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The Oldest Living Veterans of WWII – Darlinez News.

<p> &lbrack;ad&lowbar;1&rsqb;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"entry-content column content primary is-two-thirds">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"" style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon; 10px&semi;">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"">&NewLine;<p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"tag is-dark is-uppercase">Special Report<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"byline-container">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"post-date is-italic has-text-grey is-size-7 has-text-weight-medium ">&NewLine;<p>February 18&comma; 2023 1&colon;00 pm<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The survivors of World War II&comma; the most horrific conflict in human history&comma; are dying quickly as the cohort grows older and older&period; According to the Department of Veteran Affairs&comma; an average of 234 American veterans of the war pass away each day&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The National WWII Museum in New Orleans reports that as of the end of 2022&comma; there were 167&comma;284 American veterans still alive from among the nearly 16 million who served in the nation’s military during the war&period; The DVA expects that number to be less than 100&comma;000 by 2024 and under 50&comma;000 by 2026&comma; &lpar;Worldwide figures are difficult to come by&period;&rpar; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">While some veterans entered the war at the age of 18 &lpar;sometimes younger in some places&rpar; and would thus be in their late 70s or early 80s today&comma; depending on when the joined the service&comma; others started even before war was declared and&sol;or were older when their tour of duty began&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">To compile a list of the oldest survivors of World War II&comma; 24&sol;7 Tempo consulted the Gerontology Wiki&comma; published by Fandom&comma; an entertainment and gaming fan site&period; We limited our list to those who are at least 105 years old&period; Seventeen of those on the list were confirmed alive as of Feb&period; 13&comma; 2023&comma; and to the best of our knowledge&comma; the remaining survivors are still with us as well&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Among those lucky to be alive are former Kriegsmarine submariner <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Friedrich Grade&comma; the<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> last surviving crew member of the submarine U-96&semi; <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Constantin Hertoiu<&sol;span><b>&comma;<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> a Romanian soldier captured by the Soviet Union during the Battle of Stalingrad and held prisoner by the Russians for five years in Siberia&semi; and Kazimierz Klimczak&comma; a Polish Army officer&comma; who is the oldest living participant in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising&period; &lpar;See <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">the 18 biggest battles of World War II<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&period;&rpar;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">There is no shortage of heroes among the survivors on our list&period; They include <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Moon Fun Chin&comma; a Chinese-American pilot who volunteered to rescue those on military missions and saved the lives of US military personnel&comma; and Marcel Barbary&comma; who escaped internment twice&comma; eventually joining Charles de Gaulle’s Free French forces&period; &lpar;In our own time&comma; these are <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">the 10 most decorated war heroes of the 21st century<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&period;&rpar; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;008000&semi;"><b>Click here to read more about the oldest living veterans of World War II<&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">In the course of the war&comma; some of these survivors surmounted bias to serve their nations&period; <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">James Clayton Flowers<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> is one of the last of the <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Tuskegee Airmen<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">the Black aviators who served in the U&period;S&period; Army Air Corps and spearheaded the integration of the American armed forces&period; <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Jamaican-born<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> Ena Joyce St&period; Clare Collymore-Woodstock was one of the first Black female radar operators for Great Britain&comma; known for tracking the route of incoming enemy planes&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"smartasset" style&equals;"margin-bottom&colon; 1em&semi; margin-top&colon; 1em&semi;">&NewLine;<p><b>Sponsored&colon; Tips for Investing<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A financial advisor can help you understand the advantages and disadvantages of investment properties&period; Finding a qualified financial advisor doesn’t have to be hard&period; SmartAsset’s free tool matches you with up to three financial advisors who serve your area&comma; and you can interview your advisor matches at no cost to decide which one is right for you&period; If you’re ready to find an advisor who can help you achieve your financial goals&comma; get started now&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Investing in real estate can diversify your portfolio&period; 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