are there any ww1 veterans still living?
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The last living veteran of World War I was Florence Green, a British citizen who served in the Allied armed forces, and who died 4 February 2012, aged 110. The last combat veteran was Claude Choules who served in the British Royal Navy (and later the Royal Australian Navy) and died 5 May 2011, aged 110.
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Veterans are defined as anyone who has served for at least one day in Her Majesty's Armed Forces (Regular or Reserve) or Merchant Mariners who have seen duty on legally defined military operations.
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The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary 1914-1918 (1997) pp 6–74.
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Willie Rogers, one of the last surviving members of the original Tuskegee Airmen, died at the age of 101 on 18 November 2016 in St. Petersburg, Florida following a stroke. Rogers was drafted into the Army in 1942 and was part of the 100th Air Engineer Squad. Rogers also served with the Red Tail Angels.
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['Ukraine. (1918–21)', 'Poland. (1918–20)', 'Finland. (1918–20)', 'Estonia. (1918–20)', 'Latvia. (1918–20)', 'Lithuania. (1918–19)']
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John Babcock, Canada's last World War I veteran, has died at the age of 109. A 16-year-old when he went in search of military glory, Babcock was the last of the 650,000 men and women Canada recruited to serve in the “war to end all wars.”
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Historians estimate that only 500,000 of the more than 16 million Americans who served during World War II are still living. Fewer than 1,000 D-Day veterans are believed to be alive, according to the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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['Prince Max von Baden. The chancellor of Germany during the final months of the war. ... ', 'Winston Churchill. The first lord of the British admiralty. ... ', 'Constantine I. The king of Greece for much of the war. ... ', 'Sir Christopher Cradock. ... ', 'Franz Ferdinand. ... ', 'Franz Joseph I. ... ', 'Paul von Hindenburg. ... ', 'Erich Ludendorff.']
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War Losses (USA) American losses in World War I were modest compared to those of other belligerents, with 116,516 deaths and approximately 320,000 sick and wounded of the 4.7 million men who served. The USA lost more personnel to disease (63,114) than to combat (53,402), largely due to the influenza epidemic of 1918.
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Of the 60 million soldiers who fought in the First World War, over 9 million were killed — 14% of the combat troops or 6,000 dead soldiers per day. The armies of the Central Powers mobilised 25 million soldiers and 3.5 million of them died.
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About 300,000 U.S. World War II veterans are alive in 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which has published projections of the number of living veterans from 2015 to 2045. ... Most living veterans from the war are in their 90s, though some are considerably older.
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Approximately 110,000 Americans – from the Marine Corps and Navy – served in the fight. Jarosz said no definitive count exists of how many are still alive. Twenty-seven Americans received the Medal of Honor for their heroics on Iwo Jima, more than for any battle in the country's history.
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Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren of Johann Sebastian Bach actually are still living today. ... Actually none of them, as the male descendents of Johann Sebastian Bach have died out for a while. At least this is fact until today. However, Johann Sebastian Bach had ever been good for a surprise.
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As six of the seven longest surviving veterans of the battle (Squadron Leader John Hart, Flight Lieutenant Archie McInnes, Flight Lieutenant Maurice Mounsdon, Air Vice-Marshal John Thornett Lawrence, Wing Commander Paul Farnes and Flight Lieutenant William Clark) died between June 2019 and May 2020 as of 8 May 2020, ...
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Indeed, current members of the Army are considered Veterans. ... A veteran is one who has served in the armed forces, especially one who has served in combat. It is especially applied to those who served for an entire career, usually of 20 years or more, but may be applied for someone who has only served one tour of duty.
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Ninety years on, there are no longer any living survivors of the campaign, but the parades, services and rituals of Anzac Day have survived, and some have expanded. Large crowds now go to Gallipoli each year. The legend of Anzac remains relevant to many Australians.
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However, apart from military retirees, many other guards, reserve and active duty members are also veterans. Even those who served the military forces under their contracted time and were discharged either by general conditions or honorable conditions still fall into the veterans' category.