Veteran*
General Heinrich Trettner the last surviving German General from WW II passed away September 18th 2006.
Harry Patch was, until recently, the oldest surviving veteran of World War I in Britain. He died very recently so he would no longer be listed as a surviving vet.
most are in there seventies so most are died and the few ones left are dieing or are in there last years
Henry John "Harry" Patch (17 June 1898 - 25 July 2009) - known as "the Last Fighting Tommy" - was a British supercentenarian, briefly the oldest man in Europe, and the last surviving soldier to have fought in the trenches of the First World War.[1] Patch was, with Claude Choules and Florence Green, one of the last three surviving British veterans of the First World War and, along with Frank Buckles and John Babcock, one of the last five veterans worldwide.At the time of his death, aged 111 years, 38 days, Patch was the verified third-oldest man in the world, the oldest man in Europe and the 68th oldest man.
There are no surviving US Veterans of World War 1 now. Think about it most of them were born in 1899. They would be 111 years old if they were alive today.
General Heinrich Trettner the last surviving German General from WW II passed away September 18th 2006.
Harry Patch was, until recently, the oldest surviving veteran of World War I in Britain. He died very recently so he would no longer be listed as a surviving vet.
The last surviving slave may never be found. However, the last living slave that has verifiable proof is Eliza Moore (1843 - 1948).
most are in there seventies so most are died and the few ones left are dieing or are in there last years
Henry John "Harry" Patch (17 June 1898 - 25 July 2009) - known as "the Last Fighting Tommy" - was a British supercentenarian, briefly the oldest man in Europe, and the last surviving soldier to have fought in the trenches of the First World War.[1] Patch was, with Claude Choules and Florence Green, one of the last three surviving British veterans of the First World War and, along with Frank Buckles and John Babcock, one of the last five veterans worldwide.At the time of his death, aged 111 years, 38 days, Patch was the verified third-oldest man in the world, the oldest man in Europe and the 68th oldest man.
There are no surviving US Veterans of World War 1 now. Think about it most of them were born in 1899. They would be 111 years old if they were alive today.
I'm alive!
It is believed that the world's last surviving member who served during World War I died in 2012. British woman Francis Green served as a waitress in a mess hall and died at age 110.
There are currently 1,320 surviving veterans who fought during World War II. World War II was fought from 1939-1945. There are veterans from Germany, the United States, France, the UK, and Australia, the Philippines, and other countries.
"Patch was, withClaude Choules, one of the last two surviving British veterans of the First World War, and along with Frank Buckles and John Babcock, one of the last four worldwide." According to his wikipedia page *i posted some above* he's from Britain. He was born in Somerset which i believe to be a state, but I'm not sure.
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There are still many survivors of WWII, but the last surviving veteran was ---- Patch (I can't remember his first name). He lived in Berkhamsted, UK until he died.