Who's the most notable WW2 figure still living?

whether a service man, a civilian or a politician.

 

We've been here before....Queen Elizabeth the second....good little mechanic in her Khaki uniform I believe.

 

Darn... I was about to say Tommy Flowers but he died in 1998...

 

George Bush, US President

 

Ahhh...Bush and Lizzie....two old queens together..

 

Depends what you mean by "WW2 figures". If you mean people who were important in WW2, the list is short. To my knowledge, the last surviving head of state from the war is Prince Michael of Romania (age 91?). All people who served as flag-level officer have passed away. The last one was a Luftwaffe general who died in 2007. For other commanders, U-boat captain Reinhard Hardegen (of 'Operation Dumbbeat" fame), tank commander Otto Carius and USAAF major Bud Anderson come to mind. I'll expand the list tonight.

If you mean important people who were in WW2, that's a much large list. Previously mentioned G HW Bush and Queen Elizabeth served, as did Henry Kissinger. Jimmy Carter was in the Naval Academy from 1943 to 1946. On the entrtainment side of things, Mel Brooks and game show host Bob Barker saw service.

 

And there was me thinking it was Martin Bormann...... :hypnotize:

 

What about Hitler? You're obviously forgetting about this marvelous work of "non-fiction": http://www.amazon.com/Grey-Wolf-Escape-Adolf-Hitler/dp/1402796196