The people listed below are, or were, each the last surviving member of a notable group of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945.
Last survivors
Last survivors of countries or territories Veteran Birth Death Notability Service AllegianceLast surviving veteran of Chechnya.Red Army1927 or 1928Last surviving veteran of Antigua and Barbuda.British Army 15 Last surviving veteran of Fiji.Fiji Infantry RegimentLast surviving veteran of Dominica.Major Twistleton “Twist” Bertrand Dominica’s Last World War Veteran Bids us Farewell, dominicanewsonline.com. Accessed 4 December 2024.British Army Last surviving veteran of Mexico.Mexican Air Force1917 or 1918Last surviving veteran of Bechuanaland.British ArmyLast surviving partisan of Bulgaria.Bulgarian resistance movementLast surviving veteran of Gambia.Royal West African Frontier ForceLast surviving veteran of Malaysia.Straits Settlements Volunteer Force MalayaLast surviving veteran of The Bahamas.Auxiliary Territorial ServiceLast surviving veteran of French Polynesia.French Liberation ArmyLast surviving veteran of the Belgian Congo.Force PubliqueLast surviving veteran of Hong Kong.British ArmyLast surviving veteran of New Caledonia.French Liberation ArmyLast surviving veteran of Ingushetia.Red ArmyLast surviving veteran of Papua New Guinea.Australian ArmyLast surviving Moroccan Goumier.French Liberation Army1924Last surviving veteran of French Guiana.French Liberation ArmyLast surviving veteran of Argentina.Last surviving Latin American Spitfire pilot.Royal NavyLast surviving veteran of American Samoa.Fita Fita Guard
Last surviving recipients of medals or honors Veteran Birth Death Notability Service AllegianceLast surviving recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.LuftwaffeLast surviving wartime recipient of the Victoria Cross.Royal Air ForceLast surviving recipient of the Mannerheim Cross.Finnish ArmyLast surviving Companion of the Order of Liberation.French ResistanceLast surviving wartime Hero of the Soviet Union.Red ArmyLast surviving National Hero of Yugoslavia.Yugoslav PartisansLast surviving recipient of the Military Order of William.British ArmyMichael I of RomaniaLast surviving recipient of the Order of Victory.Romanian Armed ForcesLast surviving wartime recipient of the Medal of Honor.US Marine Corps
Last surviving senior officers Veteran Birth Death Notability Service AllegianceLast surviving American four-star officer.US ArmyLast surviving German .KriegsmarineLast surviving wartime American five-star officer.US ArmyLast surviving Japanese marshal (gensui).Imperial Japanese ArmyLast surviving general of the Wehrmacht.LuftwaffeLast surviving wartime Marshal of the Soviet Union.Red Army
Last surviving members of notable units, formations, or organizations Veteran Birth Death Notability Service AllegianceLast surviving member of the Hvidsten Group.Danish resistance movementLast surviving Monuments Man.US ArmyLast surviving original member of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion.US ArmyLast surviving Bielski partisan.Jewish partisansLast surviving member of the original WASP class.Women Airforce Service PilotsLast surviving Czechoslovak RAF pilot.Royal Air ForceLast surviving member of the BOPA.Danish resistance movementLast surviving partisan of Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye (FPO).Fareynikte Partizaner OrganizatsyeLast surviving crew member of Old 666.US Army Air ForcesLast surviving veteran of the Romanian Naval Forces.Romanian Naval ForcesLast surviving member of No. 151 Wing.Royal Air ForceLast surviving member of the 5th Special Air Service.Belgian Resistance, Free Belgian ForcesLast surviving Spanish volunteer of the Blue Division.German ArmyLast surviving member of the 515th Coast Artillery.US ArmyLast surviving Merlinette.French Liberation ArmyLast surviving partisan of .Corpo Volontari della Libertà ItalyLast surviving Royal Lancer.British ArmyLast surviving member of Easy Company.US ArmyLast surviving member of the Māori Battalion.New Zealand Military ForcesLast surviving pilot of the Polish Air Forces.Royal Air ForceLast surviving member of .French Liberation ArmyLast surviving crew member of U-96.KriegsmarineLast surviving member of Merrill's Marauders.US ArmyLast surviving member of the Independent Belgian Brigade.Free Belgian forcesLast surviving crew member of Memphis Belle.US Army Air ForcesLast surviving member of Tasmania's 2/40th Battalion.Australian ArmyLast surviving member of the OSS OG.Office of Strategic ServicesLast surviving member of the Edelweiss Pirates.German Resistance movementLast surviving member of the Cavalry Division.Hellenic ArmyLast surviving White Rose.German Resistance movementLast surviving Finnish Waffen-SS volunteer.Finnish volunteers in the Waffen-SSLast surviving member of the Slovak Expeditionary Army Group.Slovak Expeditionary Army GroupLast surviving member of the Flying Tigers.First American Volunteer GroupUS Army Air ForcesLast surviving pilot of the 100th Bomb Group.United States Air ForceLast surviving member of the 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade.Polish Land Forces1925Last surviving member of the Long Range Desert Group.British ArmyLast surviving FAF pilot.Finnish ArmyLast surviving member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.Women's Army CorpsLast surviving member of 1st Czechoslovak Independent Tank Brigade.1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the Soviet UnionLast surviving member of the Churchill Club.Danish resistance movementLast surviving pilot of Brazil.Brazilian Air ForceLast surviving member of the 2nd Armored Division.French Liberation ArmyLast surviving member of the Polish 1st Armoured Division.Polish Armed Forces in the West1922Last surviving member of the Holger Danske.Danish resistance movementLast surviving member of the 1st Independent Parachute Brigade.Polish Air Forces in France and Great BritainLast surviving pilot of the Eagle Squadrons.Royal Air ForceUS Army Air ForcesLast surviving crew member of HMCS Huron.Royal Canadian NavyLast surviving crew member of .United States NavyLast surviving Norwegian veteran of the Norwegian Independent Company 1.Special Operations ExecutiveLast surviving original member of the Tuskegee airmen.US Army Air ForcesLast surviving member of the Emergency Rescue Committee.French ResistanceLast surviving member of Z Special Unit.Australian ArmyLast surviving member of the Parasol Battalion.Home ArmyLast surviving Czechoslovak member of the Yugoslav National Liberation Army.Yugoslav PartisansLast surviving member of the Sino-American Cooperative Organization.US NavyLast surviving member of the "Spearhead" 3rd Armored Division.US ArmyLast surviving German member of the French Resistance.French ResistanceGerman ArmyLast surviving member of the Military Police Corps.United States ArmyLast surviving Attagirl.Air Transport AuxiliaryLast surviving .Home ArmyLast surviving member of .French ResistanceLast surviving crew member of the Enola Gay.US Army Air ForcesLast surviving member of the 20 July plot.German ArmyLast surviving member of .SchutzstaffelLast surviving member of Underwater Demolition Team 10.Office of Strategic ServicesUS NavyLast surviving member of the unit.Home ArmyLast surviving crew member of PT-109.US Navy
Last survivors of notable sinkings Veteran Birth Death Notability Service AllegianceLast survivor of the sinking of Roma.Regia MarinaLast survivor of the sinking of . US NavyLast survivor of the sinking of .Royal NavyLast survivor of the sinking of HMS Kipling.Royal Navy Last survivor of the sinking of .US NavyLast survivor of the sinking of HMAS Canberra.Royal Australian NavyLast survivor of the sinking of .US NavyLast survivor of the sinking of .Royal Australian Navy Last survivor of the sinking of .US NavyEsko Vallin Last survivor of the sinking of Finnish coastal defence ship IlmarinenFinnish Navy
Last surviving veterans of battles, operations, or uprisings