wannamaker 1,407 Posted June 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Yes, but they're not notable individuals he's posting about... + There's the happy birthday thread for those kinds of posts. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,129 Posted June 12, 2023 10 hours ago, wannamaker said: + There's the happy birthday thread for those kinds of posts. Which is not what it was set up for. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted June 12, 2023 12 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Yes, but they're not notable individuals he's posting about... 104 year old WW2 vet. they are fairly notable now. Much like the dwindling WW1 survivors about a decade ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 444 Posted June 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Windsor said: 104 year old WW2 vet. they are fairly notable now. Much like the dwindling WW1 survivors about a decade ago. No. Ten years ago there were very few remaining WWI vets. There are still literally hundreds of thousands of living WWII vets. While these posts are well meaning they are premature. If you were paying proper attention you could make one of these birthday posts every day. At this point these posts are just pollution in an otherwise interesting and useful thread. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted June 12, 2023 1 hour ago, arrowsmith said: No. Ten years ago there were very few remaining WWI vets. There are still literally hundreds of thousands of living WWII vets. While these posts are well meaning they are premature. If you were paying proper attention you could make one of these birthday posts every day. At this point these posts are just pollution in an otherwise interesting and useful thread. Good for a theme team then. Also good for those of our members who enjoy the low hanging fruit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted June 12, 2023 Just now, Windsor said: Good for a theme team then. Also good for those of our members who enjoy the low hanging fruit. I wish to point out that I was not referring to testicles. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,692 Posted June 14, 2023 On 18/05/2023 at 19:22, arghton said: As we're listing lasts... Finnish Infantry Regiment 200 aka. "soomepoisid" ("Finnish Boys"). Estonian volunteers who fought for Finland. There were 134 at the start of 2017. This article from early 2021 says that there are 15 living in Estonia and "around twenty" outside Estonia. A very recent source says there are have been only four in Estonia since Oliver Tammsalu died a month ago. Soomepoisid facebook said in June 2022 that there should be a total of around 18 alive. Addold Mossin, 103: Neopaganist and political activist. According to online telephone directories, lives in Sweden's Täby. Alive as of December 2022, but last appearance was September 2016 and he was already decrepit back then. Erich Anton, 96: In good health last summer. Taavi Kaups, 96: Lives in Chicago. Was using a frame in 2021. Lembit Kaselaan, 98: Not in best health but was well enough to be interviewed last year. Gustav Pitka, 98: Been a while since his last appearance. Edgar Mänd, 98: "In good health" but not seen in years. Heino Sepp, 96: As above. Riho Leipalu, 99: Lives in an apartment building/care home in Rönninge, Sweden. Jaanus Jahilo, 98: Able to walk without aid and still attending events frequently. Probably in the best health out of this group. Artur Roopalu, 98: Still attending events but uses a walking stick. Raivo Rähni, 98: Alive according to Soomepoisid facebook. Endel Hert, 97: As above. Harri Mutvei, 97: Paleozoologist apparently still working! Lives in Stockholm, Sweden. Henry Heino Kivi, 99/100: Alive in 2020 according to Finland's Sotaveteraaniliitto and the Soomepoisid facebook wished him a happy birthday in 2023. Lembit Kaselaan died at the end of last month at 98 according to Soomepoisid facebook. That should leave 13 (give or take one or two) of the ca. 1850 JR200 volunteers. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex B 83 Posted June 30, 2023 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 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 2, 2023 On 30/06/2023 at 19:51, Alex B said: 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 We have a Tuskegee Airmen thread. FYI. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tango854 278 Posted July 3, 2023 Léon Gautier, le dernier survivant français du Débarquement en Normandie est mort | Liberté Caen (actu.fr), the last French veteran of the Normandy landings dies at a young 100 years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,904 Posted July 6, 2023 On 11/11/2021 at 00:48, 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) Walkiria Terradura dead at 99. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hurri Khan 36 Posted July 16, 2023 On 17/02/2022 at 12:20, arghton said: 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. Klimczak passed away on July 14. https://www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/2023-07-14/nie-zyje-plk-kazimierz-klimczak-najstarszy-zolnierz-wp-powstaniec-warszawski-mial-109-lat/ https://tvn24.pl/tvnwarszawa/najnowsze/warszawa-zmarl-pulkownik-kazimierz-klimczak-najstarszy-powstaniec-warszawski-7228597 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,023 Posted July 18, 2023 On 05/05/2020 at 21:49, Death Impends said: The last surviving Monuments Woman, Motoko Huthwaite, dead of coronavirus aged 92. Also, Sami died last year and Defino this year, leaving Richard Barancik as the very last Monuments Man. Richard Barancik reportedly dead: https://www.monumentsmenandwomenfnd.org/post/the-last-remaining-monuments-man-dies-at-98 All gone. 5 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FinalChapter 75 Posted July 21, 2023 https://twitter.com/bluegrassrabbi/status/1682382019890757632?s=46 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex B 83 Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) 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/ Edited July 26, 2023 by Alex B 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tango854 278 Posted July 28, 2023 Luftwaffenhelfer and former nazi party member Martin Walser has died at a youthful 96. Martin Walser tot! | News | BILD.de 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,573 Posted August 2, 2023 Facebook post announcing the death of Vincent Speranza (wiki), aged 98. Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient. Not really sure why he merits a Wikipedia page though... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,692 Posted August 5, 2023 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 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). See spoiler...(number 86) Senior lieutenant Jouko Korhonen, last veteran of Finland's WWII long-range patrols, dead at 101. Edit: Apparently he died in a bicycle accident. Edit 2: Updated the list also for the deaths of Jäger Valto Pusenius, Lt. Mauno Turunen, Sgt. Yrjö Savola and Senior Lt. Hans Andersson. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane 349 Posted August 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, arghton said: See spoiler...(number 86) Senior lieutenant Jouko Korhonen, last veteran of Finland's WWII long-range patrols, dead at 101. Edit: Apparently he died in a bicycle accident. i hate to say this but, that's kinda ironic... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 444 Posted August 5, 2023 44 minutes ago, Insane said: i hate to say this but, that's kinda ironic... How? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Planetist 122 Posted August 5, 2023 Dying in a bicycle accident at the age of 101 is kind of badass. Jimmy Carter would have survived the accident, though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane 349 Posted August 5, 2023 4 hours ago, arrowsmith said: How? the Finnish used bikes heavily in ww2. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,573 Posted August 8, 2023 Telegraph obit for Michael de Burgh, aged 100, "the last surviving member of any antecedent regiment of the Royal Lancers who saw active service in the Second World War" (whatever that means). 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted August 11, 2023 Starr Teriitahi, French Polynesia's last living WWII veteran, dead at 99 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 444 Posted August 12, 2023 16 hours ago, whoismakoto said: Starr Teriitahi, French Polynesia's last living WWII veteran, dead at 99 This article is very clear that he was the second to last. This leaves Ari Won Kim as the last Tahitian (and French Polynesian) veteran. Edit: adjusted punctuation 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
