Australia’s Last WWII Victoria Cross Winner Dies Australia’s last surviving World War II recipient of the Victoria Cross, who was awarded the elite medal for storming a Japanese machine gun post,... 7/9/09 0
British World War I Veteran Henry Allingham Becomes the World’s Oldest Man Great War veteran Henry Allingham became the world’s oldest man today following the death of the previous holder of the title in Japan, Guinness... 6/19/09 0
World’s Oldest Man Dies at 113 in Japan The world’s oldest man, Tomoji Tanabe, died at his home in southern Japan on Friday at the age of 113, according to a local official. Tanabe, who... 6/19/09 0
Australia’s Oldest Man, Last WWI Veteran Dies Australia’s oldest man and its last surviving veteran of World War I died on Wednesday at the age of 110. Jack Ross, who joined the Australian Imperial... 6/3/09 0
Last Titanic Survivor Dies At 97 The last survivor of the sinking of the Titanic has died aged 97. Millvina Dean was nine weeks old when the liner sank after hitting an iceberg in the... 6/2/09 0
Great Escape’ Gardener, 97, Dies One of the last surviving prisoners of war (PoW) from Stalag Luft III, the focus of the 1963 film The Great Escape, has died in Scotland. Alex Lees, 97,... 4/29/09 0
Illinois Man Awarded Medal of Honor Dies at 89 Russell Dunham, an Illinois man who was awarded the Medal of Honor after killing nine German soldiers and taking two others captive while wounded during... 4/11/09 0
Veteran is UK’s Oldest Ever Man The UK’s oldest man has reached a new milestone by becoming the oldest ever British man, after clocking up 112 years and 296 days. Henry Allingham... 3/29/09 0