MASAMITSU YOSHIOKA, aged 106
LAST OF THE PEARL HARBOUR ATTACKERS Masamitsu was born in Noromachi Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan in 1918. At the age of eighteen, he joined the Japanese Navy, working as ground crew on biplanes. Masamitsu was […]
PAUL ALEXANDER, aged 78
After contracting polio as a small boy, he spent the rest of his life in an iron lung. He led a life of independence and became a leading lawyer in Texas.
ABIGAIL KAWANANAKOA, aged 96
The last member of a royal dynasty she used her immense fortune for many good works but courted controversy – even after her death
DAVID WISNIA, aged 94
A young Pole who was sent to Auschwitz his singing voice saved his life. He also had a love affair in the camp before escaping and joining the American Army. He eventually became a rabbi in the USA.
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