List of surviving veterans of World War II - wikipedia List of surviving veterans of World War II This is a list of notable surviving veterans of World War II ( 1939 -- 1945 ). Contents J O Q U V X Y Z See also References External links List Total of 813 veterans listed 37 Veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Fortunato Abat ( 1925 - 06 - 10 ) June 10, 1925 ( age 92 ) Politician, diplomat, general Philippine Commonwealth Army Philippines Henry Abraham ( 1921 - 08 - 25 ) August 25, 1921 ( age 96 ) Academic US Army United States S. Daniel Abraham ( 1924 - 08 - 15 ) August 15, 1924 ( age 93 ) Businessman, philanthropist US Army United States Anatoliy Achkasov ( 1923 - 10 - 18 ) October 18, 1923 ( age 93 ) Hero of the Soviet Union Red Army Soviet Union Robert Adair ( 1924 - 08 - 14 ) August 14, 1924 ( age 93 ) Physicist, sportswriter US Army United States Theo Adam ( 1926 - 04 - 01 ) April 1, 1926 ( age 91 ) Singer Wehrmacht Germany Valdas Adamkus ( 1926 - 11 - 03 ) November 3, 1926 ( age 90 ) President of Lithuania Lithuanian resistance Lithuania Lee Adams ( 1924 - 08 - 14 ) August 14, 1924 ( age 93 ) Musician US Army United States Ben Agajanian ( 1919 - 08 - 28 ) August 28, 1919 ( age 98 ) American football player US Army United States Daniel Akaka ( 1924 - 09 - 11 ) September 11, 1924 ( age 93 ) Politician US Army United States Hans Albert ( 1921 - 02 - 08 ) February 8, 1921 ( age 96 ) Philosopher German Army Germany Frank Allen ( 1926 - 12 - 05 ) December 5, 1926 ( age 90 ) Australian rules football player Royal Australian Navy Australia Marshall Allen ( 1924 - 05 - 25 ) May 25, 1924 ( age 93 ) Musician US Army United States Marty Allen ( 1922 - 03 - 23 ) March 23, 1922 ( age 95 ) Comedian US Army Air Corps United States Wolfgang Altenburg ( 1928 - 06 - 24 ) June 24, 1928 ( age 89 ) General Navy Aide Germany Walter Althammer ( 1928 - 03 - 12 ) March 12, 1928 ( age 89 ) Politician German Army Germany Ashot Amatuni ( 1923 - 12 - 23 ) December 23, 1923 ( age 93 ) Soviet Army lieutenant - general ; Hero of the Soviet Union Red Army Soviet Union Nicholas Amer ( 1923 - 09 - 29 ) September 29, 1923 ( age 94 ) Actor Royal Navy United Kingdom Bud Anderson ( 1922 - 01 - 13 ) January 13, 1922 ( age 95 ) Fighter pilot US Army Air Forces United States John B. Anderson ( 1922 - 02 - 15 ) February 15, 1922 ( age 95 ) Politician US Army United States Michael Anderson ( 1920 - 01 - 30 ) January 30, 1920 ( age 97 ) Film director British Army United Kingdom Philip W. Anderson ( 1923 - 12 - 13 ) December 13, 1923 ( age 93 ) Physicist US Navy United States Richard Lloyd Anderson ( 1926 - 05 - 09 ) May 9, 1926 ( age 91 ) University professor US Naval Air Corps United States Mark Andrews ( 1926 - 05 - 19 ) May 19, 1926 ( age 91 ) Politician US Army United States Roger Angell ( 1920 - 09 - 19 ) September 19, 1920 ( age 97 ) Journalist US Army United States Ray Anthony ( 1922 - 01 - 20 ) January 20, 1922 ( age 95 ) Bandleader and trumpeter US Navy United States Alexandr Antsupov ( 1924 - 07 - 07 ) July 7, 1924 ( age 93 ) Hero of the Soviet Union Red Army Soviet Union Joe Arenas ( 1925 - 12 - 12 ) December 12, 1925 ( age 91 ) Football player US Army United States Moshe Arens ( 1925 - 12 - 27 ) December 27, 1925 ( age 91 ) Politician US Army Israel George Ariyoshi ( 1926 - 03 - 12 ) March 12, 1926 ( age 91 ) Governor of Hawaii ( 1974 - 1986 ) US Army United States Raymond Armstrong ( 1917 - 12 - 14 ) December 14, 1917 ( age 99 ) Military officer South African Air Force South Africa Stanisław Aronson ( 1925 - 05 - 06 ) May 6, 1925 ( age 92 ) Order of Polonia Restituta recipient Home Army Poland Anatoliy Artemenko ( 1918 - 12 - 19 ) December 19, 1918 ( age 98 ) Soviet Air Force major - general ; Hero of the Soviet Union Red Army Soviet Union Horace Ashenfelter ( 1923 - 01 - 23 ) January 23, 1923 ( age 94 ) Athlete US Army Air Forces United States Mikhail Ashik ( 1925 - 06 - 24 ) June 24, 1925 ( age 92 ) Soviet Army colonel ; Hero of the Soviet Union Red Army Soviet Union Vasily Astafyev ( 1919 - 10 - 26 ) October 26, 1919 ( age 97 ) Soviet Army colonel ; Hero of the Soviet Union Red Army Soviet Union Roy Austen - Smith ( 1924 - 06 - 28 ) June 28, 1924 ( age 93 ) RAF air marshal Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom 90 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Robert L. Backman ( 1922 - 03 - 22 ) March 22, 1922 ( age 95 ) Lawyer, politician U.S. Army United States Peter Badie ( 1925 - 05 - 17 ) May 17, 1925 ( age 92 ) Jazz bass guitarist US Navy United States Thomas Baird ( 1924 - 05 - 17 ) May 17, 1924 ( age 93 ) Royal Navy admiral Royal Navy United Kingdom Zorawar Chand Bakhshi ( 1921 - 10 - 21 ) October 21, 1921 ( age 95 ) Indian Army officer British Indian Army British India Richard Baker ( 1925 - 06 - 15 ) June 15, 1925 ( age 92 ) Broadcaster & radio personality Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom Ronald James Baker ( 1924 - 08 - 24 ) August 24, 1924 ( age 93 ) Academic administrator Royal Air Force Canada Russell Baker ( 1925 - 08 - 14 ) August 14, 1925 ( age 92 ) Author & columnist US Navy Reserve United States Walter Balderson ( 1926 - 09 - 19 ) September 19, 1926 ( age 91 ) Television pioneer US Navy United States Vincent Ball ( 1923 - 12 - 04 ) December 4, 1923 ( age 93 ) Actor Royal Australian Air Force Australia Russell Bannock ( 1919 - 11 - 01 ) November 1, 1919 ( age 97 ) Aviator & test pilot Royal Canadian Air Force Canada Bob Barker ( 1923 - 12 - 12 ) December 12, 1923 ( age 93 ) Game show host US Navy United States Doug Barnard, Jr. ( 1922 - 03 - 20 ) March 20, 1922 ( age 95 ) American politician ; Georgia representative ( 1977 -- 1993 ) US Army United States Dave Bartholomew ( 1920 - 12 - 24 ) December 24, 1920 ( age 96 ) Musician, songwriter, & music producer US Army United States Karl - Ludwig Barths ( 1920 - 05 - 13 ) May 13, 1920 ( age 97 ) President of Volkswagen Canada Ltd. Heer Germany Harry Basch ( 1926 - 01 - 16 ) January 16, 1926 ( age 91 ) Actor & author US Army Air Force United States Yvonne Baseden ( 1922 - 01 - 20 ) January 20, 1922 ( age 95 ) Special Operations Executives assistant French Resistance & Women 's Auxiliary Air Force France Weston Bate ( 1924 - 09 - 24 ) September 24, 1924 ( age 93 ) Historian Royal Australian Air Force Australia Phil Batt ( 1927 - 03 - 04 ) March 4, 1927 ( age 90 ) 29th Governor of Idaho US Army Air Force United States Karlheinz Bauer ( de ) ( 1928 - 04 - 24 ) April 24, 1928 ( age 89 ) Former head of Bauer Group German Army Germany Ludwig Bauer ( 1923 - 02 - 16 ) February 16, 1923 ( age 94 ) Soldier ; recipient of the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross German Army Germany Herbert Baumann ( 1925 - 07 - 31 ) July 31, 1925 ( age 92 ) Composer Heer Germany Hugh Beach ( 1923 - 05 - 20 ) May 20, 1923 ( age 94 ) Army general British Army United Kingdom Ed Bearss ( 1923 - 06 - 26 ) June 26, 1923 ( age 94 ) American historian US Marine Corps United States Léonel Beaudoin ( 1924 - 09 - 13 ) September 13, 1924 ( age 93 ) Politician Canadian Army Canada Beryl Beaurepaire ( 1923 - 09 - 24 ) September 24, 1923 ( age 94 ) Feminist Royal Australian Air Force ( Women 's Auxiliary Australian Air Force ) Australia Julius W. Becton, Jr. ( 1926 - 06 - 29 ) June 29, 1926 ( age 91 ) American military officer, former FEMA director US Army Air Corps United States Harry Belafonte ( 1927 - 03 - 01 ) March 1, 1927 ( age 90 ) American singer US Navy United States Liri Belishova ( 1923 - 03 - 05 ) March 5, 1923 ( age 94 ) Albanian politician National Liberation Movement Albania Wendell Bell ( 1924 - 09 - 27 ) September 27, 1924 ( age 93 ) Futurist US Navy United States V.J. Bella ( 1927 - 07 - 29 ) July 29, 1927 ( age 90 ) American politician US Marine Corps United States Tony Bennett ( 1926 - 08 - 03 ) August 3, 1926 ( age 91 ) American singer US Army United States Roy Bentley ( 1924 - 05 - 17 ) May 17, 1924 ( age 93 ) Football player Royal Navy United Kingdom Paul Berg ( 1926 - 06 - 30 ) June 30, 1926 ( age 91 ) Chemist US Navy United States Alan Bergman ( 1925 - 09 - 11 ) September 11, 1925 ( age 92 ) Songwriter US Army United States Walter Bernstein ( 1919 - 08 - 20 ) August 20, 1919 ( age 98 ) Screenwriter ; The Front, Semi-Tough US Army United States Berkley Bedell ( 1921 - 03 - 05 ) March 5, 1921 ( age 96 ) Politician ; Iowa representative ( 1975 -- 1987 ) US Army United States Rasammah Bhupalan ( 1927 - 05 - 01 ) May 1, 1927 ( age 90 ) Social activist Indian National Army Azad Hind Max Bingham ( 1927 - 03 - 18 ) March 18, 1927 ( age 90 ) Politician Royal Australian Navy Australia Herbert Binkert ( 1923 - 09 - 03 ) September 3, 1923 ( age 94 ) German football player Heer Germany Benjamin B. Blackburn ( 1927 - 02 - 14 ) February 14, 1927 ( age 90 ) Politician US Navy United States George Blake ( 1922 - 11 - 11 ) November 11, 1922 ( age 94 ) Spy Dutch Resistance United Kingdom Henry W. Bloch ( 1922 - 07 - 30 ) July 30, 1922 ( age 95 ) Businessman ; co-founded H&R Block tax preparation company US Army Air Corps United States Hans Blohm ( 1927 - 11 - 12 ) November 12, 1927 ( age 89 ) Photographer and author German Navy Germany Hans Blum ( 1928 - 05 - 23 ) May 23, 1928 ( age 89 ) Singer and Songwriter ( Henry Valentino ) German Navy Germany Robert Bly ( 1926 - 12 - 23 ) December 23, 1926 ( age 90 ) Poet US Navy United States Philipp Bobkov ( 1925 - 12 - 01 ) December 1, 1925 ( age 91 ) First deputy KGB chairman ( 1985 -- 1991 ) Red Army Soviet Union Vittore Bocchetta ( 1918 - 11 - 15 ) November 15, 1918 ( age 98 ) Sculptor, painter, & academic Italian Resistance Italy Paul Bocuse ( 1926 - 02 - 11 ) February 11, 1926 ( age 91 ) Chef French Army France Gottfried Böhm ( 1920 - 01 - 23 ) January 23, 1920 ( age 97 ) Architect Heer Germany Vladimir Boltyansky ( 1925 - 04 - 26 ) April 26, 1925 ( age 92 ) Mathematician & educator Red Army Soviet Union Yuri Bondarev ( 1924 - 03 - 15 ) March 15, 1924 ( age 93 ) Writer Red Army Soviet Union John Tyler Bonner ( 1920 - 05 - 12 ) May 12, 1920 ( age 97 ) Educator US Army Air Corps United States George Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth ( 1919 - 10 - 31 ) October 31, 1919 ( age 97 ) British hereditary peer, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall ( 1977 - 1994 ) British Army United Kingdom Prince Michel of Bourbon - Parma ( 1926 - 03 - 04 ) March 4, 1926 ( age 91 ) French businessman ; prince of the House of Bourbon - Parma US Army United States Cliff Bourland ( 1921 - 01 - 01 ) January 1, 1921 ( age 96 ) Olympic sprinter US Navy United States Johnny Bower ( 1924 - 11 - 08 ) November 8, 1924 ( age 92 ) NHL hockey player Canadian Army Canada Scotty Bowers ( 1923 - 07 - 01 ) July 1, 1923 ( age 94 ) Author US Marine Corps United States Alan Stephenson Boyd ( 1922 - 07 - 20 ) July 20, 1922 ( age 95 ) Government official ; Secretary of Transportation ( 1967 -- 1969 ) US Army Air Forces United States Cloyd Boyer ( 1927 - 09 - 01 ) September 1, 1927 ( age 90 ) Baseball player US Navy United States Edwin Bramall ( 1923 - 12 - 18 ) December 18, 1923 ( age 93 ) Field Marshal British Army United Kingdom Lewis M. Branscomb ( 1926 - 08 - 17 ) August 17, 1926 ( age 91 ) Scientist US Navy United States T. Berry Brazelton ( 1918 - 05 - 10 ) May 10, 1918 ( age 99 ) Pediatrician, columnist, and television host US Navy United States Tony Britton ( 1924 - 06 - 09 ) June 9, 1924 ( age 93 ) Actor British Army United Kingdom Ivor Broadis ( 1922 - 12 - 18 ) December 18, 1922 ( age 94 ) Football player Royal Air Force United Kingdom Hugo Broch ( 1922 - 01 - 06 ) January 6, 1922 ( age 95 ) World War II flying ace Luftwaffe Germany William Broomfield ( 1922 - 04 - 28 ) April 28, 1922 ( age 95 ) Politician ; Michigan representative ( 1957 -- 1993 ) US Army Air Corps United States Chummy Broomhall ( 1919 - 12 - 03 ) December 3, 1919 ( age 97 ) Cross country skier US Army United States Mel Brooks ( 1926 - 06 - 28 ) June 28, 1926 ( age 91 ) Director, actor, producer US Army, Corporal, Battle of the Bulge United States Bobby Brown ( 1923 - 03 - 19 ) March 19, 1923 ( age 94 ) Football player Royal Navy United Kingdom Bobby Brown ( 1924 - 10 - 25 ) October 25, 1924 ( age 92 ) Baseball player US Navy United States Bud Brown ( 1927 - 06 - 18 ) June 18, 1927 ( age 90 ) Politician US Navy United States Jim Brown 1927 ( age 89 -- 90 ) Sportsman, politician Royal Australian Air Force Australia June Brown ( 1927 - 02 - 16 ) February 16, 1927 ( age 90 ) Actress Royal Navy United Kingdom Ronald Brown ( 1926 - 08 - 07 ) August 7, 1926 ( age 91 ) Bishop Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom Mervyn Brown ( 1923 - 09 - 24 ) September 24, 1923 ( age 94 ) Diplomat, historian British Army United Kingdom Stephen Brown ( 1924 - 10 - 03 ) October 3, 1924 ( age 93 ) Judge Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom Andrew Bruce ( 1924 - 02 - 17 ) February 17, 1924 ( age 93 ) 11th Earl of Elgin British Army, Scots Guards United Kingdom Michael Brudenell - Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury ( 1926 - 03 - 31 ) March 31, 1926 ( age 91 ) British peer, businessman British Army United Kingdom Tim Bruxner ( 1923 - 05 - 18 ) May 18, 1923 ( age 94 ) Politician Second Australian Imperial Force and Royal Australian Air Force Australia Günter de Bruyn ( 1926 - 11 - 01 ) November 1, 1926 ( age 90 ) German Author Wehrmacht Germany Ashley Bryan ( 1923 - 07 - 13 ) July 13, 1923 ( age 94 ) Children 's book writer & illustrator ; Beat the Story Drum, Pum - Pum US Army United States Arthur E. Bryson ( 1925 - 10 - 07 ) October 7, 1925 ( age 92 ) Control theorist US Navy United States James L. Buckley ( 1923 - 03 - 09 ) March 9, 1923 ( age 94 ) Politician ; New York senator ( 1971 -- 1977 ) US Navy United States Carl Olaf Bue Jr. ( 1922 - 03 - 27 ) March 27, 1922 ( age 95 ) Federal judge US Army United States Veljko Bulajić ( 1928 - 03 - 22 ) March 22, 1928 ( age 89 ) Film director Partisans Croatia Romus Burgin ( 1922 - 08 - 13 ) August 13, 1922 ( age 95 ) Author US Marine Corps United States Jack Burke, Jr. ( 1923 - 01 - 29 ) January 29, 1923 ( age 94 ) PGA professional golfer US Marine Corps United States Alexander Butterfield ( 1926 - 04 - 06 ) April 6, 1926 ( age 91 ) Military officer US Army Air Forces United States George H.W. Bush ( 1924 - 06 - 12 ) June 12, 1924 ( age 93 ) 41st U.S. President US Navy, Lieutenant United States Brendan Byrne ( 1924 - 04 - 01 ) April 1, 1924 ( age 93 ) Politician ; governor of New Jersey ( 1974 -- 1982 ) US Army Air Corps United States 44 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Emil Cadkin ( 1920 - 08 - 26 ) August 26, 1920 ( age 97 ) Film score composer US Army Air Forces United States Fred Caligiuri ( 1918 - 10 - 22 ) October 22, 1918 ( age 98 ) Baseball player US Army United States Arnold Callin ( 1924 - 08 - 25 ) August 25, 1924 ( age 93 ) Manx politician Royal Navy United Kingdom Joseph Campanella ( 1927 - 11 - 21 ) November 21, 1927 ( age 89 ) Actor US Navy United States Mortimer Caplin ( 1916 - 07 - 11 ) July 11, 1916 ( age 101 ) Tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner ( 1961 -- 1964 ) US Navy United States Pierre Cardin ( 1922 - 07 - 02 ) July 2, 1922 ( age 95 ) Fashion designer Red Cross France Eric Carle ( 1929 - 06 - 25 ) June 25, 1929 ( age 88 ) Children 's author & illustrator Dug trenches on the Siegfried Line Germany Lou Carnesecca ( 1925 - 05 - 01 ) May 1, 1925 ( age 92 ) Basketball coach US Coast Guard United States William Keir Carr ( 1923 - 03 - 19 ) March 19, 1923 ( age 94 ) Aviator ; Canadian Air Forces commander ( 1975 -- 1978 ) Royal Canadian Air Force Canada Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington ( 1919 - 06 - 06 ) June 6, 1919 ( age 98 ) Politician ; Father of the House of Lords ( 2007 -- present ) Grenadier Guards United Kingdom John Carrick ( 1918 - 09 - 04 ) September 4, 1918 ( age 99 ) Politician Australian Army Australia Jimmy Carter ( 1924 - 10 - 01 ) October 1, 1924 ( age 93 ) 39th U.S. President US Navy United States Desmond Cassidi ( 1925 - 01 - 26 ) January 26, 1925 ( age 92 ) Admiral Royal Navy United Kingdom William J. Castagna ( 1924 - 06 - 25 ) June 25, 1924 ( age 93 ) Federal judge US Army Air Forces United States Jean - Gabriel Castel 1925 Law professor French Resistance France George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil ( 1925 - 02 - 27 ) February 27, 1925 ( age 92 ) Businessman Royal Navy United States Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont ( 1919 - 12 - 05 ) December 5, 1919 ( age 97 ) Historian. U.K. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs ( 1964 - 1970 ), senior life peer of the British House of Lords, British Army lieutenant - colonel. British Army United Kingdom Robert Foster Chapman ( 1926 - 04 - 24 ) April 24, 1926 ( age 91 ) Federal judge US Navy United States Tony Charmoli ( 1922 - 06 - 11 ) June 11, 1922 ( age 95 ) Choreographer & TV dancer US Army Air Force United States Eugene Chelyshev ( 1921 - 10 - 27 ) October 27, 1921 ( age 95 ) Indologist & academician Red Army Soviet Union Don Cherry ( 1924 - 01 - 11 ) January 11, 1924 ( age 93 ) Singer & golfer US Army Air Corps United States Kenneth O. Chilstrom ( 1921 - 04 - 20 ) April 20, 1921 ( age 96 ) Air force officer US Army Air Corps United States Edward Clark ( 1926 - 05 - 06 ) May 6, 1926 ( age 91 ) Artist US Army Air Force United States Ramsey Clark ( 1927 - 12 - 18 ) December 18, 1927 ( age 89 ) 66th US Attorney General US Marine Corps United States Dick Cole ( 1926 - 05 - 06 ) May 6, 1926 ( age 91 ) Baseball player US Army United States Don Colo ( 1925 - 01 - 05 ) January 5, 1925 ( age 92 ) American football player United States Forrest Compton ( 1925 - 09 - 15 ) September 15, 1925 ( age 92 ) Actor US Army United States Jim Conacher ( 1921 - 05 - 05 ) May 5, 1921 ( age 96 ) Hockey player Canadian Army Canada Clint Conatser ( 1921 - 07 - 24 ) July 24, 1921 ( age 96 ) Baseball player US Coast Guard United States Fred Cone ( 1926 - 06 - 21 ) June 21, 1926 ( age 91 ) American football player US Army United States Samuel Conti ( 1922 - 07 - 16 ) July 16, 1922 ( age 95 ) Federal judge US Army United States Charles H. Coolidge ( 1921 - 08 - 04 ) August 4, 1921 ( age 96 ) Soldier ; Medal of Honor recipient US Army United States John Thomas Copenhaver, Jr. ( 1925 - 09 - 29 ) September 29, 1925 ( age 92 ) Federal judge US Army United States Anton Coppola ( 1917 - 03 - 21 ) March 21, 1917 ( age 100 ) Opera conductor & composer Bandmaster in the US Army United States Roger Corman ( 1926 - 04 - 05 ) April 5, 1926 ( age 91 ) Filmmaker & actor V - 12 Navy College Training Program United States Hugh Cortazzi ( 1924 - 05 - 02 ) May 2, 1924 ( age 93 ) Diplomat, author and Japanologist. British Ambassador to Japan ( 1980 -- 84 ), President of the Asiatic Society of Japan ( 1982 -- 1983 ), Chairman of the Japan Society of London ( 1985 -- 95 ) Royal Air Force United Kingdom Jack Costanzo ( 1919 - 09 - 24 ) September 24, 1919 ( age 98 ) Percussionist US Navy United States John J. Creedon ( 1924 - 08 - 01 ) August 1, 1924 ( age 93 ) Former President and CEO of MetLife US Navy United States Jack Crimian ( 1926 - 02 - 17 ) February 17, 1926 ( age 91 ) Baseball player US Army United States John Cruickshank ( 1920 - 05 - 20 ) May 20, 1920 ( age 97 ) Recipient of the Victoria Cross Royal Air Force United Kingdom Peter Cundall ( 1927 - 04 - 01 ) April 1, 1927 ( age 90 ) Host of Gardening Australia ( 1969 -- 2008 ) British Army Australia Hugh Cunningham ( 1921 - 11 - 04 ) November 4, 1921 ( age 95 ) Lieutenant general, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff ( Operational Requirements ) ( 1976 - 1978 ) British Army United Kingdom Francis S. Currey ( 1925 - 06 - 29 ) June 29, 1925 ( age 92 ) World War II Medal of Honor recipient US Army United States Jal Cursetji ( 1919 - 05 - 20 ) May 20, 1919 ( age 98 ) Chief of Naval Staff, India ( 1976 -- 79 ) Royal Indian Navy British India 38 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Dieter Damerius ( 1924 - 04 - 17 ) April 17, 1924 ( age 93 ) World War II Knight 's Cross recipient German Army Germany Philip J. Davis ( 1923 - 01 - 02 ) January 2, 1923 ( age 94 ) Mathematician US Army Air Forces United States Bob Dawson ( 1921 - 01 - 03 ) January 3, 1921 ( age 96 ) Football player Australian Army Australia John Gunther Dean ( 1926 - 02 - 24 ) February 24, 1926 ( age 91 ) Diplomat US Army United States Billy DeMars ( 1925 - 08 - 26 ) August 26, 1925 ( age 92 ) Baseball player US Navy United States Alfred Dennis ( 1922 - 08 - 17 ) August 17, 1922 ( age 95 ) Politician Australian Army Australia Frederick B. Dent ( 1922 - 08 - 17 ) August 17, 1922 ( age 95 ) Politician US Navy United States Gene Derricotte ( 1926 - 06 - 14 ) June 14, 1926 ( age 91 ) American football player US Army United States Louis A. DeSimone ( 1922 - 02 - 21 ) February 21, 1922 ( age 95 ) Bishop US Army United States Richard DeVos ( 1926 - 03 - 04 ) March 4, 1926 ( age 91 ) Businessman, philanthropist US Army Air Corps United States George Dickson ( 1923 - 09 - 27 ) September 27, 1923 ( age 94 ) Football player US Army United States Edward Digby, 12th Baron Digby ( 1924 - 07 - 24 ) July 24, 1924 ( age 93 ) British hereditary peer, Lord Lieutenant of Dorset ( 1984 - 1999 ) British Army United Kingdom Harrison Dillard ( 1923 - 07 - 08 ) July 8, 1923 ( age 94 ) Track and field athlete US Army United States John Dingell ( 1926 - 07 - 08 ) July 8, 1926 ( age 91 ) Politician US Army United States David Dinkins ( 1927 - 07 - 10 ) July 10, 1927 ( age 90 ) Politician US Marine Corps United States John William Ditter, Jr. ( 1921 - 10 - 19 ) October 19, 1921 ( age 95 ) Federal judge US Naval Reserve United States Neagu Djuvara ( 1916 - 08 - 18 ) August 18, 1916 ( age 101 ) Historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist and diplomat. Romanian Land Forces Romania Bobby Doerr ( 1918 - 04 - 07 ) April 7, 1918 ( age 99 ) Baseball player US Army United States Klaus von Dohnanyi ( 1928 - 06 - 23 ) June 23, 1928 ( age 89 ) Politician, First Mayor of Hamburg Volkssturm Germany Bob Dole ( 1923 - 07 - 22 ) July 22, 1923 ( age 94 ) US Senator ( 1969 - 1996 ) ; 1976 Republican vice-presidential nominee ; 1996 Republican presidential nominee US Army United States Vladimir Dolgikh ( 1924 - 12 - 05 ) December 5, 1924 ( age 92 ) Political figure Red Army Soviet Union Haddon Donald ( 1917 - 03 - 20 ) March 20, 1917 ( age 100 ) Politician New Zealand Army New Zealand Fred J. Doocy ( 1913 - 05 - 05 ) May 5, 1913 ( age 104 ) Politician US Army Air Force United States Gregor Dorfmeister ( 1929 - 03 - 07 ) March 7, 1929 ( age 88 ) Journalist writer Volkssturm Germany Bob Dorough ( 1923 - 12 - 12 ) December 12, 1923 ( age 93 ) Jazz pianist, composer & singer US Army United States Roy Dotrice ( 1923 - 05 - 26 ) May 26, 1923 ( age 94 ) Actor Royal Air Force United Kingdom Kirk Douglas ( 1916 - 12 - 09 ) December 9, 1916 ( age 100 ) Actor US Navy United States Hugh Downs ( 1921 - 02 - 14 ) February 14, 1921 ( age 96 ) Journalist and TV host US Army United States Keith Doyle ( 1924 - 12 - 10 ) December 10, 1924 ( age 92 ) Politician Royal Australian Air Force Australia Nick Drahos ( 1918 - 12 - 06 ) December 6, 1918 ( age 98 ) American football player US Army United States Roger Du Boulay ( 1922 - 03 - 20 ) March 20, 1922 ( age 95 ) Diplomat and civil servant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom Richard L. Duchossois ( 1921 - 10 - 07 ) October 7, 1921 ( age 96 ) Sports businessman US Army United States Patrick Duffy ( 1920 - 06 - 17 ) June 17, 1920 ( age 97 ) President of the NATO Assembly Fleet Air Arm United Kingdom Alene Duerk ( 1920 - 03 - 29 ) March 29, 1920 ( age 97 ) Director of United Services Life Insurance Company US Navy United States Charles Duncan, Jr. ( 1926 - 09 - 09 ) September 9, 1926 ( age 91 ) Entrepreneur, statesman, and administrator US Army Air Corps United States David Douglas Duncan ( 1916 - 01 - 23 ) January 23, 1916 ( age 101 ) Photojournalist US Marine Corps United States Winfield Dunn ( 1927 - 07 - 01 ) July 1, 1927 ( age 90 ) Politician ; Governor of Tennessee ( 1971 -- 1975 ) US Navy United States Karl Dunz ( de ) ( 1917 - 02 - 02 ) February 2, 1917 ( age 100 ) Author Wehrmacht Germany 28 veterans Birth Notability Service Country George J. Eade ( 1921 - 10 - 27 ) October 27, 1921 ( age 95 ) U.S. Air Force General US Army Air Corps United States James Eberle ( 1927 - 05 - 31 ) May 31, 1927 ( age 90 ) Admiral Royal Navy United Kingdom John Eden ( 1925 - 05 - 15 ) May 15, 1925 ( age 92 ) Conservative MP, nephew of Anthony Eden 2nd Gurkha Rifles United Kingdom Edwin Edwards ( 1927 - 08 - 07 ) August 7, 1927 ( age 90 ) Governor of Louisiana ( 1972 -- 1980, 1984 -- 1988 ; 1992 -- 1996 ) ; congressman from Louisiana ( 1965 - 1972 ) US Navy United States James Francis Edwards ( 1921 - 06 - 05 ) June 5, 1921 ( age 96 ) World War II flying ace Royal Canadian Air Force Canada Warren William Eginton ( 1924 - 02 - 16 ) February 16, 1924 ( age 93 ) Federal judge US Army United States John Ehle ( 1925 - 12 - 13 ) December 13, 1925 ( age 91 ) Writer US Army United States Herbert Ehrenberg ( 1926 - 12 - 21 ) December 21, 1926 ( age 90 ) German politician German Army Germany Manfred Eigen ( 1927 - 07 - 09 ) July 9, 1927 ( age 90 ) Biophysical chemist, Nobel Prize laureate Heer Germany Eberhard Eimler ( 1930 - 11 - 30 ) November 30, 1930 ( age 86 ) General Volkssturm Germany Alfred Einwag ( de ) ( 1928 - 03 - 18 ) March 18, 1928 ( age 89 ) Lawyer German Army Germany Garnett Thomas Eisele ( 1923 - 11 - 03 ) November 3, 1923 ( age 93 ) US District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas US Army United States Princess Elizabeth ( 1926 - 04 - 21 ) April 21, 1926 ( age 91 ) Queen of the Commonwealth Realms Colonel - in - Chief, Grenadier Guards and Auxiliary Territorial Service United Kingdom Bump Elliott ( 1925 - 01 - 30 ) January 30, 1925 ( age 92 ) American football player and coach US Marines United States Robert Engman ( 1927 - 04 - 29 ) April 29, 1927 ( age 90 ) Sculptor US Navy United States Erhard Eppler ( 1926 - 12 - 09 ) December 9, 1926 ( age 90 ) Politician German Army Germany Jerald Ericksen ( 1924 - 12 - 20 ) December 20, 1924 ( age 92 ) Mathematician US Navy United States Carl Erskine ( 1926 - 12 - 13 ) December 13, 1926 ( age 90 ) Baseball player US Navy United States Alan Erskine - Murray ( 1923 - 12 - 31 ) December 31, 1923 ( age 93 ) Barrister, Scottish hereditary peer British Army United Kingdom Vladimir Etush ( 1922 - 05 - 06 ) May 6, 1922 ( age 95 ) Actor Red Army Soviet Union David Evans ( 1924 - 12 - 20 ) December 20, 1924 ( age 92 ) Politician Royal Australian Air Force Australia David Evans ( 1925 - 06 - 03 ) June 3, 1925 ( age 92 ) Chief of the Air Staff of the RAAF ( 1982 - 1985 ) ; writer and defense consultant Royal Australian Air Force Australia Daniel Evans ( 1924 - 07 - 14 ) July 14, 1924 ( age 93 ) Military officer Royal Air Force United Kingdom Daniel J. Evans ( 1925 - 10 - 16 ) October 16, 1925 ( age 91 ) Politician ; 16th Governor of Washington ( 1965 - 1977 ) US Navy United States Charles Evers ( 1922 - 09 - 11 ) September 11, 1922 ( age 95 ) Civil rights activist US Army United States Douglas Everett ( 1927 - 08 - 12 ) August 12, 1927 ( age 90 ) Senator and lawyer Royal Canadian Navy Canada Klas Ewert Everwyn ( de ) ( 1930 - 03 - 10 ) March 10, 1930 ( age 87 ) Author Volkssturm Germany Anthony Eyton ( 1923 - 05 - 17 ) May 17, 1923 ( age 94 ) Artist British Army United Kingdom 35 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Max Falkenstien ( 1924 - 04 - 09 ) April 9, 1924 ( age 93 ) Sports announcer US Army Air Corps United States Paul Farnes ( 1918 - 07 - 16 ) July 16, 1918 ( age 99 ) World War II flying ace ; one of `` The Few '' surviving pilots of the Battle of Britain Royal Air Force United Kingdom Edward L. Feightner ( 1919 - 10 - 14 ) October 14, 1919 ( age 97 ) Rear Admiral US Navy Reserve United States Victor Feldbrill ( 1924 - 04 - 04 ) April 4, 1924 ( age 93 ) Conductor & violinist Royal Canadian Navy Canada Nicholas Felice ( 1927 - 02 - 05 ) February 5, 1927 ( age 90 ) Politician US Army United States Benjamin B. Ferencz ( 1920 - 03 - 11 ) March 11, 1920 ( age 97 ) Lawyer ; last living prosecutor at Nuremberg Trials US Army United States Lawrence Ferlinghetti ( 1919 - 03 - 24 ) March 24, 1919 ( age 98 ) Poet US Navy United States Robert H. Ferrell ( 1921 - 05 - 08 ) May 8, 1921 ( age 96 ) Historian US Army Air Forces United States David Ferry ( 1924 - 03 - 05 ) March 5, 1924 ( age 93 ) Poet & professor US Army Air Forces United States Edward Field ( 1924 - 06 - 07 ) June 7, 1924 ( age 93 ) Poet & author US Army Air Forces United States Frank Field ( 1923 - 03 - 30 ) March 30, 1923 ( age 94 ) Meteorologist US Army Air Forces United States Nathaniel Fiennes ( 1920 - 09 - 22 ) September 22, 1920 ( age 97 ) British hereditary peer, businessman British Army United Kingdom Paul Findley ( 1921 - 06 - 13 ) June 13, 1921 ( age 96 ) Politician ; Illinois representative ( 1961 -- 1983 ) US Navy United States Bernhard Fisch ( 1926 - 08 - 22 ) August 22, 1926 ( age 91 ) German writer Wehrmacht Germany Oskar Fischer ( 1923 - 03 - 19 ) March 19, 1923 ( age 94 ) Minister of foreign affairs of the German Democratic Republic Wehrmacht Germany Leonard Everett Fisher ( 1924 - 06 - 24 ) June 24, 1924 ( age 93 ) Children 's writer & illustrator US Army United States Ed Fitz Gerald ( 1924 - 05 - 21 ) May 21, 1924 ( age 93 ) Major League baseball player US Army United States Jimmy Fitzmorris ( 1921 - 11 - 15 ) November 15, 1921 ( age 95 ) Businessman, politician US Army United States Sergio Flamigni ( 1925 - 10 - 22 ) October 22, 1925 ( age 91 ) Politician & writer Italian Resistance Italy François Flohic ( 1920 - 08 - 02 ) August 2, 1920 ( age 97 ) Admiral Free French Naval Forces France Jim Forbes ( 1923 - 12 - 16 ) December 16, 1923 ( age 93 ) Politician Australian Army Australia Doug Ford ( 1922 - 06 - 22 ) June 22, 1922 ( age 95 ) Golfer US Coast Guard United States Wieland Förster ( 1930 - 02 - 12 ) February 12, 1930 ( age 87 ) Painter and writer Volkssturm Germany Maurice Sanford Fox ( 1924 - 10 - 11 ) October 11, 1924 ( age 93 ) Geneticist & molecular biologist US Army Air Corps United States Sonny Fox ( 1925 - 06 - 17 ) June 17, 1925 ( age 92 ) Television host US Army United States William Frankland ( 1912 - 03 - 19 ) March 19, 1912 ( age 105 ) Immunologist British Army United Kingdom John Franzese ( 1917 - 02 - 06 ) February 6, 1917 ( age 100 ) Underboss of the Colombo crime family US Army United States Donald M. Fraser ( 1924 - 02 - 20 ) February 20, 1924 ( age 93 ) Mayor of Minneapolis ( 1980 -- 1993 ) US Navy United States Jesse Freitas Sr. ( 1921 - 02 - 07 ) February 7, 1921 ( age 96 ) Football player US Army United States George Carr Frison ( 1924 - 11 - 11 ) November 11, 1924 ( age 92 ) Archaeologist US Navy United States Russell Freeburg ( 1923 - 03 - 04 ) March 4, 1923 ( age 94 ) Editor of the Chicago Tribune US Army United States John P. Fullam ( 1921 - 12 - 10 ) December 10, 1921 ( age 95 ) Judge US Naval Reserve United States Edward Simons Fulmer ( 1919 - 04 - 16 ) April 16, 1919 ( age 98 ) Knight of the Military William Order US Army Air Forces United States Andrew Fulton ( 1927 - 01 - 23 ) January 23, 1927 ( age 90 ) Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy ( 1980 - 1983 ) Royal Canadian Navy Canada Richard Fulton ( 1927 - 01 - 27 ) January 27, 1927 ( age 90 ) Mayor of Nashville ( 1975 -- 1987 ) US Navy United States 47 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Billy Gabor ( 1922 - 05 - 13 ) May 13, 1922 ( age 95 ) Basketball player US Army Air Corps United States Cornelius Edward Gallagher ( 1921 - 03 - 02 ) March 2, 1921 ( age 96 ) Politician ; New Jersey representative ( 1959 -- 1973 ) US Army United States Norman Garbo ( 1919 - 02 - 15 ) February 15, 1919 ( age 98 ) Author & lecturer US Army Air Forces United States Dave Garcia ( 1920 - 09 - 15 ) September 15, 1920 ( age 97 ) Baseball player & coach US Army Air Forces United States Makhmut Gareev ( 1923 - 06 - 23 ) June 23, 1923 ( age 94 ) Historian & military scientist Red Army Soviet Union Bernard Garfield ( 1924 - 03 - 27 ) March 27, 1924 ( age 93 ) Bassoonist US Army United States Stanley Michael Gartler ( 1923 - 06 - 09 ) June 9, 1923 ( age 94 ) Biologist & geneticist US Army Air Forces United States William H. Gass ( 1924 - 07 - 30 ) July 30, 1924 ( age 93 ) Novelist, essayist US Navy United States William H. Gates, Sr. ( 1925 - 11 - 30 ) November 30, 1925 ( age 91 ) Philanthropist and father of Bill Gates US Army United States Philippe de Gaulle ( 1921 - 12 - 28 ) December 28, 1921 ( age 95 ) Inspector General, Senator and son of leader Charles De Gaulle French Navy Free France Tuomas Gerdt ( 1922 - 05 - 28 ) May 28, 1922 ( age 95 ) Last living recipient of the Mannerheim Cross Finnish Army Finland Hubert Germain ( fr ) ( 1920 - 08 - 06 ) August 6, 1920 ( age 97 ) Former minister ( 1972 - 1974 ) ; Compagnon de la Libération Forces françaises libres France Gustav Gerneth ( de ) ( 1905 - 10 - 15 ) October 15, 1905 ( age 111 ) Oldest living German veteran of WW2 Luftwaffe Germany Hutton Gibson ( 1918 - 08 - 26 ) August 26, 1918 ( age 99 ) Writer ; father of Mel Gibson US Army Signal Corps United States Roy Gibson ( 1924 - 07 - 04 ) July 4, 1924 ( age 93 ) Aerospace engineer British Army United Kingdom Lewis Gilbert ( 1920 - 03 - 06 ) March 6, 1920 ( age 97 ) Film director Royal Air Force United Kingdom Alastair Gillespie ( 1922 - 05 - 01 ) May 1, 1922 ( age 95 ) Politician Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve Canada Valéry Giscard d'Estaing ( 1926 - 02 - 02 ) February 2, 1926 ( age 91 ) French politician ; President of France ( 1974 - 1981 ) Free French Army French Resistance France I. Leo Glasser ( 1924 - 04 - 06 ) April 6, 1924 ( age 93 ) Judge US Army United States Roy J. Glauber ( 1925 - 09 - 01 ) September 1, 1925 ( age 92 ) Physicist US Army United States Manolis Glezos ( 1922 - 09 - 09 ) September 9, 1922 ( age 95 ) Politician & writer Greek Resistance Greece Bill Gold ( 1921 - 01 - 03 ) January 3, 1921 ( age 96 ) Film poster designer ; Yankee Doodle Dandy, Casablanca US Army United States Harry E. Goldsworthy ( 1914 - 04 - 03 ) April 3, 1914 ( age 103 ) Lieutenant General US Army United States Wiesław Gołas ( 1930 - 10 - 09 ) October 9, 1930 ( age 87 ) Actor Gray Ranks Poland Alfred T. Goodwin ( 1923 - 06 - 29 ) June 29, 1923 ( age 94 ) Judge ; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ( 1971 -- 1991 ) US Army United States Bert I. Gordon ( 1922 - 09 - 24 ) September 24, 1922 ( age 95 ) Film director ; Village of the Giants, Empire of the Ants US Army Air Corps United States Bernard F. Grabowski ( 1923 - 06 - 11 ) June 11, 1923 ( age 94 ) Politician ; Connecticut Representative ( 1965 - 1967 ) US Army United States René Henry Gracida ( 1923 - 06 - 09 ) June 9, 1923 ( age 94 ) Bishop Flying Tigers United States Sir John Graham, 4th Baronet ( 1926 - 07 - 15 ) July 15, 1926 ( age 91 ) Diplomat. U.K. Ambassador to Iraq ( 1974 - 1977 ), U.K. Ambassador at Tehran ( 1979 - 1980 ), UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council ( 1982 - 1986 ) British Army United Kingdom Ted Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton ( 1925 - 03 - 26 ) March 26, 1925 ( age 92 ) Politician British Army United Kingdom David E. Grange, Jr. ( 1925 - 04 - 09 ) April 9, 1925 ( age 92 ) General US Army United States Martin Graßnick ( de ) ( 1917 - 05 - 05 ) May 5, 1917 ( age 100 ) Architect Wehrmacht Germany Henry Gray ( 1925 - 01 - 19 ) January 19, 1925 ( age 92 ) Blues singer & pianist US Army United States Bill Grayden ( 1920 - 08 - 05 ) August 5, 1920 ( age 97 ) Politician Australian Army Australia Bill Greason ( 1924 - 09 - 03 ) September 3, 1924 ( age 93 ) Baseball player US Marine Corps United States Maurice R. Greenberg ( 1925 - 05 - 04 ) May 4, 1925 ( age 92 ) CEO of American International Group ( 1967 -- 2005 ) US Army United States Shecky Greene ( 1926 - 04 - 08 ) April 8, 1926 ( age 91 ) Comedian US Navy United States Paul Greengard ( 1925 - 12 - 11 ) December 11, 1925 ( age 91 ) Scientist US Navy United States John Gridunov ( 1926 - 10 - 06 ) October 6, 1926 ( age 91 ) Cosmonaut Soviet Air Force Soviet Union Stu Griffing ( 1926 - 11 - 09 ) November 9, 1926 ( age 90 ) Olympic rower US Army United States Oskar Groning ( 1921 - 06 - 10 ) June 10, 1921 ( age 96 ) Soldier & `` the accountant of Auschwitz '' Waffen SS Germany Werner Grossmann ( 1929 - 03 - 06 ) March 6, 1929 ( age 88 ) Former East German deputy leader of the Ministry of State Security Volkssturm Germany Johnny Groth ( 1926 - 07 - 23 ) July 23, 1926 ( age 91 ) Baseball player US Navy United States Frank Joseph Guarini ( 1924 - 08 - 20 ) August 20, 1924 ( age 93 ) Politician ; New Jersey Representative ( 1979 - 1990 ) US Navy United States James Gunn ( 1923 - 07 - 12 ) July 12, 1923 ( age 94 ) Science fiction writer & editor US Navy United States Erich Gusko ( de ) ( 1930 - 02 - 19 ) February 19, 1930 ( age 87 ) Cinematographer Volkssturm Germany Richard K. Guy ( 1916 - 09 - 30 ) September 30, 1916 ( age 101 ) Mathematician Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom 55 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Bill Hachten ( 1924 - 11 - 30 ) November 30, 1924 ( age 92 ) Football player US Army United States George Haigh ( 1915 - 06 - 26 ) June 26, 1915 ( age 102 ) Professional footballer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom Ralph Hall ( 1923 - 05 - 03 ) May 3, 1923 ( age 94 ) Politician ; Texas representative ( 1981 -- 2015 ) US Navy United States Gail Halvorsen ( 1920 - 10 - 10 ) October 10, 1920 ( age 97 ) US Air Force pilot ; Berlin Airlift `` Candy Bomber '' US Army Air Forces United States Walter Hanel ( de ) ( 1930 - 09 - 30 ) September 30, 1930 ( age 87 ) political caricaturist Volkssturm Germany Orval H. Hansen ( 1926 - 08 - 03 ) August 3, 1926 ( age 91 ) Politician ; Idaho representative ( 1969 - 1975 ) US Navy United States William Harbison ( 1921 - 03 - 11 ) March 11, 1921 ( age 96 ) Aviator Royal Air Force United Kingdom Reinhard Hardegen ( 1913 - 03 - 18 ) March 18, 1913 ( age 104 ) U-boat commander Kriegsmarine Germany Chuck Harmon ( 1924 - 04 - 23 ) April 23, 1924 ( age 93 ) Baseball player US Army United States Sheldon Harnick ( 1924 - 04 - 30 ) April 30, 1924 ( age 93 ) Lyricist ( Fiddler on the Roof ) US Army United States Freddie Hart ( 1926 - 12 - 21 ) December 21, 1926 ( age 90 ) Country musician US Marine Corps United States Wolf C. Hartwig ( 1919 - 09 - 08 ) September 8, 1919 ( age 98 ) Film Producer Interpreter, Heer Germany R. James Harvey ( 1922 - 07 - 04 ) July 4, 1922 ( age 95 ) Politician & jurist US Army Air Forces United States Alexander Harvey II ( 1923 - 05 - 03 ) May 3, 1923 ( age 94 ) Federal Judge US Army United States Karl - Günther von Hase ( 1917 - 12 - 15 ) December 15, 1917 ( age 99 ) German ambassador in London, 1970 - 1977 Heer Germany Don Hasenmayer ( 1927 - 04 - 04 ) April 4, 1927 ( age 90 ) Baseball player US Navy United States Harry G. Haskell, Jr. ( 1921 - 05 - 27 ) May 27, 1921 ( age 96 ) Politician ; Delaware representative ( 1957 - 1959 ) US Coast Guard United States Hau Pei - tsun ( 1919 - 07 - 13 ) July 13, 1919 ( age 98 ) Taiwanese general and politician ; Premier of the Republic of China ( 1990 - 1993 ) National Revolutionary Army Republic of China Chris Haughey ( 1925 - 10 - 03 ) October 3, 1925 ( age 92 ) Baseball player US Army United States Helmut Hauptmann ( 1928 - 03 - 12 ) March 12, 1928 ( age 89 ) Writer German Army Germany Roy T. Haverkamp ( 1924 - 12 - 10 ) December 10, 1924 ( age 92 ) U.S Ambassador to Grenada ( 1984 - 1986 ) US Army Air Forces United States Bill Hayes ( 1925 - 06 - 05 ) June 5, 1925 ( age 92 ) Actor US Naval Air Corps United States Robert Hébras ( 1925 - 06 - 29 ) June 29, 1925 ( age 92 ) Oradour - sur Glane massacre survivor French Resistance France Eberhard Heder ( 1918 - 06 - 30 ) June 30, 1918 ( age 99 ) Sturmbannführer Waffen - SS Germany Val Heim ( 1920 - 11 - 04 ) November 4, 1920 ( age 96 ) Baseball player US Navy United States Bert Hellinger ( 1925 - 12 - 16 ) December 16, 1925 ( age 91 ) Psychotherapist German Armed Forces Germany Paul Hellyer ( 1923 - 08 - 06 ) August 6, 1923 ( age 94 ) Engineer and politician Royal Canadian Artillery Canada Jon Hendricks ( 1921 - 09 - 16 ) September 16, 1921 ( age 96 ) Jazz singer and lyricist US Navy United States James Hennessy ( 1923 - 09 - 26 ) September 26, 1923 ( age 94 ) Diplomat, prison official British Army United Kingdom Johnny Hetki ( 1922 - 05 - 12 ) May 12, 1922 ( age 95 ) Baseball player US Army United States Felicity Hill ( 1915 - 12 - 12 ) December 12, 1915 ( age 101 ) RAF air officer ; Director of the Women 's Royal Air Force ( 1966 - 1969 ) Royal Air Force United Kingdom Elwood Hillis ( 1926 - 03 - 06 ) March 6, 1926 ( age 91 ) Indiana congressman ( 1971 -- 1987 ) US Army United States William Hoeveler ( 1922 - 08 - 23 ) August 23, 1922 ( age 95 ) Lawyer & judge US Marine Corps United States Philip H. Hoff ( 1924 - 06 - 29 ) June 29, 1924 ( age 93 ) Politician US Navy United States Hilmar Hoffmann ( 1925 - 08 - 25 ) August 25, 1925 ( age 92 ) Cultural worker German Army Germany Hal Holbrook ( 1925 - 02 - 17 ) February 17, 1925 ( age 92 ) Actor US Army United States Ernest Hollings ( 1922 - 01 - 01 ) January 1, 1922 ( age 95 ) Politician ; South Carolina governor ( 1959 -- 1963 ) and senator ( 1966 -- 2005 ) US Army United States Earl Holliman ( 1928 - 09 - 11 ) September 11, 1928 ( age 89 ) Actor US Navy United States James L. Holloway III ( 1922 - 02 - 23 ) February 23, 1922 ( age 95 ) Navy admiral US Navy United States Olivia Hooker ( 1915 - 02 - 15 ) February 15, 1915 ( age 102 ) Psychologist US Coast Guard United States A. Linwood Holton, Jr. ( 1923 - 09 - 21 ) September 21, 1923 ( age 94 ) Politician ; governor of Virginia ( 1970 -- 1974 ) US Army United States Amo Houghton ( 1926 - 08 - 07 ) August 7, 1926 ( age 91 ) New York congressman ( 1987 -- 2005 ) US Marine Corps United States Euan Howard ( 1923 - 11 - 26 ) November 26, 1923 ( age 93 ) Politician ; 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Royal Navy United Kingdom Lee Howard ( 1923 - 11 - 11 ) November 11, 1923 ( age 93 ) Baseball player US Navy United States Michael Howard ( 1922 - 11 - 29 ) November 29, 1922 ( age 94 ) Historian British Army United Kingdom Walter Huddleston ( 1926 - 04 - 15 ) April 15, 1926 ( age 91 ) Politician ; Kentucky representative ( 1973 - 1985 ) US Army United States Harry Hughes ( 1926 - 11 - 13 ) November 13, 1926 ( age 90 ) Politician ; 57th Governor of Maryland ( 1979 - 1987 ) US Navy United States Tom Hughes ( 1923 - 11 - 26 ) November 26, 1923 ( age 93 ) Politician Royal Australian Air Force Australia Johan van Hulst ( 1911 - 01 - 28 ) January 28, 1911 ( age 106 ) Politician Dutch Resistance Netherlands Hans - Joachim Hunger ( 1921 - 03 - 08 ) March 8, 1921 ( age 96 ) Soldier, recipient of the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross Heer Germany David Hurst ( 1926 - 03 - 09 ) March 9, 1926 ( age 91 ) Actor British Army United Kingdom Jeremy Hutchinson, Baron Hutchinson of Lullington ( 1915 - 03 - 28 ) March 28, 1915 ( age 102 ) Lawyer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom Earl Hutto ( 1926 - 05 - 12 ) May 12, 1926 ( age 91 ) Florida congressman ( 1979 -- 1995 ) US Navy United States Harold Hyman ( 1924 - 07 - 24 ) July 24, 1924 ( age 93 ) American Civil War historian US Marine Corps United States Hyun Soong - jong ( 1919 - 01 - 26 ) January 26, 1919 ( age 98 ) Prime Minister of South Korea ( 1992 - 1993 ) Imperial Japanese Army Japan 5 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Paul Robert Ignatius ( 1920 - 11 - 11 ) November 11, 1920 ( age 96 ) Government official US Navy United States Robert F. Inger ( 1920 - 09 - 10 ) September 10, 1920 ( age 97 ) Herpetologist US Army Corps of Engineers United States Edmund Ironside, 2nd Baron Ironside ( 1924 - 09 - 21 ) September 21, 1924 ( age 93 ) British hereditary peer Royal Navy United Kingdom Daniel Ivin ( 1932 - 04 - 16 ) April 16, 1932 ( age 85 ) Writer Partisans Croatia Nobuaki Iwatake 1923 Soldier & translator Imperial Japanese Army Japan J 13 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Joe M. Jackson ( 1923 - 03 - 14 ) March 14, 1923 ( age 94 ) Air Force Colonel ; Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient US Army Air Corps United States Alina Janowska ( 1923 - 04 - 16 ) April 16, 1923 ( age 94 ) Actress Home Army Poland Alex Jarratt ( 1924 - 01 - 19 ) January 19, 1924 ( age 93 ) Chancellor of the University of Birmingham ( 1983 - 2002 ) Fleet Air Arm United Kingdom Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg ( 1921 - 01 - 05 ) January 5, 1921 ( age 96 ) Luxembourgian ruler ( 1964 -- 2000 ) Irish Guards Luxembourg Edward B. Jelks ( 1922 - 09 - 10 ) September 10, 1922 ( age 95 ) Archaeologist US Navy United States Norman Jewison ( 1926 - 07 - 21 ) July 21, 1926 ( age 91 ) Filmmaker Royal Canadian Navy Canada Merv Johnson ( 1923 - 05 - 09 ) May 9, 1923 ( age 94 ) Politician Canadian Army Canada Bill Johnston ( 1925 - 01 - 02 ) January 2, 1925 ( age 92 ) Golfer US Navy United States Raymond Jones ( 1925 - 07 - 18 ) July 18, 1925 ( age 92 ) Architect Royal Australian Navy Australia George Joseph ( 1921 - 09 - 11 ) September 11, 1921 ( age 96 ) Founder of Mercury Insurance Group US Army United States Howie Judson ( 1926 - 02 - 16 ) February 16, 1926 ( age 91 ) Baseball player US Navy United States James Jungius ( 1923 - 11 - 15 ) November 15, 1923 ( age 93 ) Admiral Royal Navy United Kingdom Alex Jupp ( 1927 - 05 - 30 ) May 30, 1927 ( age 90 ) Politician Canadian Army Canada 27 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Rajan Kadiragamar 1922 Admiral Royal Ceylon Navy Ceylon Otto Kaiser ( 1924 - 11 - 30 ) November 30, 1924 ( age 92 ) Old Testament scholar Heer Germany Bernard Kalb ( 1922 - 02 - 04 ) February 4, 1922 ( age 95 ) Journalist US Army United States Adolfo Kaminsky ( 1925 - 10 - 01 ) October 1, 1925 ( age 92 ) French World War II resistance fighter French Resistance France Stanislaw Kania ( 1927 - 03 - 08 ) March 8, 1927 ( age 90 ) First Secretary of the Polish United Worker 's Party Polish Resistance Poland James Karen ( 1923 - 11 - 28 ) November 28, 1923 ( age 93 ) Actor US Army Air Corps United States Michael Karkoc ( 1919 - 03 - 16 ) March 16, 1919 ( age 98 ) War criminal Waffen SS Germany Kashmir Singh Katoch ( 1915 - 07 - 15 ) July 15, 1915 ( age 102 ) Indian military advisor British Indian Army British India Walter Kaufmann ( 1924 - 01 - 24 ) January 24, 1924 ( age 93 ) Writer Australian Army Australia William J. Keating ( 1927 - 03 - 30 ) March 30, 1927 ( age 90 ) Publisher & politician US Navy United States Donald Keene ( 1922 - 06 - 18 ) June 18, 1922 ( age 95 ) Japanologist and translator US Navy United States Everett A. Kelly ( 1926 - 09 - 02 ) September 2, 1926 ( age 91 ) Politician US Navy United States Sydney Kentridge ( 1922 - 11 - 05 ) November 5, 1922 ( age 94 ) Lawyer, judge South African Army South Africa Asghar Khan ( 1921 - 01 - 17 ) January 17, 1921 ( age 96 ) Aviator & military historian Royal Air Force British India Clive King ( 1924 - 04 - 24 ) April 24, 1924 ( age 93 ) Author Royal Navy United Kingdom Henry Kissinger ( 1923 - 05 - 27 ) May 27, 1923 ( age 94 ) Statesman, Secretary of State ( 1973 -- 1977 ), and Nobel Peace Prize recipient US Army United States Gerhard Klages ( de ) ( 1915 - 09 - 11 ) September 11, 1915 ( age 102 ) Professor, physicist Luftwaffe Germany Johann - Alfred Klaus ( 1918 - 09 - 04 ) September 4, 1918 ( age 99 ) Soldier Luftwaffe Germany Wolfgang Klausewitz ( 1922 - 07 - 20 ) July 20, 1922 ( age 95 ) zoologist German Army Germany Wilhelm Knabe ( 1923 - 10 - 08 ) October 8, 1923 ( age 94 ) Politician, Founder of the Green Party Luftwaffe Germany Joseph P. Kolter ( 1926 - 09 - 03 ) September 3, 1926 ( age 91 ) Politician ; Pennsylvania representative ( 1983 - 1993 ) US Army United States Franciszek Kornicki ( 1916 - 12 - 18 ) December 18, 1916 ( age 100 ) Air force officer Royal Air Force & Polish Air Force Poland Sergei Kramarenko ( 1923 - 04 - 23 ) April 23, 1923 ( age 94 ) Air Force officer Soviet Air Force Soviet Union Ken Kranz ( 1923 - 09 - 12 ) September 12, 1923 ( age 94 ) Football player US Army Air Forces United States Hardy Krüger ( 1928 - 04 - 12 ) April 12, 1928 ( age 89 ) German actor German Army ( Wehrmacht ) Germany Larry Kwong ( 1923 - 06 - 17 ) June 17, 1923 ( age 94 ) Hockey player Canadian Army Canada 36 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Max Labovitch ( 1924 - 01 - 18 ) January 18, 1924 ( age 93 ) Hockey player Canadian Army Canada David Lacy - Scott ( 1920 - 08 - 18 ) August 18, 1920 ( age 97 ) Cricketer British Indian Army United Kingdom Robert J. Lagomarsino ( 1926 - 09 - 04 ) September 4, 1926 ( age 91 ) Politician US Navy United States Bruce Laingen ( 1922 - 08 - 06 ) August 6, 1922 ( age 95 ) Diplomat & academic US Navy United States Archie Lamb ( 1921 - 10 - 23 ) October 23, 1921 ( age 95 ) Diplomat, writer and businessman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom Claude Lanzmann ( 1925 - 10 - 27 ) October 27, 1925 ( age 91 ) Film director French Resistance France Lyndon LaRouche ( 1922 - 09 - 08 ) September 8, 1922 ( age 95 ) Economist & perennial presidential candidate US Army United States Don C. Laubman ( 1921 - 10 - 16 ) October 16, 1921 ( age 95 ) World War II flying ace Royal Canadian Air Force Canada I.H. Latif ( 1923 - 06 - 09 ) June 9, 1923 ( age 94 ) Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force Royal Indian Air Force British India Paul Laxalt ( 1922 - 08 - 02 ) August 2, 1922 ( age 95 ) American politician ; Nevada governor ( 1967 -- 1971 ) and senator ( 1974 -- 1987 ) US Army United States Norman Lear ( 1922 - 07 - 27 ) July 27, 1922 ( age 95 ) Film & television producer ; All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons US Army Air Forces United States Jim Leavelle ( 1920 - 08 - 23 ) August 23, 1920 ( age 97 ) Police detective ; Lee Harvey Oswald 's escort when shot by Jack Ruby US Navy United States Peter Le Cheminant ( 1920 - 06 - 17 ) June 17, 1920 ( age 97 ) Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Royal Air Force United Kingdom Leon M. Lederman ( 1922 - 07 - 15 ) July 15, 1922 ( age 95 ) Nobel Prize - winning physicist US Army United States Stan Lee ( 1922 - 12 - 28 ) December 28, 1922 ( age 94 ) Comic book writer ; co-created Spider - Man, Fantastic Four, and X-Men US Army United States Lee Teng - hui ( 1923 - 01 - 15 ) January 15, 1923 ( age 94 ) Republic of China ( Taiwan ) President Imperial Japanese Army Japan Hannie van Leeuwen ( 1926 - 01 - 18 ) January 18, 1926 ( age 91 ) Politician Dutch Resistance Netherlands George N. Leighton ( 1912 - 10 - 22 ) October 22, 1912 ( age 104 ) Jurist US Army United States James F. Leonard ( 1920 - 05 - 30 ) May 30, 1920 ( age 97 ) Diplomat US Army United States Lawrence LeShan ( 1920 - 09 - 08 ) September 8, 1920 ( age 97 ) Psychologist ; pioneer of mind - body therapy US Army United States Anatoli Levitin ( 1922 - 07 - 16 ) July 16, 1922 ( age 95 ) Painter & art educator Red Army Soviet Union Marv Levy ( 1925 - 08 - 03 ) August 3, 1925 ( age 92 ) Football coach US Army Air Corps United States Bernard Lewis ( 1916 - 05 - 31 ) May 31, 1916 ( age 101 ) Islamic and Middle Eastern historian Royal Armoured Corps and Intelligence Corps United Kingdom Peter Lichtner - Hoyer ( 1925 - 12 - 28 ) December 28, 1925 ( age 91 ) Sportsman & Colonel Austria Heinz Maria Lins ( de ) ( 1916 - 11 - 25 ) November 25, 1916 ( age 100 ) Baritone Wehrmacht Germany Hans Lipschis ( 1919 - 11 - 07 ) November 7, 1919 ( age 97 ) Born in Lithuania. Former cook in a concentration camp, accused by SWC of war crimes Waffen - SS Germany Nina Lobkovskaya ( 1924 - 03 - 08 ) March 8, 1924 ( age 93 ) Sniper Red Army Soviet Union Georges Loinger ( 1910 - 08 - 29 ) August 29, 1910 ( age 107 ) France Resistance Free France France Dick Long ( 1924 - 05 - 04 ) May 4, 1924 ( age 93 ) Politician Royal Australian Air Force Australia Frank LoVuolo ( 1924 - 05 - 01 ) May 1, 1924 ( age 93 ) Football player US Army United States Bill Lucas ( 1917 - 01 - 16 ) January 16, 1917 ( age 100 ) Olympic long - distance runner Royal Air Force United Kingdom William R. Lucas ( 1922 - 03 - 01 ) March 1, 1922 ( age 95 ) Fourth director of the Marshall Space Flight Center US Navy United States Johnny Lujack ( 1925 - 01 - 04 ) January 4, 1925 ( age 92 ) Football player US Navy United States Tom Luken ( 1925 - 07 - 09 ) July 9, 1925 ( age 92 ) Ohio congressman ( 1977 -- 1991 ) US Marine Corps United States Reimar Lüst ( 1923 - 03 - 25 ) March 25, 1923 ( age 94 ) Astrophysicist, director of ESA Kriegsmarine Germany John Lysak ( 1914 - 08 - 16 ) August 16, 1914 ( age 103 ) Olympic canoeist US Marine Corps United States 69 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Branko Mamula ( 1921 - 05 - 30 ) May 30, 1921 ( age 96 ) Army officer & politician Partisans Yugoslavia Leroy J. Manor ( 1921 - 02 - 21 ) February 21, 1921 ( age 96 ) Air Force general US Army Air Forces United States Robert Mann ( 1920 - 07 - 19 ) July 19, 1920 ( age 97 ) Violinist ; Juilliard String Quartet co-founder US Army United States John Manners ( 1914 - 09 - 25 ) September 25, 1914 ( age 103 ) Cricketer ; naval officer Royal Navy United Kingdom Josip Manolić ( 1920 - 03 - 22 ) March 22, 1920 ( age 97 ) Politician ; prime minister of the Republic of Croatia ( 1990 -- 1991 ) Partisans Yugoslavia Dick Manville ( 1926 - 12 - 25 ) December 25, 1926 ( age 90 ) Baseball player US Navy United States Robert Marchand ( 1911 - 11 - 26 ) November 26, 1911 ( age 105 ) Cyclist French Army France Gino Marchetti ( 1926 - 01 - 02 ) January 2, 1926 ( age 91 ) Football player US Army United States Marc L. Marks ( 1927 - 02 - 12 ) February 12, 1927 ( age 90 ) Politician US Army Air Corps United States Karl Heinz Marquardt ( 1927 - 11 - 09 ) November 9, 1927 ( age 89 ) Artist and author German Army Germany John Otho Marsh, Jr. ( 1926 - 08 - 07 ) August 7, 1926 ( age 91 ) Politician US Army United States Peter Marshall ( 1926 - 03 - 30 ) March 30, 1926 ( age 91 ) TV personality & actor US Army United States Dewey Martin ( 1923 - 12 - 08 ) December 8, 1923 ( age 93 ) Actor US Navy United States James D. Martin ( 1918 - 09 - 01 ) September 1, 1918 ( age 99 ) Politician US Army United States Mac Martin ( 1925 - 04 - 26 ) April 26, 1925 ( age 92 ) Bluegrass musician US Navy United States Jaswant Singh Marwah ( 1921 - 01 - 21 ) January 21, 1921 ( age 96 ) Journalist, author British Indian Army India Anthony Mason ( 1925 - 04 - 21 ) April 21, 1925 ( age 92 ) Judge ; ninth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia Royal Australian Air Force Australia Joe Masteroff ( 1919 - 12 - 11 ) December 11, 1919 ( age 97 ) Playwright US Army Air Forces United States Robert D. Maxwell ( 1920 - 10 - 26 ) October 26, 1920 ( age 96 ) Soldier, Medal of Honor recipient US Army United States Kenneth Mayhew ( 1917 - 01 - 18 ) January 18, 1917 ( age 100 ) Knight of the Military William Order British Army United Kingdom Jim McCabe ( 1922 - 10 - 07 ) October 7, 1922 ( age 95 ) Politician Australian Army Australia Les McClements ( 1922 - 05 - 12 ) May 12, 1922 ( age 95 ) Sportsman Australian Army Australia James W. McCord, Jr. ( 1924 - 01 - 26 ) January 26, 1924 ( age 93 ) American politician US Army Air Corps United States Mike McCormack ( 1921 - 12 - 14 ) December 14, 1921 ( age 95 ) Politician ; Washington representative ( 1971 -- 1981 ) US Army United States Charles McGee ( 1919 - 12 - 07 ) December 7, 1919 ( age 97 ) Air Force officer US Army Air Forces United States Francis Terry McNamara ( 1927 - 11 - 02 ) November 2, 1927 ( age 89 ) Diplomat US Navy United States David McNee ( 1925 - 03 - 23 ) March 23, 1925 ( age 92 ) Police officer. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis ( 1977 - 1982 ) Royal Navy United Kingdom Henry R. McPhee, Jr. ( 1925 - 01 - 11 ) January 11, 1925 ( age 92 ) Special assistant to President Dwight Eisenhower US Navy United States Kirke Mechem ( 1925 - 08 - 16 ) August 16, 1925 ( age 92 ) Composer US Army United States Howie Meeker ( 1923 - 11 - 04 ) November 4, 1923 ( age 93 ) Hockey player, sports announcer, & politician Canadian Army Canada James Megellas ( 1917 - 03 - 11 ) March 11, 1917 ( age 100 ) Army officer US Army United States John Melcher ( 1924 - 09 - 06 ) September 6, 1924 ( age 93 ) Politician ; Montana representative US Army United States Walter Mengden ( 1926 - 10 - 25 ) October 25, 1926 ( age 90 ) Lawyer & politician US Navy United States Bill Mercer ( 1926 - 02 - 13 ) February 13, 1926 ( age 91 ) Sportscaster, educator, & author US Navy United States Jan Merlin ( 1925 - 04 - 03 ) April 3, 1925 ( age 92 ) Actor & author US Navy United States A.L. Mestel ( 1926 - 09 - 17 ) September 17, 1926 ( age 91 ) Pediatric surgeon US Navy United States Johann Baptist Metz ( 1928 - 08 - 05 ) August 5, 1928 ( age 89 ) Theologian, Professor of Fundamental Theology German Army Germany Harald Metzkes ( 1929 - 01 - 23 ) January 23, 1929 ( age 88 ) German painter German Army ( Wehrmacht ) Germany Ed Mickelson ( 1926 - 09 - 09 ) September 9, 1926 ( age 91 ) Baseball player US Army Air Forces United States J. William Middendorf II ( 1924 - 09 - 22 ) September 22, 1924 ( age 93 ) Diplomat & politician US Navy United States Larry Miggins ( 1925 - 08 - 20 ) August 20, 1925 ( age 92 ) Baseball player US Merchant Marine United States Ekaterina Mikhailova - Demina ( 1925 - 12 - 22 ) December 22, 1925 ( age 91 ) Order of Lenin recipient Soviet Navy Soviet Union Bob Miller ( 1926 - 06 - 16 ) June 16, 1926 ( age 91 ) Baseball player US Army United States R. Burnett Miller ( 1923 - 09 - 02 ) September 2, 1923 ( age 94 ) Mayor of Sacramento, California US Army United States Frank Miller ( 1918 - 07 - 29 ) July 29, 1918 ( age 99 ) Singer US Army United States William Milliken ( 1922 - 03 - 26 ) March 26, 1922 ( age 95 ) Governor of Michigan ( 1969 -- 1983 ) US Army Air Corps United States Newton N. Minow ( 1926 - 01 - 17 ) January 17, 1926 ( age 91 ) FCC chairman ( 1961 -- 1963 ) US Army United States Wataru Misaka ( 1923 - 12 - 21 ) December 21, 1923 ( age 93 ) Basketball player US Army United States Wayne Mixson ( 1922 - 06 - 16 ) June 16, 1922 ( age 95 ) Politician ; Florida governor ( 1987 ) US Navy United States Hiroshi H. Miyamura ( 1925 - 10 - 06 ) October 6, 1925 ( age 92 ) Soldier US Army United States Hans Modrow ( 1928 - 01 - 27 ) January 27, 1928 ( age 89 ) Prime Minister of East Germany German Army ( Wehrmacht ) Germany Fenton Mole ( 1925 - 06 - 14 ) June 14, 1925 ( age 92 ) Baseball player US Army Air Forces United States Jürgen Moltmann ( 1926 - 04 - 08 ) April 8, 1926 ( age 91 ) Protestant theologian Wehrmacht Germany Thomas S. Monson ( 1927 - 08 - 21 ) August 21, 1927 ( age 90 ) Religious leader, author and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints ( LDS Church ) US Navy United States Bobby Morgan ( 1926 - 06 - 29 ) June 29, 1926 ( age 91 ) Baseball player US Army United States Robert M. Morgenthau ( 1919 - 07 - 31 ) July 31, 1919 ( age 98 ) Lawyer ; New York County District Attorney ( 1975 -- 2009 ) US Navy United States Shigehiro Mori ( 1928 - 01 - 07 ) January 7, 1928 ( age 89 ) General ; Chief of the Joint Staff of the JSDF ( 1986 - 1987 ), Chief of Staff, JASDF ( 1983 - 1986 ) Imperial Japanese Army Japan Edgar Morin ( 1921 - 07 - 08 ) July 8, 1921 ( age 96 ) Philosopher & sociologist French Resistance France Jan Morris ( 1926 - 10 - 02 ) October 2, 1926 ( age 91 ) Historian British Army United Kingdom Joseph Wilson Morris ( 1922 - 04 - 28 ) April 28, 1922 ( age 95 ) Lawyer & federal judge US Naval Reserve United States Milton Morris ( 1924 - 04 - 02 ) April 2, 1924 ( age 93 ) Politician Royal Australian Navy Australia Ben R. Mottelson ( 1926 - 07 - 09 ) July 9, 1926 ( age 91 ) Physicist US Navy Denmark John Llewellyn Moxey ( 1925 - 02 - 26 ) February 26, 1925 ( age 92 ) Film and TV director British Armed Forces United Kingdom Charlie Munger ( 1924 - 01 - 01 ) January 1, 1924 ( age 93 ) Business magnate ; vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway US Army Air Corps United States Walter Munk ( 1917 - 10 - 19 ) October 19, 1917 ( age 99 ) Oceanographer US Army United States Sumio Murai February 1925 General ; Chief of the Joint Staff of the JSDF ( 1983 - 1984 ), Chief of Staff, JGSDF ( 1981 - 1983 ) Imperial Japanese Army Japan Tomiichi Murayama ( 1924 - 03 - 03 ) March 3, 1924 ( age 93 ) Prime Minister Imperial Japanese Army Japan David H. Murdock ( 1923 - 04 - 11 ) April 11, 1923 ( age 94 ) Billionaire & businessman US Army United States Jack Myers ( 1924 - 10 - 08 ) October 8, 1924 ( age 93 ) American football player US Navy United States 19 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Yasuhiro Nakasone ( 1918 - 05 - 27 ) May 27, 1918 ( age 99 ) Prime Minister of Japan ( 1982 - 1987 ) Imperial Japanese Navy Japan Giorgio Napolitano ( 1925 - 06 - 29 ) June 29, 1925 ( age 92 ) 11th President of Italy ( 2006 -- 2015 ) Italian Resistance Italy Barbara Nawrocka - Dońska ( pl ) ( 1924 - 10 - 17 ) October 17, 1924 ( age 92 ) Author Home Army Poland John Neale ( 1926 - 09 - 21 ) September 21, 1926 ( age 91 ) Bishop British Army United Kingdom William Joseph Nealon, Jr. ( 1923 - 07 - 31 ) July 31, 1923 ( age 94 ) Federal judge US Marine Corps United States Wendell Nedderman ( 1921 - 10 - 31 ) October 31, 1921 ( age 95 ) Engineering educator US Navy United States Lucien N. Nedzi ( 1925 - 05 - 28 ) May 28, 1925 ( age 92 ) Politician US Army United States Tom Neil ( 1920 - 07 - 14 ) July 14, 1920 ( age 97 ) World War II flying ace Royal Air Force United Kingdom Joan Neiman ( 1920 - 09 - 09 ) September 9, 1920 ( age 97 ) Senator Royal Canadian Navy ( Women 's Royal Canadian Naval Service ) Canada Don Newcombe ( 1926 - 06 - 14 ) June 14, 1926 ( age 91 ) Baseball player US Navy United States John Lang Nichol ( 1924 - 01 - 07 ) January 7, 1924 ( age 93 ) Politician Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve Canada Dick Nichols ( 1926 - 04 - 29 ) April 29, 1926 ( age 91 ) Politician US Navy United States Howard Nielson ( 1924 - 09 - 12 ) September 12, 1924 ( age 93 ) Utah congressman ( 1983 -- 1991 ) US Army Air Corps United States Artturi Niemelä ( 1923 - 08 - 23 ) August 23, 1923 ( age 94 ) Homesteader and politician Finnish Army Finland George Nigh ( 1927 - 06 - 09 ) June 9, 1927 ( age 90 ) Politician US Navy United States Ian Nish ( 1926 - 06 - 03 ) June 3, 1926 ( age 91 ) Academic ; specialist in Japanese studies British Army United Kingdom Peter L. Nissen ( 1924 - 01 - 08 ) January 8, 1924 ( age 93 ) Aviator and businessman Norwegian resistance movement, Royal Norwegian Air Force Norway Irv Noren ( 1924 - 11 - 29 ) November 29, 1924 ( age 92 ) Baseball player US Army United States Francis W. Nye ( 1918 - 06 - 29 ) June 29, 1918 ( age 99 ) Air Force general US Army Air Forces United States O 9 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country René de Obaldia ( 1918 - 10 - 22 ) October 22, 1918 ( age 98 ) Playwright & poet French Army France Helmut Oberlander ( 1924 - 02 - 15 ) February 15, 1924 ( age 93 ) Ethnic German from Ukraine. Accused of war crimes by SWC Heer Germany Gerald O'Brien ( 1924 - 12 - 02 ) December 2, 1924 ( age 92 ) Politician Royal New Zealand Air Force New Zealand Hunter Pitts O'Dell ( 1923 - 08 - 11 ) August 11, 1923 ( age 94 ) Civil rights activist US Merchant Marine United States Len Okrie ( 1923 - 07 - 16 ) July 16, 1923 ( age 94 ) Baseball player US Navy United States Stanisław Oleksiak ( pl ) 1924 former president of World Association of Home Army Soldiers, Order of Polonia Restituta recipient Home Army Poland Jiro Ono ( 1925 - 10 - 27 ) October 27, 1925 ( age 91 ) Sushi Chef Japanese Imperial Army Japan David Oreck ( 1923 - 09 - 17 ) September 17, 1923 ( age 94 ) Entrepreneur US Army Air Forces United States Richard Arvine Overton ( 1906 - 05 - 11 ) May 11, 1906 ( age 111 ) Oldest living US veteran of WW2 US Army United States 41 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Frank D. Padgett ( 1923 - 03 - 09 ) March 9, 1923 ( age 94 ) Judge US Army Air Forces United States Boris Pahor ( 1913 - 08 - 26 ) August 26, 1913 ( age 104 ) Writer & publicist Partisans Yugoslavia Paik Sun - yup ( 1920 - 11 - 23 ) November 23, 1920 ( age 96 ) First four - star general in the South Korean military Manchukuo Imperial Army Manchukuo Owen M. Panner ( 1924 - 07 - 28 ) July 28, 1924 ( age 93 ) Attorney & jurist US Army United States Peter Paret ( 1924 - 04 - 13 ) April 13, 1924 ( age 93 ) Historian US Army United States Rudolph Pariser ( 1923 - 12 - 08 ) December 8, 1923 ( age 93 ) Physicist & polymer chemist US Army United States Douglas H. Parker ( 1926 - 08 - 19 ) August 19, 1926 ( age 91 ) Law school professor US Navy United States Raymond Parkinson ( 1922 - 03 - 22 ) March 22, 1922 ( age 95 ) Psychiatrist & politician Royal Canadian Air Force Canada Johnny Pate ( 1923 - 12 - 05 ) December 5, 1923 ( age 93 ) Bass player & arranger US Army ; played with the 218th AGF Army Band United States Alastair Craig Paterson 1924 Civil engineer British Army United Kingdom John Malcolm Patterson ( 1921 - 09 - 27 ) September 27, 1921 ( age 96 ) Governor of Alabama ( 1959 -- 1963 ) US Army United States Charles C. Pattillo ( 1924 - 06 - 03 ) June 3, 1924 ( age 93 ) Air Force general US Army Air Forces United States Art Paul ( 1925 - 01 - 18 ) January 18, 1925 ( age 92 ) Graphics designer US Army United States `` Sunshine '' Sonny Payne ( 1925 - 11 - 29 ) November 29, 1925 ( age 91 ) Radio presenter US Army United States Philip Pearlstein ( 1924 - 05 - 24 ) May 24, 1924 ( age 93 ) Modern Realist painter US Army United States Thomas Pearson ( 1914 - 07 - 01 ) July 1, 1914 ( age 103 ) Army general & officer British Army United Kingdom Robert Newton Peck ( 1928 - 02 - 17 ) February 17, 1928 ( age 89 ) Author US Army United States Hau Pei - tsun ( 1919 - 07 - 13 ) July 13, 1919 ( age 98 ) Premier of Taiwan National Revolutionary Army Republic of China Johnny Peirson ( 1925 - 07 - 21 ) July 21, 1925 ( age 92 ) Hockey player Canadian Army Canada Roland Penner ( 1924 - 07 - 30 ) July 30, 1924 ( age 93 ) Politician Royal Canadian Artillery Canada Edwin Pepping ( 1922 - 07 - 04 ) July 4, 1922 ( age 95 ) Soldier, Easy Company US Army United States Simon Perchik ( 1923 - 12 - 24 ) December 24, 1923 ( age 93 ) Poet US Army Air Forces United States Helmut Peters ( de ) ( 1930 - 07 - 23 ) July 23, 1930 ( age 87 ) Sinologist, Marxist Volkssturm Germany Nehemiah Persoff ( 1919 - 08 - 02 ) August 2, 1919 ( age 98 ) Actor ; Some Like It Hot, Yentl US Army United States Jack Petchey ( 1925 - 07 - 19 ) July 19, 1925 ( age 92 ) Businessman Royal Navy United Kingdom Prince Philip ( 1921 - 06 - 10 ) June 10, 1921 ( age 96 ) Duke of Edinburgh Royal Navy United Kingdom Leslie Phillips ( 1924 - 04 - 20 ) April 20, 1924 ( age 93 ) Actor British Army United Kingdom William Phipps ( 1922 - 02 - 04 ) February 4, 1922 ( age 95 ) Actor US Navy United States Kazimierz Piechowski ( 1919 - 10 - 03 ) October 3, 1919 ( age 98 ) Holocaust survivor ; escapee from Auschwitz Poland Lawrence W. Pierce ( 1924 - 12 - 31 ) December 31, 1924 ( age 92 ) Lawyer & federal judge US Army United States Derek Piggott ( 1922 - 12 - 27 ) December 27, 1922 ( age 94 ) Aviator & flight instructor Royal Air Force United Kingdom Richard Pipes ( 1923 - 07 - 11 ) July 11, 1923 ( age 94 ) Historian US Army Air Corps United States Janko Pleterski ( 1923 - 02 - 01 ) February 1, 1923 ( age 94 ) Politician, diplomat, & historian Partisans Yugoslavia Martin Pope ( 1918 - 08 - 22 ) August 22, 1918 ( age 99 ) Physical chemist US Armed Forces United States Aris Poulianos ( 1924 - 07 - 24 ) July 24, 1924 ( age 93 ) Anthropologist & archaeologist Greek People 's Liberation Army Greece Lasse Pöysti ( 1927 - 01 - 24 ) January 24, 1927 ( age 90 ) Actor, director, theatre manager and writer Finnish Army Finland Harry Pregerson ( 1923 - 10 - 13 ) October 13, 1923 ( age 93 ) Judge ; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals US Marine Corps United States Josef Preiß ( 1922 - 06 - 24 ) June 24, 1922 ( age 95 ) Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient Wehrmacht Germany Donald Prell ( 1924 - 07 - 07 ) July 7, 1924 ( age 93 ) Venture capitalist & futurist US Army United States Reg Pugh ( 1917 - 07 - 28 ) July 28, 1917 ( age 100 ) Football player British Army United Kingdom Alexander Pylcyn ( 1923 - 11 - 18 ) November 18, 1923 ( age 93 ) World War II Order of the Red Banner recipient Red Army Soviet Union Q 2 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Al Quie ( 1923 - 09 - 18 ) September 18, 1923 ( age 94 ) Governor of Minnesota ( 1979 -- 1983 ) US Navy United States Charles Randolph Quirk, Baron Quirk ( 1920 - 07 - 12 ) July 12, 1920 ( age 97 ) Linguist Royal Air Force United Kingdom 43 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Marv Rackley ( 1921 - 07 - 25 ) July 25, 1921 ( age 96 ) American baseball player US Army Air Forces United States Alfred Radley 1924 Clothing manufacturer Royal Navy United Kingdom James Ramsden ( 1923 - 11 - 01 ) November 1, 1923 ( age 93 ) Former Member of Parliament ( 1954 - 1974 ), last British Secretary of State for War ( 1963 - 64 ) British Army United Kingdom Georg Ratzinger ( 1924 - 01 - 15 ) January 15, 1924 ( age 93 ) Catholic priest Reichsarbeitsdienst & Luftwaffe Germany Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger ( 1927 - 04 - 16 ) April 16, 1927 ( age 90 ) Pope Benedict XVI, the 265th Pope Luftwaffenhelfer Germany Arthur Ravenel, Jr. ( 1927 - 03 - 29 ) March 29, 1927 ( age 90 ) Politician US Marine Corps United States Ronald C. Read ( 1924 - 12 - 19 ) December 19, 1924 ( age 92 ) Graph theorist Royal Navy Canada Manuel Real ( 1924 - 01 - 27 ) January 27, 1924 ( age 93 ) Judge US Navy Reserve United States Thomas Morrow Reavley ( 1921 - 06 - 21 ) June 21, 1921 ( age 96 ) Judge US Navy United States Hartman Rector, Jr. ( 1924 - 08 - 20 ) August 20, 1924 ( age 93 ) Mormon missionary US Navy United States Sumner Redstone ( 1923 - 05 - 27 ) May 27, 1923 ( age 94 ) Chairman & CEO of Viacom US Army United States Ogden R. Reid ( 1925 - 06 - 24 ) June 24, 1925 ( age 92 ) Politician & diplomat ; New York Congressman ( 1963 -- 1975 ) US Army United States Carl Reiner ( 1922 - 03 - 20 ) March 20, 1922 ( age 95 ) Film director & actor ; TV 's Your Show of Shows, The Dick van Dyke Show US Army United States Keith Remington ( 1923 - 04 - 29 ) April 29, 1923 ( age 94 ) Politician Second Australian Imperial Force Australia Vasily Reshetnikov ( 1919 - 12 - 23 ) December 23, 1919 ( age 97 ) Deputy Commander - in - Chief of the Air Force Soviet Air Forces Soviet Union Gene Reynolds ( 1923 - 04 - 04 ) April 4, 1923 ( age 94 ) Actor & TV writer, producer, & director US Navy United States Rudolf von Ribbentrop ( 1921 - 05 - 11 ) May 11, 1921 ( age 96 ) Waffen - SS captain Waffen - SS Germany George Barclay Richardson ( 1924 - 09 - 19 ) September 19, 1924 ( age 93 ) Economist Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom Fred Richmond ( 1923 - 11 - 15 ) November 15, 1923 ( age 93 ) Politician US Navy United States Al Richter ( 1927 - 02 - 07 ) February 7, 1927 ( age 90 ) Baseball player US Army United States Madeleine Riffaud ( 1924 - 08 - 23 ) August 23, 1924 ( age 93 ) Poet, journalist, & war correspondent French Resistance France Jim Riffey ( 1923 - 12 - 14 ) December 14, 1923 ( age 93 ) Basketball player US Army United States John Rigas ( 1924 - 11 - 14 ) November 14, 1924 ( age 92 ) CEO of Adelphia ( 1952 -- 2002 ) US Army United States Basil Rigg ( 1926 - 08 - 12 ) August 12, 1926 ( age 91 ) Cricket player Australian Army Australia Fred Risser ( 1927 - 05 - 05 ) May 5, 1927 ( age 90 ) Politician US Navy United States Jim Rivera ( 1922 - 07 - 22 ) July 22, 1922 ( age 95 ) Major League baseball player US Army United States Owen W. Roberts ( 1924 - 03 - 29 ) March 29, 1924 ( age 93 ) Diplomat US Army United States Eddie Robinson ( 1920 - 12 - 15 ) December 15, 1920 ( age 96 ) American baseball player, coach, and manager US Navy United States Richard Rohmer ( 1924 - 01 - 24 ) January 24, 1924 ( age 93 ) Military writer ; Ultimatum Royal Canadian Air Force Canada Heinz Rökker ( 1920 - 10 - 20 ) October 20, 1920 ( age 96 ) World War II flying ace Luftwaffe Germany Charles P. Roland ( 1918 - 04 - 08 ) April 8, 1918 ( age 99 ) Historian US Army United States Fred B. Rooney ( 1925 - 11 - 06 ) November 6, 1925 ( age 91 ) Politician US Army United States Clive Rose ( 1921 - 09 - 15 ) September 15, 1921 ( age 96 ) Diplomat British Army United Kingdom Klaus Rose ( de ) ( 1928 - 06 - 03 ) June 3, 1928 ( age 89 ) Professor of economics German Army ( Wehrmacht ) Germany Joachim Rønneberg ( 1919 - 08 - 30 ) August 30, 1919 ( age 98 ) Broadcaster 1st Lt., Norwegian Independent Company 1 Norway Dovey Johnson Roundtree ( 1914 - 04 - 17 ) April 17, 1914 ( age 103 ) Civil Rights Activist US Army United States J. Roy Rowland ( 1926 - 02 - 03 ) February 3, 1926 ( age 91 ) Georgia congressman ( 1981 -- 1995 ) US Army United States Geoffrey Alexander Rowley - Conwy, 9th Baron Langford ( 1912 - 03 - 08 ) March 8, 1912 ( age 105 ) Peer and Army Officer Royal Artillery United Kingdom Gerd Ruge ( 1928 - 08 - 09 ) August 9, 1928 ( age 89 ) German journalist, author and filmmaker German Army ( Wehrmacht ) Germany John Russell ( 1920 - 02 - 02 ) February 2, 1920 ( age 97 ) Olympic equestrian US Army United States William Russell ( 1924 - 11 - 19 ) November 19, 1924 ( age 92 ) Actor Royal Air Force United Kingdom F. James Rutherford ( 1924 - 07 - 10 ) July 10, 1924 ( age 93 ) Science professor, radar officer United States John Ruthven ( 1924 - 11 - 12 ) November 12, 1924 ( age 92 ) Wildlife painter US Army United States 75 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Alexander Sachal ( 1924 - 11 - 15 ) November 15, 1924 ( age 92 ) Artist Red Army & French Resistance Soviet Union John Safer ( 1922 - 09 - 06 ) September 6, 1922 ( age 95 ) Sculptor US Army Air Forces United States Guy Sajer ( 1927 - 01 - 13 ) January 13, 1927 ( age 90 ) Military writer Wehrmacht Germany Ed Samcoff ( 1924 - 09 - 01 ) September 1, 1924 ( age 93 ) Baseball player US Marine Corps United States Sangharakshita ( 1925 - 08 - 25 ) August 25, 1925 ( age 92 ) Buddhist teacher & writer Royal Signal Corps United Kingdom Ugo Sansonetti ( 1919 - 01 - 10 ) January 10, 1919 ( age 98 ) Cavalry officer, masters athlete Italian Army Italy Frank Saucier ( 1926 - 05 - 28 ) May 28, 1926 ( age 91 ) Baseball player US Navy United States Robert H. Scarborough ( 1923 - 03 - 12 ) March 12, 1923 ( age 94 ) Vice Admiral US Navy United States Norman Scarth 1925 Blogger & political candidate Royal Navy United Kingdom Friedrich Schadeberg ( de ) ( 1920 - 04 - 23 ) April 23, 1920 ( age 97 ) Businessman, former CEO of Krombacher Brauerei Wehrmacht Germany Art Schallock ( 1924 - 04 - 25 ) April 25, 1924 ( age 93 ) Baseball player US Navy United States Carl Scheib ( 1927 - 01 - 01 ) January 1, 1927 ( age 90 ) Baseball player US Army United States Hannes Schiel ( de ) ( 1914 - 05 - 31 ) May 31, 1914 ( age 103 ) Actor Wehrmacht Germany Richard Schifter ( 1923 - 07 - 31 ) July 31, 1923 ( age 94 ) Lawyer US Army United States Rolf Schimpf ( 1924 - 11 - 14 ) November 14, 1924 ( age 92 ) German television actor Germany Zbigniew Ścibor - Rylski ( 1917 - 03 - 10 ) March 10, 1917 ( age 100 ) Aviator 27th Home Army Infantry Division Poland Helmut Schlesinger ( 1924 - 09 - 04 ) September 4, 1924 ( age 93 ) President of the Deutsche Bundesbank Germany John R. Schmidhauser ( 1922 - 01 - 03 ) January 3, 1922 ( age 95 ) Politician US Navy United States Wolf Schneider ( 1925 - 05 - 07 ) May 7, 1925 ( age 92 ) Journalist Luftwaffe Germany Red Schoendienst ( 1923 - 02 - 02 ) February 2, 1923 ( age 94 ) Major League baseball player US Army United States Ray Schofield ( 1925 - 08 - 07 ) August 7, 1925 ( age 92 ) Sportsman Royal Australian Air Force Australia George P. Schultz ( 1920 - 12 - 13 ) December 13, 1920 ( age 96 ) 60th U.S. Secretary of State ( 1982 - 1989 ) US Marine Corps United States Horst Schulze ( 1921 - 04 - 26 ) April 26, 1921 ( age 96 ) Actor and opera singer German Army Germany Bernard L. Schwartz ( 1926 - 12 - 12 ) December 12, 1926 ( age 90 ) CEO of Loral Corporation ( 1972 -- 2006 ) United States Ted Schwinden ( 1925 - 08 - 31 ) August 31, 1925 ( age 92 ) Politician ; Governor of Montana ( 1976 -- 1980 ) US Army United States Vin Scully ( 1927 - 11 - 29 ) November 29, 1927 ( age 89 ) Sportscaster US Navy United States Vincent Scully ( 1920 - 08 - 21 ) August 21, 1920 ( age 97 ) Architectural historian & critic US Army Air Corps United States Reginald Secondé ( 1922 - 07 - 28 ) July 28, 1922 ( age 95 ) Diplomat British Army United Kingdom Hans von Seggern ( de ) ( 1914 - 04 - 24 ) April 24, 1914 ( age 103 ) Author Wehrmacht Germany Vic Seixas ( 1923 - 08 - 30 ) August 30, 1923 ( age 94 ) Tennis player US Army Air Forces United States Sen Sōshitsu XV ( 1923 - 04 - 19 ) April 19, 1923 ( age 94 ) Hereditary master of the Urasenke chanoyu school Imperial Japanese Navy Japan Ralph Senensky ( 1923 - 05 - 01 ) May 1, 1923 ( age 94 ) TV director & writer US Army United States Doc Severinsen ( 1927 - 07 - 07 ) July 7, 1927 ( age 90 ) Trumpeter US Army United States Whitney North Seymour, Jr. ( 1923 - 07 - 07 ) July 7, 1923 ( age 94 ) Politician US Armed Forces United States Bobby Shantz ( 1925 - 09 - 26 ) September 26, 1925 ( age 92 ) Baseball player US Army United States Kendall Shaw 1924 Painter US Navy United States Art Shay ( 1922 - 03 - 31 ) March 31, 1922 ( age 95 ) Photojournalist US Army Air Forces United States Jack Sheedy ( 1926 - 09 - 28 ) September 28, 1926 ( age 91 ) Sportsman Royal Australian Navy Australia Harry W. Shlaudeman ( 1926 - 05 - 17 ) May 17, 1926 ( age 91 ) US ambassador to Nicaragua ( 1990 -- 1992 ) US Marine Corps United States Robert G. Shulman ( 1924 - 03 - 03 ) March 3, 1924 ( age 93 ) Biophysicist US Navy United States Yang Side ( 1921 - 12 - 21 ) December 21, 1921 ( age 95 ) General, public servant National Revolutionary Army China Charlie Silvera ( 1924 - 10 - 13 ) October 13, 1924 ( age 92 ) Baseball player US Army Air Forces United States Dudley Simpson ( 1922 - 10 - 04 ) October 4, 1922 ( age 95 ) Composer Australian Army Australia John K. Singlaub ( 1921 - 07 - 10 ) July 10, 1921 ( age 96 ) Army general US Army United States Joe Sinnott ( 1926 - 10 - 16 ) October 16, 1926 ( age 90 ) Comic book artist US Navy United States Helen Smith ( 1922 - 01 - 05 ) January 5, 1922 ( age 95 ) Baseball player US Army United States Neal Edward Smith ( 1920 - 03 - 23 ) March 23, 1920 ( age 97 ) Politician ; Iowa representative ( 1959 -- 1995 ) US Army Air Forces United States William James Lanyon Smith ( 1922 - 12 - 01 ) December 1, 1922 ( age 94 ) Second World War recipient of the Distinguished Service Order ; naval officer Royal New Zealand Navy New Zealand Robert M. Solow ( 1924 - 08 - 23 ) August 23, 1924 ( age 93 ) Economist US Army United States Gerhard Sommer ( 1921 - 06 - 24 ) June 24, 1921 ( age 96 ) Soldier Waffen - SS Germany Alexei Sorokin ( 1922 - 03 - 28 ) March 28, 1922 ( age 95 ) Politician & admiral Soviet Navy Soviet Union Cecil Souders ( 1921 - 01 - 03 ) January 3, 1921 ( age 96 ) Football player US Navy United States Pierre Soulages ( 1919 - 12 - 24 ) December 24, 1919 ( age 97 ) Painter and sculptor France Robert Hitchcock Spain ( 1925 - 10 - 26 ) October 26, 1925 ( age 91 ) Bishop US Navy United States Alex Spanos ( 1923 - 09 - 28 ) September 28, 1923 ( age 94 ) Real estate developer, majority owner of the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League ( NFL ). US Army Air Forces United States John Spellman ( 1926 - 12 - 29 ) December 29, 1926 ( age 90 ) Governor of Washington ( 1981 -- 1985 ) US Navy United States Ronald Spiers ( 1925 - 07 - 09 ) July 9, 1925 ( age 92 ) Diplomat ; US Ambassador to Pakistan ( 1981 -- 1983 ) US Navy United States Richard T. Spooner 1925 Marine Corps officer US Marine Corps United States Wilfried Stallknecht ( 1928 - 08 - 12 ) August 12, 1928 ( age 89 ) Architect and designer German Army Germany Janez Stanovnik ( 1922 - 08 - 04 ) August 4, 1922 ( age 95 ) Politician & economist Partisans Yugoslavia Deryck Stapleton ( 1918 - 01 - 15 ) January 15, 1918 ( age 99 ) RAF air marshal Royal Air Force United Kingdom Herb Stempel ( 1926 - 12 - 19 ) December 19, 1926 ( age 90 ) Game show contestant US Army United States Ninian Stephen ( 1923 - 06 - 15 ) June 15, 1923 ( age 94 ) Jurist. Governor - General of Australia ( 1982 - 1989 ). Australian Army Australia Willis H. Stephens, Sr. ( 1925 - 06 - 07 ) June 7, 1925 ( age 92 ) Politician US Army Air Forces United States Guy Stern ( 1922 - 01 - 14 ) January 14, 1922 ( age 95 ) Literary scholar US Army United States Chuck Stevens ( 1918 - 07 - 10 ) July 10, 1918 ( age 99 ) Baseball player US Army Air Forces United States John Paul Stevens ( 1920 - 04 - 20 ) April 20, 1920 ( age 97 ) U.S Supreme Court Justice US Navy United States Hans Stollnberger ( 1919 - 04 - 10 ) April 10, 1919 ( age 98 ) Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient Luftwaffe Germany William Stoltzfus ( 1924 - 11 - 03 ) November 3, 1924 ( age 92 ) Diplomat US Naval Air Corps United States Larry Storch ( 1923 - 01 - 08 ) January 8, 1923 ( age 94 ) Actor ; TV 's F Troop US Navy United States Paul Stuffel ( 1927 - 03 - 22 ) March 22, 1927 ( age 90 ) Baseball player US Army United States John Hale Stutesman ( 1920 - 12 - 16 ) December 16, 1920 ( age 96 ) U.S State Department Consul US Army United States C.D. Subbaiah ( 1924 - 03 - 06 ) March 6, 1924 ( age 93 ) Fighter pilot, air marshal Indian Air Force India Grigory Svirsky ( 1921 - 09 - 29 ) September 29, 1921 ( age 96 ) Writer Soviet Air Force Soviet Union John Swinton ( 1925 - 04 - 21 ) April 21, 1925 ( age 92 ) British Army general British Army United Kingdom 28 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Gorō Takeda ( 1921 - 10 - 10 ) October 10, 1921 ( age 96 ) General ; Chief of the Joint Staff of the JSDF ( 1979 - 1981 ), Chief of Air Staff, JASDF ( 1978 - 1979 ) Imperial Japanese Army Japan Jiro Tanaka ( 1917 - 01 - 16 ) January 16, 1917 ( age 100 ) Aircraft & automotive engineer Imperial Japanese Army Japan Endel Taniloo ( 1923 - 01 - 05 ) January 5, 1923 ( age 94 ) After the war survived a Soviet POW camp. Well - known sculptor Estonian Legion Estonia Hoyt Patrick Taylor, Jr. ( 1924 - 04 - 01 ) April 1, 1924 ( age 93 ) Politician US Army United States Maurice Taylor ( 1926 - 05 - 05 ) May 5, 1926 ( age 91 ) Bishop British Army United Kingdom Nicholas Taylor ( 1927 - 11 - 11 ) November 11, 1927 ( age 89 ) Politician, businessman, & geologist Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve Canada Robert L. Taylor 1924 Founder & president of Antique Airplane Association US Navy United States Wayne Terwilliger ( 1925 - 06 - 27 ) June 27, 1925 ( age 92 ) Major League baseball player US Marine Corps United States Robert E. Thacker 1918 Aviator & test pilot US Army Air Forces United States Mikis Theodorakis ( 1925 - 07 - 29 ) July 29, 1925 ( age 92 ) Songwriter & composer Greek Resistance Greece Wayne Thiebaud ( 1920 - 11 - 15 ) November 15, 1920 ( age 96 ) Pop art painter US Army Air Corps United States Ward Thomas ( 1923 - 08 - 11 ) August 11, 1923 ( age 94 ) TV executive Royal Air Force United Kingdom Fletcher Thompson ( 1925 - 02 - 05 ) February 5, 1925 ( age 92 ) Politician & lawyer US Army Medical Corps & US Army Air Corps United States Tim Thompson ( 1924 - 03 - 01 ) March 1, 1924 ( age 93 ) Major League baseball player US Army United States Charles Thone ( 1924 - 01 - 04 ) January 4, 1924 ( age 93 ) Politician ; governor or Nebraska 1979 -- 1983 US Army United States Georg von Tiesenhausen ( 1914 - 05 - 18 ) May 18, 1914 ( age 103 ) Rocket scientist Member of the `` von Braun rocket group '' at Peenemünde Germany John Tillard ( 1924 - 05 - 26 ) May 26, 1924 ( age 93 ) Cricket player British Army United Kingdom Christopher Tolkien ( 1924 - 11 - 21 ) November 21, 1924 ( age 92 ) Editor, novelist, and academic Royal Air Force United Kingdom Fritz Tornow ( 1924 - 07 - 27 ) July 27, 1924 ( age 93 ) Adolf Hitler 's personal dog handler, Führerbunker occupant Heer Germany Aldo Tortorella ( 1926 - 07 - 10 ) July 10, 1926 ( age 91 ) Journalist & politician Italian Resistance Italy Zollie Toth ( 1924 - 01 - 26 ) January 26, 1924 ( age 93 ) American football player United States Simon Towneley ( 1921 - 12 - 14 ) December 14, 1921 ( age 95 ) Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire ( 1976 - 1997 ) British Army United Kingdom Gilbert R. Tredway ( 1922 - 10 - 11 ) October 11, 1922 ( age 95 ) Historian US Army United States Wolfgang Treu ( Kameramann ) ( de ) ( 1930 - 04 - 12 ) April 12, 1930 ( age 87 ) Cinematographer Volkssturm Germany Charley Trippi ( 1921 - 12 - 14 ) December 14, 1921 ( age 95 ) Football player US Army Air Corps United States Katerina Traykova Nurdžieva ( 1922 - 10 - 18 ) October 18, 1922 ( age 94 ) Activist Partisans Yugoslavia John Treacher ( 1924 - 09 - 23 ) September 23, 1924 ( age 93 ) Admiral Royal Navy United Kingdom Joe Turkel ( 1927 - 07 - 15 ) July 15, 1927 ( age 90 ) Actor US Army United States U 2 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Yosh Uchida ( 1920 - 04 - 01 ) April 1, 1920 ( age 97 ) Sports businessman, entrepreneur, & engineer US Army United States Brian Urquhart ( 1919 - 02 - 28 ) February 28, 1919 ( age 98 ) Soldier & diplomat British Army United Kingdom V 14 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Tony Vaccaro ( 1922 - 12 - 20 ) December 20, 1922 ( age 94 ) Photographer US Army United States Jean Valentine 1924 Bombe operator Royal Navy United Kingdom Jaakko Valtanen ( 1925 - 02 - 09 ) February 9, 1925 ( age 92 ) General Finnish Defence Forces Finland Donald West VanArtsdalen ( 1919 - 10 - 21 ) October 21, 1919 ( age 97 ) Federal judge Canadian Army 1940 -- 42 US Army 1942 -- 45 United States Ebert Van Buren ( 1924 - 12 - 06 ) December 6, 1924 ( age 92 ) Football player US Army United States Dick Van Dyke ( 1925 - 12 - 13 ) December 13, 1925 ( age 91 ) Actor and comedian US Army Air Corps United States Neil D. Van Sickle ( 1915 - 07 - 08 ) July 8, 1915 ( age 102 ) Air force general US Army Air Forces United States Fritz Vehse ( 1924 - 04 - 23 ) April 23, 1924 ( age 93 ) World War II Knight 's Cross recipient German Army Germany Henri Vernes ( 1918 - 10 - 16 ) October 16, 1918 ( age 98 ) Action and science - fiction writer Belgium George S. Vest ( 1918 - 12 - 25 ) December 25, 1918 ( age 98 ) Diplomat US Army United States Claude Vigée ( 1921 - 01 - 03 ) January 3, 1921 ( age 96 ) Poet French Resistance France Weston E. Vivian ( 1924 - 10 - 25 ) October 25, 1924 ( age 92 ) Politician US Navy United States Hans - Jochen Vogel ( 1926 - 02 - 03 ) February 3, 1926 ( age 91 ) Politician Wehrmacht Germany Hans - Heinrich Voigt ( 1921 - 04 - 18 ) April 18, 1921 ( age 96 ) Astronomer German Army Germany 39 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country John Waddy ( 1920 - 06 - 17 ) June 17, 1920 ( age 97 ) Author & military advisor British Army United Kingdom Jim Wade ( 1926 - 02 - 14 ) February 14, 1926 ( age 91 ) American football player US Army Air Forces United States Clint Walker ( 1927 - 05 - 30 ) May 30, 1927 ( age 90 ) Actor US Merchant Marine United States Mort Walker ( 1923 - 09 - 03 ) September 3, 1923 ( age 94 ) Comic strip writer & artist ; Beetle Bailey US Army United States Murray Walker ( 1923 - 10 - 10 ) October 10, 1923 ( age 94 ) Formula One motorsport commentator & journalist British Army United Kingdom Martin Walser ( 1927 - 03 - 24 ) March 24, 1927 ( age 90 ) Writer German Army ( Wehrmacht ) Germany Maxwell `` Max '' William Ward ( 1921 - 11 - 22 ) November 22, 1921 ( age 95 ) Aviator Royal Canadian Air Force Canada John Warner ( 1927 - 02 - 18 ) February 18, 1927 ( age 90 ) Politician US Navy United States Neal Watlington ( 1922 - 12 - 25 ) December 25, 1922 ( age 94 ) Major League Baseball player US Army United States Billy Watson ( 1923 - 12 - 25 ) December 25, 1923 ( age 93 ) Child actor US Army United States W. Marvin Watson ( 1924 - 06 - 06 ) June 6, 1924 ( age 93 ) Politician US Marine Corps United States James H. Weaver ( 1927 - 08 - 08 ) August 8, 1927 ( age 90 ) Politician ; Oregon congressman ( 1975 -- 1987 ) US Navy United States Chick Webster ( 1920 - 11 - 03 ) November 3, 1920 ( age 96 ) Hockey player Canadian Army Canada William H. Webster ( 1924 - 03 - 26 ) March 26, 1924 ( age 93 ) 3rd F.B.I. Director, 10th C.I.A. Director and Chairperson of the Homeland Security Advisory Council US Navy United States Ulrich Wegener ( 1929 - 08 - 22 ) August 22, 1929 ( age 88 ) Police officer Luftwaffe Germany Jack B. Weinstein ( 1921 - 08 - 10 ) August 10, 1921 ( age 96 ) Federal judge US Navy United States Jimmy Weldon ( 1923 - 09 - 23 ) September 23, 1923 ( age 94 ) Voice actor & ventriloquist US Army Air Corps United States Geoffrey Wellum ( 1921 - 08 - 04 ) August 4, 1921 ( age 96 ) Author & aviator Royal Air Force United Kingdom Wally Westlake ( 1920 - 11 - 08 ) November 8, 1920 ( age 96 ) Major League baseball player US Coast Guard United States Leonard Wexler ( 1924 - 11 - 11 ) November 11, 1924 ( age 92 ) Federal Judge, Eastern District of New York US Army United States Jack Whitaker ( 1924 - 05 - 18 ) May 18, 1924 ( age 93 ) Sportscaster US Army United States John White 1924 Art historian Royal Air Force United Kingdom G. William Whitehurst ( 1925 - 03 - 12 ) March 12, 1925 ( age 92 ) Politician US Navy United States Leopold Wiel ( de ) ( 1916 - 05 - 14 ) May 14, 1916 ( age 101 ) Architect and professor Wehrmacht Germany Richard Wilbur ( 1921 - 03 - 01 ) March 1, 1921 ( age 96 ) Poet US Army United States Hershel W. Williams ( 1923 - 10 - 02 ) October 2, 1923 ( age 94 ) Marine US Marine Corps United States William Winegard ( 1924 - 04 - 11 ) April 11, 1924 ( age 93 ) Politician Royal Canadian Navy Canada Charley Winner ( 1924 - 07 - 02 ) July 2, 1924 ( age 93 ) Football player US Army Air Forces United States William Winter ( 1923 - 02 - 21 ) February 21, 1923 ( age 94 ) Politician ; Mississippi governor ( 1980 -- 1984 ) US Army United States Tex Winter ( 1922 - 02 - 25 ) February 25, 1922 ( age 95 ) Basketball coach US Navy United States Graham Winteringham 1922 Architect Royal Navy United Kingdom Harris Wofford ( 1926 - 04 - 09 ) April 9, 1926 ( age 91 ) Politician US Army Air Forces United States Dale E. Wolf ( 1924 - 09 - 06 ) September 6, 1924 ( age 93 ) Governor of Delaware ( 1992 - 1993 ) US Army United States Woody Woodbury ( 1924 - 02 - 09 ) February 9, 1924 ( age 93 ) Comedian & actor US Marine Corps United States Morgan Woodward ( 1925 - 09 - 16 ) September 16, 1925 ( age 92 ) Actor US Army Air Corps United States Peregrine Worsthorne ( 1923 - 12 - 22 ) December 22, 1923 ( age 93 ) Journalist, writer, & broadcaster British Army United Kingdom Herman Wouk ( 1915 - 05 - 27 ) May 27, 1915 ( age 102 ) Author ; The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War US Navy United States Ken Wright ( 1925 - 09 - 06 ) September 6, 1925 ( age 92 ) Politician Royal Australian Air Force Australia Richard Wurbs ( de ) ( 1920 - 08 - 26 ) August 26, 1920 ( age 97 ) Vice President of the Bundestag Germany X 1 veteran Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Alex Xydias ( 1922 - 03 - 22 ) March 22, 1922 ( age 95 ) Auto racing driver US Army Air Forces United States Y 10 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Sol Yaged ( 1922 - 12 - 08 ) December 8, 1922 ( age 94 ) Jazz clarinetist US Army United States Abraham Yakin ( 1924 - 07 - 31 ) July 31, 1924 ( age 93 ) Artist Royal Navy Israel George Yankowski ( 1922 - 11 - 19 ) November 19, 1922 ( age 94 ) Major League baseball player US Navy United States Eric Yarrow ( 1920 - 04 - 23 ) April 23, 1920 ( age 97 ) Businessman, shipbuilder British Army United Kingdom Dmitry Yazov ( 1924 - 11 - 08 ) November 8, 1924 ( age 92 ) Soviet Union Marshal Red Army Soviet Union Chuck Yeager ( 1923 - 02 - 13 ) February 13, 1923 ( age 94 ) Air Force officer & test pilot ; first person to exceed the speed of sound in flight US Army Air Forces United States Bill Yoast 1924 High school football coach subject of the book and movie Remember the Titans US Army Air Forces United States Tom York ( 1924 - 11 - 30 ) November 30, 1924 ( age 92 ) TV personality US Navy United States Jim Youel ( 1922 - 02 - 13 ) February 13, 1922 ( age 95 ) Football player US Navy United States Patrick Yu ( 1922 - 08 - 22 ) August 22, 1922 ( age 95 ) Lawyer British Army National Revolutionary Army Hong Kong Z 6 veterans Veteran Birth Notability Service Country Franco Zeffirelli ( 1923 - 02 - 12 ) February 12, 1923 ( age 94 ) Film director and producer ; Romeo and Juliet, Jesus of Nazareth British Army Italy Charles Zentai ( 1921 - 10 - 08 ) October 8, 1921 ( age 96 ) Warrant officer. Accused of war crimes by SWC Royal Hungarian Army Hungary Roger H. Zion ( 1921 - 09 - 17 ) September 17, 1921 ( age 96 ) Politician US Navy United States Ciril Zlobec ( 1925 - 07 - 04 ) July 4, 1925 ( age 92 ) Poet, writer, & journalist Partisans Slovenia Louis Zorich ( 1924 - 02 - 12 ) February 12, 1924 ( age 93 ) Actor US Army United States Leszek Żukowski ( pl ) ( 1929 - 02 - 11 ) February 11, 1929 ( age 88 ) president of World Association of Home Army Soldiers Gray Ranks Poland See also List of last surviving veterans of military insurgencies and wars Notes Israel and the Philippines were not independent nations during the war. Israel was considered British Palestine. The Philippines was considered The Commonwealth of the Philippines. References Jump up ^ `` S. Daniel Abraham, $1.5 billion -- In Photos : The 17 Richest Living Veterans ''. Forbes. July 25, 2011. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ Broward Sun Sentinel : `` S. 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Question: how old is the youngest living wwii veteran
Answer: 85