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    World War II Veterans

    I know a few Free French Forces veterans- Maurice Le Coutour (1914-) Free French Army Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow (1921-) Free French Army and Free French Air Forces Philippe de Gaulle (1921-) Free French Naval Forces Colette Escoffier-Martini (1922-) Merlinettes of the Free French Forces Auguste Plenet (1924-) Last living French-Guianese veteran of the Free French Army That's all i know of, haven't found much luck with Vichy France veterans
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    The 100 Club

    Rest in peace to Reuben Sinclair, who passed away on the 29th https://bc.ctvnews.ca/funeral-held-for-111-year-old-reuben-sinclair-canada-s-oldest-known-veteran-1.6541511
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    World War II Veterans

    http://www.iwojimaassociation.org/ https://www.ksmu.org/news/2023-01-17/springfield-centenarian-served-at-battle-of-midway-iwo-jima-and-the-korean-war https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/04/sports/baseball/bill-greason-negro-leagues.html https://www.theday.com/local-news/20191115/harry-danos-mixes-artistry-with-helping-local-veterans/ https://www.bristolpress.com/news/local-wwii-veterans-honored-on-78th-anniversary-of-iwo-jima/article_2a952488-b09e-11ed-8799-4b8dfaf5520f.html
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    World War II Veterans

    James L. Buckley dead https://nypost.com/2023/08/18/former-new-york-sen-james-l-buckley-dies-at-100/ Al Quie dead https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/former-minnesota-governor-congressman-al-quie-dies-99-102394297
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    World War II Veterans

    Bob Batterson passed away on August 11th, of this year https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2023/08/15/robert-bob-patterson-pearl-harbor-survivor-dies-at-102-corpus-christi/70598064007/
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    World War II Veterans

    There is a good amount of veterans still with us as far as i know
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    The 100 Club

    An update on deaths: Marcel Barbary https://the110club.com/marcel-barbary-1914-2023-t29648.html Stanislaw Pelka https://the110club.com/stanis-aw-pe-ka-1914-2023-t29735.html Bror Larsson https://the110club.com/bror-larsson-1914-2023-t29657.html Georgios Koliopoulos https://gerontology.fandom.com/wiki/Georgios_Koliopoulos Cosmas D. Eaglin Sr. https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/nc/fayetteville/cosmas-eaglin-sr-16801590
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    World War II Veterans

    Not sure if he was what many would call notable, but rest in peace to Lawrence Churcher, who many believed to be the last Royal Navy veteran of the Dunkirk evacuation, passed away at 102. https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/news/dunkirk-evacuation-hero-lawrence-churcher-dies-aged-102/
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    World War II Veterans

    Rest in peace to Johnny Lujack, WW2 navy veteran who hunted down German U Boats and football legend known for winning the 1947 Heisman trophy https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2023/07/25/1947-notre-dame-football-heisman-winner-johnny-lujack-dies-at-98-sarasota-florida/70464928007/
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    The 100 Club

    Rest in peace to centenerian, Warsaw Uprising survivor, and WW2 veteran of the Polish Army Kazimierz Klimczak, who was 109 years old https://www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/2023-07-14/nie-zyje-plk-kazimierz-klimczak-najstarszy-zolnierz-wp-powstaniec-warszawski-mial-109-lat/
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    World War II Veterans

    Rest in peace to Raymond Cassagnol (1920-2023), who was reported as the last living Haitian Tuskegee Airman who fought during World War Two, and was known as Red Tails or Schwartze Vogelmenschen” ("The Black Birdman") by the Nazis. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/2023/06/30/tuskegee-airmen-death/bbecf2de-1788-11ee-9de3-ba1fa29e9bec_story.html
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    The 100 Club

    German equestrian Wilhelm Büsing, who was notable for competing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, winning the silver and bronze medals, and also winning a silver medal at the 1954 European Championships, has died at 102. https://www.horses.nl/overige-disciplines/eventing/eventing-overig/dr-wilhelm-busing-102-overleden/
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    World's Oldest

    As of June, 18th, 2023, there are only four living veterans still living from the Chaco War (1932-1935), between the Bolivians and Paraguayans. Virgilio Davalos (October 8th, 1914-) Soldier of the Paraguayan Army Jose Domingo Vargas (September 15th, 1915-) Soldier of the Paraguayan Army Canuto Gonzalez (January 19th, 1916-) Soldier of the Paraguayan Army Samuel Chuquimia Murillo (August 15th, 1916-) Last living soldier of the Bolivian Army
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    The 100 Club

    WW2 veterans Bob Putnam (1918-) and George "Truman" Waters (1921-) turned 105 and 102 on June 12th. https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/conroe-world-war-ii-vets-share-june-12-birthday-18140155.php
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    World War II Veterans

    I see Ulitzer, but who knows, he might be gone tomorrow, numbers are dwindling, but hmmm my bad
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