World War II Veterans

[YoungWillz 21,046]

Just now, Ulitzer95 said:

You forgot Hemingway and McInnes again. Hughes is dead.
 

(I) Not updating my list.

(II) Didn't forget the two other buggers, that was followed up in your later post.

(III) If someone wants to do an up to date list, I'll quote that when one of the warmongers dies.

[Ulitzer95 12,619]

9 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

(I) Not updating my list.

(II) Didn't forget the two other buggers, that was followed up in your later post.

(III) If someone wants to do an up to date list, I'll quote that when one of the warmongers dies.

Put your handbag away plz.

[YoungWillz 21,046]

Just now, Ulitzer95 said:

Put your handbag away plz.

Don't handbag me first then....

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Jane Baessler Doyle, the last surviving World War II Women Airforce Service pilot from Michigan, has died.  She was 97. Doyle was a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal for her service.

 

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/02/02/jane-doyle-pilot-wwii/2753355002/

 

[charon 4,943]

 

Deid.

 

 

https://foxsanantonio.com/news/nation-world/man-in-famous-photo-of-sailor-kissing-nurse-has-died

 

 

[drol 11,946]

Claimant Carl Muscarello is still alive at 93. The last one I think.

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Jack Hilton, who flew more than 100 missions across Europe and later went on to train hundreds of other men to fly, has died.  He was 99.

 

https://globalnews.ca/news/5041093/alberta-wwii-veteran-jack-hilton-dies/

 

 

[charon 4,943]

Bletchley Park boy Edward H Simpson dead at 96.
Had been active up until late.

 

 

 

[Prophet 251]

I wonder who is the highest ranked WW2-Veteran who is still alive. Probably Rudolf Arendt (born 1923) who was a german Admiral in WW2.

Another candidate would be Hans von Seggern (born 1914) who was a officer.

Both are German.

[Prophet 251]

On 13/03/2019 at 12:06, Prophet said:

I wonder who is the highest ranked WW2-Veteran who is still alive. Probably Rudolf Arendt (born 1923) who was a german Admiral in WW2.

Another candidate would be Hans von Seggern (born 1914) who was a officer.

Both are German.

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

 

[Cat O'Falk 3,290]

2 hours ago, Prophet said:

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

 

Some people think he's dead.

https://www.geni.com/people/Rudolf-von-Ribbentrop/6000000040850422107

 

http://wehrmacht-awards.com/FORUMS/showpost.php?s=1e316d97271651db0f1f621e465c972d&p=7171062&postcount=2748

 

[Prophet 251]

1 hour ago, Cat O'Falk said:

Some people think he's dead.

https://www.geni.com/people/Rudolf-von-Ribbentrop/6000000040850422107

 

http://wehrmacht-awards.com/FORUMS/showpost.php?s=1e316d97271651db0f1f621e465c972d&p=7171062&postcount=2748

 

He is still alive as of January 2019.

[Prophet 251]

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Father-Joachim-von-Ribbentrop-Experiences/dp/1526739259

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Mordaunt Cohen, the UK's oldest Jewish war veteran, has died.  He was 102.  Lt. Col. Cohen began as a gunner in World War II, but was later promoted to a commissioned officer and commanded a unit in Nigeria.  He was one of the last surviving senior officers who served in the Second World War.

 

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/sunderland-born-mordaunt-cohen-the-uk-s-oldest-jewish-war-veteran-dies-aged-102-1-9655415

 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Dorwin F. Lamkin, believed to be the last military Pearl Harbor survivor in the Kansas City, Kansas area, has died.  He was 96.

 

https://fox4kc.com/2019/03/19/kansas-city-areas-last-pearl-harbor-survivor-has-died-at-96/

 

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

Just read an obit for Bletchley Park code-breaker Sybille Higginson (101) - in a local paper so not sure how significant she was but she was an MI6 agent after the war.

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Honourary Colonel David Lloyd Hart. the Canadian Army's oldest and longest-serving officer, has died.  He was 101.  Hart was a decorated World War II veteran who served with the Canadian Forces in Dieppe.

 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/dieppe-veteran-who-was-canadian-army-s-longest-serving-officer-dies-at-101-1.4359455#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=2jazVjR

 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Charles Ryan, one of the last Army Rangers involved in the D-Day Invasion at Normandy, has died.  He was 96.

 

https://krcgtv.com/news/local/d-day-army-ranger-dies

 

[Prophet 251]

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)

[Prophet 251]

2 hours ago, 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)

 

22 WW2 Veterans were on the List 2018:

1. Herman Wouk (born 1915)

2. Kirk Douglas (born 1916)

3. Vera Lynn (born 1917)

4. Lord (Peter) Carrington (born 1919)

5. Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921)

6. Betty White (born 1922)

7. Denis Norden (born 1922)

8. Stan Lee (born 1922)

9. Henry Kissinger (born 1923)

10. Bob Dole (born 1923)

11. Bob Barker (born 1923)

12. Leslie Phillips (born 1924)

13. George Bush Senior (born 1924)

14. Jimmy Carter (born 1924)

15. Dick Van Dyke (born 1925)

16. Valery Giscard d'Estaing (born 1926)

17. Stanley Baxter (born 1926)

18. Mel Brooks (born 1926)

19. June Brown (born 1927)

20. Pope Benedict XVI (born 1927)

21. Neil Simon (born 1927)

22. Sean Connery (born 1930)

2017:

1. Herman Wouk (born 1915)

2. David Rockefeller (born 1915)

3. Kirk Douglas (born 1916)

4. Vera Lynn (born 1917)

5. Lord (Peter) Carrington (born 1919)

6. Peter Sallis (born 1921)

7. Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921)

8. Betty White (born 1922)

9. Denis Norden (born 1922)

10. Stan Lee (born 1922)

11. Bob Dole (born 1923)

12. Bob Barker (born 1923)

13. Doug Ellis (born 1924)

14. Leslie Phillips (born 1924)

15. George Bush Senior (born 1924)

16. Jimmy Carter (born 1924)

17. King Michael of Romania (born 1924)

18. Hugh Hefner (born 1926)

19. Queen Elizabeth (born 1926)

20. Pope Benedict XVI (born 1927)

2016:

1. Herman Wouk (born 1915)

2. Kirk Douglas (born 1916)

3. Vera Lynn (born 1917)

4. Lord (Peter) Carrington (born 1919)

5. Richard Adams (born 1920)

6. Peter Sallis (born 1921)

7. Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921)

8. Liz Smith (born 1921)

9. Denis Norden (born 1922)

10. Stan Lee (born 1922)

11. Henry Kissinger (born 1923)

12. Bob Dole (born 1923)

13. Murray Walker (born 1923)

14. Doug Ellis (born 1924)

15. Leslie Phillips (born 1924)

17. George Bush Senior (born 1924)

18. Jimmy Carter (born 1924)

19. Robert M. Pirsig (born 1928)

2015: 

1. Herman Wouk (born 1915)

2. Kirk Douglas (born 1916)

3. Vera Lynn (born 1917)

4. Kirk Kerkorian (born 1917)

5. Denis Healey (born 1917)

6. Helmut Schmidt (born 1918)

7. Richard Adams (born 1920)

8. Peter Sallis (born 1921)

9. Denis Norden (born 1921)

10. Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921)

11. Liz Smith (born 1921)

12. Patrick Macnee (born 1922)

13. Christopher Lee (born 1922)

14. Henry Kissinger (born 1923)

15. Bob Dole (born 1923)

16. Leslie Phillips (born 1924)

17. George Bush Senior (born 1924)

18. George Cole (born 1925)

19. B B King (born 1925)

20. Helmut Kohl (born 1930)

[Sir Creep 7,070]

One of the last known Pearl Harbor survivors in southeastern North Carolina has passed away.

William “Bill” Hendley, a longtime resident of Wilmington, died on April 28 at the age of 99.

Hendley was just 17 years old and serving on the battleship USS Oklahoma when it was critically damaged and eventually capsized during the Japanese assault on the Hawaiian naval base on Dec. 7, 1941.

During a 2015 interview, Hendley said he and several other men were taking a shower when five or six torpedoes struck the port side of the ship. Hendley said his chief petty officer pushed him and eight other men out of the shower, knowing he wouldn’t be able to get out.  “He had a big belly,” Hendley recalled during the interview. “One guy said the last thing he saw was him saying his prayers because he knew he wouldn’t get out.”
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[ThereWillBeDeaths7 722]

On 17/04/2019 at 12:48, 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)

Dean Martin would like to have a word with you - If Jerry can make the list 2 years after dying, he wants to join as well 

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

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)

 

 

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.

[Whitehouse 872]

Dutch WW2 veteran Jan Linzel dies aged 103.

 

The last surviving Dutch WW2 veteran why flew missions in early May 1940 against the invading Luftwaffe died at the age of 103. After the Dutch surrender he managed to escape to England where he flew the Spitfire and the Hawker Tempest. 

He flew over 150 missions against Nazi Germany. 

 

After the war he was the chief commander of the Vliehors shooting range on the island of Vlieland. 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Fleming Begaye Sr., one of the last surviving Navajo code talkers, has died.  He was 97.  Begaye Sr. served in the Marine Corp from 1943 to 1945.

 

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/navajo-code-talker-fleming-begaye-sr-has-died/75-9e588b0d-e6dd-45dd-848f-a2fe912461f1