World War II Veterans

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Bill Hayes, another of the few surviving veterans from Pearl Harbor, has died.  He was 100.

 

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/One-of-the-few-remaining-Pearl-Harbor-veterans-13850979.php

 

[Book 3,561]

 

On 17/03/2019 at 11:16, Prophet said:

Another candidate would be SS-Hauptsturmführer Rudolf von Ribbentrop (born 1921)

 

 

On 17/03/2019 at 15:18, Prophet said:

He is still alive as of January 2019.

 

Not anymore:

 

[gcreptile 10,979]

53 minutes ago, Book said:

 

 

 

Not anymore:

 

Good find!

[The Old Crem 3,608]

On 02/05/2019 at 08:15, maryportfuncity said:

 

 

June Brown's home front service - somebody remind me. I'm assuming she smoked so much that Nazi reconnaissance aircraft couldn't separate out the damage from incendiary devices and the fug from tobacco.

WREN according to Wiki. I have actually read her autobiography but can't remember what she said about her war service.

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Rudolf von Ribbentrop's death has garnered some German coverage. Sadly the Mail, covering the release of the English language version of his memoirs, refers to him as "now in his 90s". https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7077471/Joachim-Von-Ribbentrops-son-shares-unseen-photos-family-gatherings-Hitler.html

[The Old Crem 3,608]

On 17/04/2019 at 11:48, Prophet said:

This year we have 17 World War 2 Veterans (also includes people who served in the Home Front) on the Deathlist:

1. Herman Wouk (born 1915)

2. Kirk Douglas (born 1916)

3. Vera Lynn (born 1917)

4. Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921)

5. Betty White (born 1922)

6. Henry Kissinger (born 1923)

7. Bob Dole (born 1923)

8. Murray Walker (born 1923)

9. Bob Barker (born 1923)

10. Tony Britton (born 1924)

11. Jimmy Carter (born 1924)

12. Dick Van Dyke (born 1925)

13. Valery Giscard d'Estaing (born 1926)

14. June Brown (born 1927)

15. Sidney Poitier (born 1927)

16. Harry Belafonte (born 1927)

17. Jerry Lewis (born 1927)

Jerry Stiller served in WW2 according to Wiki.

And Olivia De Haviland's entertainment trips with USA troops and Pierre Cardin's red cross could count as service in some capacity.

[The Old Crem 3,608]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/louis-levi-oakes-code-talker-obituary-1.5153816

Louis Levi Oakes, Last World War II Mohawk code talker, has sadly died aged 94.

RIP.

[Ulitzer95 12,665]

Death announcement (Twitter) of Bletchley Park veteran Jean Valentine at the age of 94/95. 

Guaranteed to get an obit eventually I imagine.

[YoungWillz 21,076]

BBC have kindly reported on 6 living Scottish D-Day veterans: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48474479

[Thatcher 2,419]

William Tully Brown, a Navajo Code Talker has died aged 96. Apparently three have died in the last month, leaving a final four alive.

[TomTomTelekom 3,728]

Holocaust Survivor and Author Noemi Ban dead at 96 years

https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article231367853.html

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Herb Peppard, a Canadian World War II Veteran and recipient of the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal, has died.  He was 98.  Peppard was a member of the Devil's Brigade, which preceded the Green Berets and Navy Seals.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/herb-peppard-ww-ii-devils-brigade-veteran-dead-at-98-1.5173257

 

 

 

 

 

[TomTomTelekom 3,728]

Holocaust-survivor Eva Mozes Kor dead at 85 years:

https://eu.indystar.com/story/news/2019/07/04/eva-mozes-kor-holocaust-survivor-indiana-dies-obituary/1647524001/

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Joseph Iscovitz, another of the dwindling number of Pearl Harbor survivors, has died.  He was 103.

 

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/obituaries/fl-ne-joseph-iscovitz-obituary-20190710-achfryrn6bg6bk5jfdihlweegy-story.html

 

[YoungWillz 21,076]

One of The Few, Archie McInnes, reported dead hours after celebrating his 100th birthday:

 

[Ulitzer95 12,665]

On 02/08/2019 at 01:32, YoungWillz said:

One of The Few, Archie McInnes, reported dead hours after celebrating his 100th birthday:

 

 

I think I’m right in saying we’re down to just 5 remaining members of The Few.

[maryportfuncity 10,658]

 

 

So, Leslie Stelfox lives in Sittingbourne, had his war medals stolen for the second time recently and - he's 106.

 

https://veteransfoundation.org.uk/news/posts/2019/august/ww2-veteran-has-his-service-medals-stolen-for-second-time/

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Wetzel 'Sundown' Sanders, a sailor and Pearl Harbor survivor, has died.  He was 96.

 

https://www.localdvm.com/news/pearl-harbor-survivor-wetzel-sanders-passes-away/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_WDVMTV

 

[YoungWillz 21,076]

John Stewart Hart Obituary: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/08/23/squadron-leader-john-hart-canadian-battle-britain-pilot-one/

 

Canadian, and another of The Few leaves us. Apparently died in June but only come to light now.

[Ulitzer95 12,665]

10 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

John Stewart Hart Obituary: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/08/23/squadron-leader-john-hart-canadian-battle-britain-pilot-one/

 

Canadian, and another of The Few leaves us. Apparently died in June but only come to light now.

 

Only 4 left now.

[alt obits guy 3,371]

General Sir Hugh Beach, a World War II veteran who undertook an entire reorganization of the British volunteer reserves, has died.  He was 96.   A unique DDP pick, too.

 

QO:  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/09/05/general-sir-hugh-beach-soldier-decorated-d-day-went-carry-radical/

 

 

 

[maryportfuncity 10,658]

Despite his occasional fondness for military uniforms and army support - Mugabe (who was old enough to have served in WW2 like some of his countrymen did) spent the war as a student and then a school teacher.

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Henry Ochsner, a World War II veteran and Screaming Eagle, has died.  He was 96. Ochsnar participated in the D-Day Normandy invasion. In 2017 Ochsner and nine other veterans were awarded France's National Order of the Legion of Honor during a ceremony at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/wwii-screaming-eagle-veteran-henry-ochsner-dies-96-65473500?cid=social_twitter_abcn

 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Lauren Fay Bruner, one of the last survivors of the bombing of USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, has died. He was 98. (Bruner had been wounded by machine gun rounds and suffered burns to over 73% of his body and spent the next seven months recuperating in a Navy hospital).  After his death, only three survivors remain alive ( Don Stratton, Lou Conter, and Ken Potts).  He will be buried with the wreckage of the USS Arizona.
RIP 

SC

EDIT: So I thought I would have a look, and Bruner did get a QO, meaning the last three names are all in play for DDP purposes.

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Death Notice for Sir Hugh Cunningham aged 97: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/236048/cunningham

 

After fighting in WWII, eventually rose to Deputy Chief of the General Staff (Operational Requirements). Retired in the 1970s. When he was 56!