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as of February 2012 there are 9 still alive.. 5 in Washington state 1 in Utah 1 in Oklahoma 2 in Savannah, Georgia and 1 in Iowa. On August 31, 2012, one of the last survivors, Senior Master Sergent Thomas Louis Davis died in his sleep and at home near his wife Rose. Tom was 90 years old. He had suffered greatly from his POW years, but died a great man with a Bronze Star and 2 clusters as well as a Purple Heart. Another of the survivors in Savannah died last winter.

Update as of 03/15/17

There is an additional Survivor who is 99 yrs old and lives in NM.

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