolf Schimpf November 14, 1924 German television actor  Germany
Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski March 10, 1917 Aviator 27th Home Army Infantry Division  Poland
Helmut Schlesinger September 4, 1924 President of the Deutsche Bundesbank  Germany
John R. Schmidhauser January 3, 1922 Politician United States Navy, 1941–1945  United States
Milt Schmidt March 5, 1918 NHL hockey player Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
Wolf Schneider May 7, 1925 Journalist Luftwaffe  Germany
Red Schoendienst February 2, 1923 Major League baseball player United States Army  United States
George P. Schultz December 13, 1920 60th U.S. Secretary of State United States Marine Corps  United States
Horst Schulze April 26, 1921 Actor and opera singer German Army  Germany
Bernard L. Schwartz December 12, 1926 CEO of Loral Corporation (1972–2006)  United States
Ted Schwinden August 31, 1925 Politician; Governor of Montana (1976–1980) United States Army  United States
Vin Scully November 29, 1927 Sportscaster United States Navy  United States
Vincent Scully August 21, 1920 Architectural historian & critic United States Army Air Corps[16]  United States
Cuthbert Sebastian October 22, 1921 Governor General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–2013) Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Reginald Secondé July 28, 1922 Diplomat British Army  United Kingdom
Vic Seixas August 30, 1923 Tennis player United States Army Air Forces  United States
Ralph Senensky[17] May 1, 1923 TV director & writer United States Army  United States
Doc Severinsen July 7, 1927 Trumpeter United States Army  United States
Whitney North Seymour, Jr. July 7, 1923 Politician United States Armed Forces  United States
Robert H. Shaffer September 13, 1915 Educator & academic United States Army  United States
Bobby Shantz September 26, 1925 Baseball player United States Army  United States
Kendall Shaw 1924 Painter United States Navy  United States
Art Shay March 31, 1922 Photojournalist United States Army Air Forces  United States
Harry W. Shlaudeman May 17, 1926 US ambassador to Nicaragua (1990–1992) United States Marine Corps  United States
Robert G. Shulman March 3, 1924 Biophysicist United States Navy  United States
Charlie Silvera October 13, 1924 Baseball player United States Army Air Forces  United States
Dudley Simpson October 4, 1922 Composer Australian Army  Australia
Thomas Joseph Simpson November 6, 1921 Distinguished Service Medal recipient Royal Canadian Navy  Canada
Arjan Singh April 15, 1919 Distinguished Flying Cross; Indian Air Force officer Indian Air Force  British India
John K. Singlaub July 10, 1921 Army general United States Army  United States
Joe Sinnott October 16, 1926 Comic book artist United States Navy  United States
Ljubo Sirc April 19, 1920 Economist Partisans  Yugoslavia
Eric Smith 1919 Painter Australian Army  Australia
Helen Smith January 5, 1922 Baseball player United States Army  United States
Lyle Smith March 17, 1916 Football & basketball player United States Navy  United States
Neal Edward Smith March 23, 1920 Politician; Iowa representative (1959–1995) United States Army Air Forces  United States
Warren Allen Smith October 27, 1921 Gay rights activist  United States
Robert M. Solow August 23, 1924 Economist United States Army  United States
Gerhard Sommer June 24, 1921 Soldier Waffen-SS  Germany
Alexei Sorokin March 28, 1922 Politician & admiral Soviet Navy  Soviet Union
Cecil Souders January 3, 1921 Football player United States Navy  United States
Pierre Soulages December 24, 1919 Painter and sculptor  France
Robert Hitchcock Spain October 26, 1925 Bishop United States Navy  United States
Alex Spanos September 28, 1923 Real estate developer United States Army Air Forces  United States
Marvin Speight September 5, 1921 Basketball player & coach  United States
Frank Spellman September 17, 1922 Weightlifter United States Army Air Forces  United States
John Spellman December 29, 1926 Governor of Washington (1981–1985) United States Navy  United States
Ronald Spiers July 9, 1925 Diplomat; US Ambassador to Pakistan (1981–1983) United States Navy  United States
Richard T. Spooner 1925 Marine Corps officer United States Marine Corps  United States
Wilfried Stallknecht August 12, 1928 Architect and designer German Army  Germany
Janez Stanovnik August 4, 1922 Politician & economist Partisans  Yugoslavia
Harry Dean Stanton July 14, 1926 Actor United States Navy  United States
Dick Starr March 2, 1921 Major League baseball player United States Army  United States
Herb Stempel December 19, 1926 Game show contestant United States Army  United States
Ninian Stephen June 15, 1923 Jurist Australian Army  Australia
Willis H. Stephens, Sr. June 7, 1925 Politician United States Army Air Forces  United States
Guy Stern January 14, 1922 Literary scholar United States Army  United States
Chuck Stevens July 10, 1918 Baseball player United States Army Air Forces  United States
John Paul Stevens April 20, 1920 U.S Supreme Court Justice United States Navy  United States
Hans Stollnberger April 10, 1919 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient Luftwaffe  Germany
William Stoltzfus November 3, 1924 Diplomat United States Naval Air Corps  United States
Larry Storch January 8, 1923 Actor; TV's F Troop United States Navy  United States
Karl Stotz March 27, 1927 Austrian Soccer player Wehrmacht  Austria
Roderick Strohl June 24, 1922 Soldier, Easy Company United States Army  United States
Paul Stuffel March 22, 1927 Baseball player United States Army  United States
John Hale Stutesman December 16, 1920 U.S State Department Consul United States Army  United States
Richard Summers October 18, 1921 RAF officer; one of The Few Royal Air Force  United States
Seijun Suzuki May 24, 1923 Filmmaker & actor Imperial Japanese Army  Japan
Grigory Svirsky September 29, 1921 Writer Soviet Air Force  Soviet Union
Bohdan Szucki 1926 President (1990–2008) of Związek Żołnierzy Narodowych Sił Zbrojnych; toxicologist. National Armed Forces  Poland

T

32 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Burt L. Talcott February 22, 1920 Politician; California representative (1963–1977) United States Army Air Corps  United States
Jiro Tanaka January 16, 1917 Aircraft & automotive engineer Imperial Japanese Army  Japan
Endel Taniloo January 5, 1923 After the war survived a Soviet POW camp. Well-known sculptor Estonian Legion  Estonia
Gordie Tapp June 4, 1922 Singer & comedian; TV's Hee Haw Canadian Army  Canada
Aleksander Tarnawski January 8, 1921 cichociemny Polish Armed Forces in the West  Poland
Hoyt Patrick Taylor, Jr. April 1, 1924 Politician United States Army  United States
Maurice Taylor May 5, 1926 Bishop British Army  United Kingdom
Nicholas Taylor November 11, 1927 Politician, businessman, & geologist Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve  Canada
Robert L. Taylor 1924 Founder & president of Antique Airplane Association United States Navy  United States
Lee Teng-hui January 15, 1923 R.O.China president (1988–2000) Imperial Japanese Army  Japan
Wayne Terwilliger June 27, 1925 Major League baseball player United States Marine Corps  United States
Robert E. Thacker 1918 Aviator & test pilot United States Army Air Forces  United States
Mikis Theodorakis July 29, 1925 Songwriter & composer Greek Resistance  Greece
Wayne Thiebaud November 15, 1920 Pop art painter United States Army Air Corps  United States
Ward Thomas August 11, 1923 TV executive Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Fletcher Thompson February 5, 1925 Politician & lawyer United States Army Medical Corps & United States Army Air Corps  United States
Tim Thompson March 1, 1924 Major League baseball player United States Army  United States
Charles Thone January 4, 1924 Politician; governor or Nebraska 1979–1983 United States Army  United States
Gunnar Thoresen July 21, 1920 Football player  Norway
Francis Thorne June 23, 1922 Composer Cricket player  United States
Georg von Tiesenhausen May 18, 1914 Rocket scientist Member of the "von Braun rocket group" at Peenemünde  Germany
John Tillard May 26, 1924 Cricket player British Army  United Kingdom
Edward Tipper August 3, 1921 Soldier, member of Easy Company United States Army  United States
Christopher Tolkien November 21, 1924 Editor, novelist, and academic Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
Reidar Torp July 7, 1922 Military Officer Military Officer  Norway
Aldo Tortorella July 10, 1926 Journalist & politician Italian Resistance  Italy
Zollie Toth January 26, 1924 American football player  United States[18]
Gilbert R. Tredway October 11, 1922 Historian United States Army  United States
Charley Trippi December 14, 1921 Football player United States Army Air Corps  United States
Katerina Traykova Nurdžieva October 18, 1922 Activist Partisans  Yugoslavia
John Treacher September 23, 1924 Admiral Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Joe Turkel July 15, 1927 Actor United States Army  United States

U

3 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Yosh Uchida April 1, 1920 Sports businessman, entrepreneur, & engineer United States Army  United States
Brian Urquhart February 28, 1919 Soldier & diplomat British Army  United Kingdom
W. J. Usery December 21, 1923 US Secretary of Labor (1976–1977) United States Naval Reserve, 1943–1946  United States

V

16 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Tony Vaccaro December 20, 1922 Photographer United States Army  United States
Jean Valentine 1924 Bombe operator Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Jaakko Valtanen February 9, 1925 General Finnish Defence Forces  Finland
Donald West VanArtsdalen October 21, 1919 Federal judge Canadian Army 1940–42
United States Army 1942–45		  United States
Ebert Van Buren December 6, 1924 Football player United States Army  United States
Dick Van Dyke December 13, 1925 Actor and comedian United States Army Air Corps  United States
Harold Van Heuvelen March 30, 1919 Composer United States Army  United States
Neil D. Van Sickle July 8, 1915 Air force general United States Army Air Forces  United States
Fritz Vehse April 23, 1924 World War II Knight's Cross recipient German Army  Germany
Henri Vernes October 16, 1918 Action and science-fiction writer  Belgium
George S. Vest December 25, 1918 Diplomat United States Army  United States
Claude Vigée January 3, 1921 Poet French Resistance  France
Weston E. Vivian October 25, 1924 Politician United States Navy  United States
Hans-Jochen Vogel February 3, 1926 Politician Wehrmacht  Germany
Hans-Heinrich Voigt April 18, 1921 Astronomer German Army  Germany
Anton Vratuša February 21, 1915 Slovenian politician Yugoslav Partisans  Democratic Federal Yugoslavia

W

47 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
John Waddy June 17, 1920 Author & military advisor British Army  United Kingdom
Jim Wade February 14, 1926[19] American football player United States Army Air Forces  United States
Clint Walker May 30, 1927 Actor United States Merchant Marine  United States
Mort Walker September 3, 1923 Comic strip writer & artist; Beetle Bailey United States Army  United States
Murray Walker October 10, 1923 Formula One motorsport commentator & journalist British Army  United Kingdom
Martin Walser March 24, 1927 Writer German Army (Wehrmacht)  Germany
Joseph Wapner November 15, 1919 Jurist & television personality United States Army  United States
Maxwell "Max" William Ward November 22, 1921 Aviator Royal Canadian Air Force  Canada
John Warner February 18, 1927 Politician United States Navy  United States
Neal Watlington December 25, 1922 Major League Baseball player United States Army  United States
Billy Watson December 25, 1923 Child actor United States Army[20]  United States
W. Marvin Watson June 6, 1924 Politician United States Marine Corps  United States
James H. Weaver August 8, 1927 Politician; Oregon congressman (1975–1987) United States Navy  United States
Chick Webster November 3, 1920 Hockey player Canadian Army  Canada
William H. Webster March 26, 1924 3rd F.B.I. Director, 10th C.I.A. Director and Chairperson of the Homeland Security Advisory Council United States Navy  United States
Ulrich Wegener August 22, 1929 Police officer Luftwaffe  Germany
Donald Weihs September 7, 1922 Olympic biathlete United States Army  United States
Jack B. Weinstein August 10, 1921 Federal judge United States Navy  United States
Jimmy Weldon September 23, 1923 Voice actor & ventriloquist United States Army Air Corps[21]  United States
Geoffrey Wellum August 4, 1921 Author & aviator Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
John Wells March 30, 1925 Politician Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve  United Kingdom
Wally Westlake November 8, 1920 Major League baseball player United States Coast Guard  United States
Leonard Wexler November 11, 1924 Federal Judge, Eastern District of New York United States Army  United States
Chuck Weyant[22] April 3, 1923 Racecar driver United States Army  United States
Walter Wheeler November 19, 1925 Politician United States Navy  United States
Jack Whitaker May 18, 1924 Sportscaster United States Army  United States
John White 1924 Art historian Royal Air Force  United Kingdom
G. William Whitehurst March 12, 1925 Politician United States Navy  United States
D. B. H. Wildish December 24, 1914 Vice Admiral British Navy  United Kingdom
Neville Wigram, 2nd Baron Wigram August 2, 1915 Lieutenant Colonel British Army  United Kingdom
Richard Wilbur March 1, 1921 Poet United States Army  United States
Hershel W. Williams February 10, 1923 Marine United States Marine Corps  United States
William Winegard April 11, 1924 Politician Royal Canadian Navy  Canada
Charley Winner July 2, 1924 Football player United States Army Air Forces  United States
William Winter February 21, 1923 Politician; Mississippi governor (1980–1984) United States Army  United States
Tex Winter February 25, 1922 Basketball coach United States Navy  United States
Graham Winteringham 1922 Architect Royal Navy  United Kingdom
Harris Wofford April 9, 1926 Politician United States Army Air Forces  United States
John S. Wold August 31, 1916 Wyoming representative (1969–1971) United States Navy  United States
Dale E. Wolf September 6, 1924 Governor of Delaware (1992-1993) United States Army  United States
Woody Woodbury February 9, 1924 Comedian & actor United States Marine Corps  United States
Bill Woodson July 16, 1917 Actor & voice artist United States Army[23]  United States
Morgan Woodward September 16, 1925 Actor United States Army Air Corps  United States
Peregrine Worsthorne December 22, 1923 Journalist, writer, & broadcaster British Army  United Kingdom
Herman Wouk May 27, 1915 Author; The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War United States Navy  United States
Tom Wright September 22, 1923 Major League baseball player United States Army Air Forces  United States
Richard Wurbs August 26, 1920 Vice President of the Bundestag  Germany

X

1 veteran

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Alex Xydias March 22, 1922 Auto racing driver United States Army Air Forces  United States

Y

10 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Sol Yaged December 8, 1922 Jazz clarinetist United States Army  United States
Abraham Yakin July 31, 1924 Artist Royal Navy  Israel
George Yankowski November 19, 1922 Major League baseball player United States Navy  United States
Dmitry Yazov November 8, 1924 Soviet Union Marshal Red Army  Soviet Union
Chuck Yeager February 13, 1923 Air Force officer & test pilot; first person to exceed the speed of sound in flight United States Army Air Forces  United States
Bill Yoast 1924 High school football coach subject of the book and movie Remember the Titans United States Army Air Forces  United States
Tom York November 30, 1924 TV personality United States Navy  United States
Jim Youel February 13, 1922 Football player United States Navy  United States
Edward Lunn Young September 7, 1920 Politician; South Carolina representative (1973–1975) United States Army Air Corps  United States
Samuel H. Young December 26, 1922 Politician United States Army, 1943–1946  United States

Z

6 veterans

Veteran Birth Notability Service Country
Franco Zeffirelli February 12, 1923 Film director and producer; Romeo and Juliet, Jesus of Nazareth British Army  Italy
Charles Zentai October 8, 1921 Warrant officer. Accused of war crimes by SWC Royal Hungarian Army  Hungary
Roger H. Zion September 17, 1921 Politician United States Navy  United States
Ciril Zlobec July 4, 1925 Poet, writer, & journalist Partisans  Slovenia
Louis Zorich February 12, 1924 Actor United States Army  United States
Leszek Żukowski February 11, 1929 president of World Association of Home Army Soldiers Gray Ranks  Poland

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Broward Sun Sentinel: "S. Daniel Abraham: Philanthropist and peace maker" by Shani McManus April 20, 2010
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  13. ↑ Baseball in Wartime
  14. ↑ John KlimaThe Game Must Go On: Hank Greenberg, Pete Gray, and the Great Days of ... , p. 134, at Google Books
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  18. ↑ Todd Anton and Bill Nowlin, When Football Went to War, p. 249, at Google Books
  19. ↑ "James 'Jim' Wade – Oldest Living Pro Football Players". Oldestlivingprofootball.com. February 14, 1926. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  20. ↑ http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=3&cat=all&tf=F&q=William+Watson+"California"+23&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=7865317&rlst=7865317,7581073,7999030
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  22. ↑ "NARA – AAD – Display Full Records – Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 – 1946 (Enlistment Records)". Aad.archives.gov. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
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