The Old Crem 3,606 Posted November 27, 2021 3 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Above from New Year Honours thread. Reputable sources on Twittercarcrash stating that 101yo Wilf Oldham has now died, apparently after suffering a recent heart attack. DDP pick. His Birthday celebrations got Q/O coverage so he surely should Obit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,753 Posted November 29, 2021 On 15/10/2021 at 19:34, arghton said: Going through people interviewed in the "Sata tarinaa sodasta" ("One hundred stories about war") Ilta-Sanomat interviews in 2017. These 100 Finnish war veterans/people who experienced the war were interviewed, interesting to see how many are still alive: Part 1: Hide contents 1. Jaakko Estola (1918-) Captain, friend of late president Mauno Koivisto 2. Heikki Mälkki (1924-) Sub-lieutenant, Justice of the Supreme Court of Finland 1971-1982 and President of the Court of Appeal (Helsinki) 1982-1988 3. Irma Lähdesmäki (1926-) Lotta Svärd auxiliary paramilitary member 1936-1944 4. Sakari Sippola (1925-2018) Sergeant, Hallintoneuvos of the Supreme Administrative Court 1976-1995 5. Erkki Mäkilä (1924-) Private 6. Reino Kurvinen (1924-) Alikersantti/undersergeant 7. Veikko Määttänen (1918-) Staff Sergeant 8. Antti Henttonen (1922-) Lieutenant, counsellor of education, editor-in-chief of the newspaper Opettaja (Teacher) from 1953 to 1983 and the first person to shake hands with the president of Finland at the Independence Day Reception of 2011 9. Frans Krogell (1921-2019) Sergeant, war invalid 10. Matti Aitto-Oja (1920-2021) Vääpeli/first sergeant and the last living veteran of JR 12 11. Aira Kojo (1931-) Pikkulotta of Lotta Svärd 12. Olli Vuorio (1919-) Major 13. Olavi Sorvari (1925-) Alikersantti/undersergeant 14. Olavi Aulamo (1925-) Sergeant 15. Lars Löflund (1923-) Lieutenant 16. Ilmari Koppinen (1918-) Senior lieutenant, runner and record breaking centenarian sportperson 17. Ahti Jokinen (1924-2017) Private, died before the interviews were released 18. Olli Hovi (1924-) Alikersantti/underlieutenant 19. Kaarina Peltola (1926-) Lotta Svärd member 20. Olavi Lösönen (1926-2019) Sergeant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inY1AxLjbbY (Interviews 1-20, missing captions) Heikki Mälkki, WWII veteran, sub-lieutenant, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Finland and former President of the Helsinki Court of Appeal mentioned in the spoiler dead at 97: https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000008424209.html 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted December 1, 2021 Telegraph death notice for David Wadey, aged 103, a highly decorated Dunkirk and El Alamein veteran. 103rd birthday article from Aug. Local coverage of him in 2010. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted December 4, 2021 On 04/05/2021 at 18:52, arghton said: Current WWII "lasts" and detailed mentions of what they are the last of: *snip* Edward Shames (b. 1922) Last officer of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion ("Screaming Eagles") in WWII. *snip* Sad news, this one. Edward Shames (wiki), dead at 99. As you stated, he was the last living officer of Easy Company ("Band of Brothers"). PFC Bradford Freeman (b. 1924) is now the last surviving member. 5 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,753 Posted December 6, 2021 https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2021/12/6/7316379/ Olha Ilkiv (Ukrainian wiki) Ukrainian WWII partisan and liaison officer in the Ukrainian Insurgent Army dead at 101 (or 102?). The UPA fought against the Nazis and the Soviets. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted December 7, 2021 Times death notice for David Young MC, aged 100. Member of the Royal Engineers during WWII and recipient of the Military Cross. Took part in the Battle of Kohima. Some coverage of him from a few years ago here when he returned to Kohima aged 98. 10,386 MCs were awarded for WWII. I'd love to know how many are still alive. Must be less than 100, perhaps less than 50. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted December 11, 2021 Death notice for Peter Spoden (wiki), 100, German Luftwaffe night fighter during World War II. He only turned 100 last month. Coverage (with picture) here. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted December 17, 2021 Daily Record reporting the death of Ian Forsyth MBE, aged 96, a celebrated WWII veteran from Lanarkshire who was one of the first liberators to arrive at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chel 376 Posted December 17, 2021 December 16, 2021 The oldest Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Michurin (105 years old) passed away in Belarus. He was the last of the surviving Hero of the Soviet Union in the world to receive this title for the Soviet-Finnish war and before the start of the Great Patriotic War. https://news.zerkalo.io/cellar/7349.html https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Мичурин,_Василий_Сергеевич Last interview (2017) https://sputnik.by/20170505/istoriya-veterana-finskoj-i-velikoj-otechestvennoj-vojny-geroya-sovetskogo-soyuza-1028608650.html 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,753 Posted January 8, 2022 https://echodnia.eu/swietokrzyskie/zmarl-major-leon-kaleta-najstarszy-mieszkaniec-wojewodztwa-swietokrzyskiego-1-lutego-skonczylby-110-lat/ar/c1-15981459 Major Leon Kaleta, second-oldest person in Poland (after our favourite ancient runner Kowalski), WWII vet and oldest soldier in the country dead at 109, under one month before his 110th. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 19, 2022 'Harmonica Pete' DuPre, a World War II veteran known for playing the national anthem on the mouth instrument, has died. He was 98. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2022/01/19/harmonica-pete-dupre-usnwt-plays-tribute-ww-ii-veteran/6584464001/ 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 1,038 Posted January 20, 2022 Hardy Krüger counts for this category as he was conscripted as a 16 year old in 1944, first into the Wehrmacht and then, in March 1945, the SS! Narrowly avoided being sentenced to death for cowardice when he refused orders. The sorry last days of the Reich when they were reduced to putting children on the front lines. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InquilineKea 75 Posted January 26, 2022 Bud Anderson's 100th!! More robust than I thought he would, only needs slight assistance w/walking 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 27, 2022 Fred Arsenault, who asked for 100 birthday cards for his 100th birthday, has died weeks shy of his 102nd birthday. Arsenault served in World War II in Italy, Germany and Holland with the Cape Breton Highlanders. https://torontosun.com/news/national/fred-arsenault-veteran-who-requested-100-cards-for-his-100th-birthday-dies-at-101 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 29, 2022 Instagram reporting the death of Major General John K. Singlaub of the United States Army (retired), at the age of 100. Singlaub, who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, later became chief of staff of U.S. forces in South Korea until he was relieved of the position after criticizing President Jimmy Carter. By all accounts, a notable military name. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luca@1996 47 Posted January 31, 2022 Karlheinz Stauber was born in 1914, he is 107 years old now. He is a German WWII veteran. He returned from imprisonment in 1950. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,753 Posted February 5, 2022 On 16/09/2021 at 23:40, arghton said: 16th of November 2021 additions: Carlos Garduño Nuñez (1919-) Last surviving Aztec Eagles pilot. Max Gilbert (1921-) Last Ambon Island POW camp survivor. Ebou Janha (ca. 1919-) Last surviving veteran of the 1 Gambia Regiment. ----- https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/mexico/sociedad/fallece-carlos-garduno-nunez-el-ultimo-piloto-sobreviviente-del-escuadron-201-7823222.html Carlos Garduño Nuñez, last surviving pilot of the Mexican Air Force 201st squadron "Aztec Eagles" dead at 102. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,055 Posted February 13, 2022 On 04/09/2017 at 21:31, Joey Russ said: Believe it or not, Bert Collins, a 101 year old veteran has beaten stage 4 cancer. Now that is what I call an amazing achievement... Bert Collins being reported dead just before his 106th: 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,753 Posted February 17, 2022 Kazimierz Klimczak, Polish Colonel and WWII recently celebrated his 108th birthday. (Old picture) He was seriously wounded around 1939, must be one of the oldest "war invalids" living. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted February 20, 2022 On 10/11/2021 at 23:48, Ulitzer95 said: Annette Chalut (wiki), member of the French Resistance during WWII and a survivor of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, dead at 97 (in German). Along with Francis Huré, Hubert Germain (who just got a Telegraph obit), and Justus Rosenberg, that's four WWII resistants who had English Wiki pages dead in less than a month. 13 survivors from my Wiki watchlist: Maria Mirecka-Loryś (b. 1916, wiki) Monique Hanotte MBE (b. 1920, wiki) Epaminondas Stassinopoulos (b. 1921, wiki) Jacques Borker (b. 1922, wiki) Selma van de Perre (b. 1922, wiki) Valérie André (b. 1922, wiki) Jacqueline Fleury (b. 1923, wiki) Madeleine Riffaud (b. 1924, wiki) Pirro Kondi (b. 1924, wiki) could be dead? Walkiria Terradura (b. 1924, wiki) Adolfo Kaminsky (b. 1925, wiki) Robert Hébras (b. 1925, wiki) Simone Segouin (b. 1925, wiki) Monique Hanotte MBE dead at 101. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luca@1996 47 Posted February 20, 2022 Franz Wielander was born in 1914, he is 108 years old now. In 1941, he had to join the Wehrmacht. He was in captivity in Siberia for two years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted March 3, 2022 WWII WASP Deanie Parrish (wiki) dead one day before her 100th birthday. What a party pooper! Mentioned by @arghton in the Detective thread before* Spoiler *but I didn't mention it in there so as not to upset @YoungWillz. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,753 Posted March 6, 2022 On 15/10/2021 at 19:34, arghton said: Going through people interviewed in the "Sata tarinaa sodasta" ("One hundred stories about war") Ilta-Sanomat interviews in 2017. These 100 Finnish war veterans/people who experienced the war were interviewed, interesting to see how many are still alive: Part 1: Reveal hidden contents 1. Jaakko Estola (1918-) Captain, friend of late president Mauno Koivisto 2. Heikki Mälkki (1924-2021) Sub-lieutenant, Justice of the Supreme Court of Finland 1971-1982 and President of the Court of Appeal (Helsinki) 1982-1988 3. Irma Lähdesmäki (1926-) Lotta Svärd auxiliary paramilitary member 1936-1944 4. Sakari Sippola (1925-2018) Sergeant, Hallintoneuvos of the Supreme Administrative Court 1976-1995 5. Erkki Mäkilä (1924-) Private 6. Reino Kurvinen (1924-) Alikersantti/undersergeant 7. Veikko Määttänen (1918-) Staff Sergeant 8. Antti Henttonen (1922-) Lieutenant, counsellor of education, editor-in-chief of the newspaper Opettaja (Teacher) from 1953 to 1983 and the first person to shake hands with the president of Finland at the Independence Day Reception of 2011 9. Frans Krogell (1921-2019) Sergeant, war invalid 10. Matti Aitto-Oja (1920-2021) Vääpeli/first sergeant and the last living veteran of JR 12 11. Aira Kojo (1931-) Pikkulotta of Lotta Svärd 12. Olli Vuorio (1919-) Major 13. Olavi Sorvari (1925-) Alikersantti/undersergeant 14. Olavi Aulamo (1925-) Sergeant 15. Lars Löflund (1923-) Lieutenant 16. Ilmari Koppinen (1918-) Senior lieutenant, runner and record breaking centenarian sportperson 17. Ahti Jokinen (1924-2017) Private, died before the interviews were released 18. Olli Hovi (1924-) Alikersantti/underlieutenant 19. Kaarina Peltola (1926-) Lotta Svärd member 20. Olavi Lösönen (1926-2019) Sergeant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inY1AxLjbbY (Interviews 1-20, missing captions) Part 2: Reveal hidden contents 21. Leo Merisalo (1925-) Corporal 22. Esko Takala (1926-) Private 23. Heikki Mäntymaa (1924-) Sergeant 24. Harry Hellen (1925-) Senior lieutenant 25. Ola Miettinen (1924-) Alikersantti/undersergeant 26. Paavo Pensamo (1925-2017) Corporal, politician 27. Elma Jormakka (1924-) Lotta Svärd member 28. Matti Jutila (1925-) Corporal 29. Kalevi Launiainen (1924-) Private 30. Paavo Saviaro (1925-) Private 31. Timo Salokannel (1923-) Private, still active 32. Väinö Leppänen (1925-) Corporal 33. Pekka Pakkala (1920-2020) Alikersantti/undersergeant 34. Lauraliisa Pitkänen (1924-) Lotta Svärd member 35. Niilo Ala-Heikkilä (1920-) Sergeant, war invalid. Still active 36. Risto Kiiskilä (1924-) Alikersantti/undersergeant 37. Eino Hartikainen (1918-2016) Sergeant, died before the interviews were released 38. Väinö Kunnas (1926-) Alikersantti/undersergeant 39. Aimo Reinikainen (1924-) Alikersantti/undersergeant 40. Jaakko Huotari (1922-) Private https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFFUA_0n4hc (Interviews 21-40) Part 3: Reveal hidden contents 41. Tola Toivinen (1918-2018) Senior lieutenant, engineer 42. Fanny Mönkkönen (1921-) Lotta Svärd member 43. Eino Kinnunen (1923-) Corporal, had bullets in both of his lungs 44. Olli Kivioja (1925-2018) Medical lieutenant 45. Eeva Tapio (1927-2019) Lotta Svärd member, member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters 46. Pentti Vanamo (1925-) Sergeant, wanted to join the SS 47. Onni Sarilampi (1923-2019) Sergeant 48. Kaarina Alvajärvi (1922-) Lotta Svärd member, operated a searchlight 49. Veijo Saloheimo (1924-2020) Senior lieutenant, historian 50. Heikki Aho (1924-) Private, border guard 51. Leo Jokelainen (1923-) Alikersantti/undersergeant 52. Kauko Kaapeli (1925-2021) Sergeant 53. Matti Orrela (1922-) Corporal 54. Jukka Simola (1926-2020) Alikersantti/undersergeant 55. Kosti Keski-Nummi (1923-2018) Senior lieutenant, flying ace with 5,5 victories 56. Paavo Mikkola (1924-) Corporal 57. Veikko Ilmasti (1928-) Alikersantti/undersergeant, inventor 58. Veikko Jokinen (1923-) Sergeant, mechanic 59. Taisto Tähkämaa (1924-) Corporal, Parliament member 1970-1991, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 1979-1982 and 1982-1983 and Minister of Defence 1977-1979 60. Jaakko Heikinheimo (1927-) Volunteer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwtiqhF5Rvg (Interviews 41-60) Part 4: Reveal hidden contents 61. Hans Andersson (1922-) Senior lieutenant 62. Lauri Lähteenmäki (1922-2017) Captain lieutenant, died before the interviews were released 63. Aune Rahola (1923-2020) Lotta Svärd member, radist 64. Aatto Mukari (1924-) Jäger 65. Aira Samulin/Aira Suvio-Samulin (1927-) Lotta Svärd member, dance teacher and entrepreneur 66. Reino Lehväslaiho (1922-2019) Vääpeli (company sergeant major), panzer ace, "sotakamreeri" and author 67. Lauri Hemmi (1925-) Sergeant 68. Markus Aaltonen (1918-2018) Sergeant 69. Tarmo Ahti (1915-2019) Sergeant 70. Martti Lehtovaara (1920-2019) Ylikersantti 71. Kaino Kauranen (1924-) Private, one of the olympic torch carriers in 1952 72. Antti Jahkonen (1925-) Corporal, in great health 73. Helmi Kotkanen (1925-) Lotta Svärd member 74. Varpu Pöyry (1923-) Lotta Svärd member 75. Esko Pakkala (1925-) Corporal 76. Heikki A. Reenpää (1922-2020) Major, former managing director of Otava and father of Timo Reenpää (1949-2020) 77. Yrjö Kaukiainen (1928-) Sergeant 78. Kauko Ritaluoma (unknown, ca. 1923-) Alikersantti/undersergeant 79. Lauri Kultalahti (1924-) Alikersantti/undersergeant 80. Erkki Pihlapuro (1925-) Armoured division private https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_gvL1s2Cz0 (Interviews 61-80) Part 5: Reveal hidden contents 81. Jouko Eräkorpi (1921-) Senior lieutenant, war invalid 82. Ritva Tuulos (1924-2020) Lotta Svärd member, radist 83. Juhani Eskola (1922-2020) Lieutenant, pilot 84. Elisabeth Rehn (1935-) Lotta Svärd member, Undersecretary General of the United Nations 1995-1999 and Minister of Defence 1990-1995, youngest person interviewed 85. Viljo Lehtinen (1923-) Vääpeli/first sergeant 86. Jouko Korhonen (1921-) Senior lieutenant 87. Tuomas Gerdt (1923-2020) Captain, last living recipient of the Mannerheim Cross 88. Mauri Maunula (1921-) Captain, still active 89. Salomon Altschuler (1913-2019) Corporal 90. Saara Kanerva (1912-2019) Lotta Svärd (war censor), oldest person interviewed 91. Lauri Puonti (1924-) "Dieselmatruusi" seaman 92. Pauli Salonius (1919-2017) Ylimatruusi/lance corporal 93. Valto Pusenius (1925-) Jäger 94. Erik Holmström (1920-2020) Sergeant 95. Mauno Turunen (1923-) Lieutenant 96. Viljo Saari (1921-) Sergeant 97. Milja Eräkorpi (1929-) Lotta Svärd member 98. Eeva-Liisa Kumpulainen (1924-) Lotta Svärd member 99. Jaakko Valtanen (1924-) General, Chief of Defence of the Finnish Defence Forces 1983-1990, first guest to greet the President of Finland in the annual Independence Day Receptions since 2016 100. Yrjö Savola (1923-) Sergeant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4WEjrwubQE (Interviews 81-100). 36. Risto Kiiskilä (1924-2022) Alikersantti/undersergeant, mentioned in the second spoiler, dead at 97: https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000008657347.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,753 Posted March 7, 2022 Also mentioning here: Colonel Vasily Astafyev, Hero of the Soviet Union (1943) dead at 102: https://www.perm.kp.ru/online/news/4656155/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 9, 2022 John Billings, who flew Allied spies behind Nazi lines, dies at 98. Lonnnnnggg obit do feel free to read at your leisure; I’m posting the headline.. SC 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
