Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut

male, deceased (2007)
United States Army soldier Slaughterhouse-Five American military personnel of World War II atheist Short story writer World War II prisoner of war
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (November 11 1922 - April 11 2007) (pronounced) was an American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy, and... More
Paul Brickhill

Paul Brickhill

male, deceased (1991)
Australian World War II pilot World War II prisoner of war Royal Australian Air Force officer ruhr prisoner of war Australian
Paul Chester Jerome Brickhill (December 20 1916 - April 23 1991) was an Australian writer, whose World War II books were turned into popular... More
Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

male, deceased (1995)
World War II World War II prisoner of war British Military From Worksop halloween James Bond actor
Donald Pleasence, OBE (October 5, 1919 - February 2, 1995) was an English stage and film actor.

Jack Edwards

male, deceased (2006)
Honorary United States Marine World War II prisoner of war British Military mbe Member of the Order of the British Empire British
Jack Edwards, OBE (Chinese: 艾華士, 24 May 1918 - 13 August 2006), was a former British World War II army sergeant and a POW survivor, most well known... More
Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre

male, deceased (1980) (United States)
philosopher existentialism French French philosophy polyamory twentieth-century French philosophy … World War II prisoner of war
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (June 21, 1905 - April 15, 1980), normally known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre (pronounced:), was a French... More
Douglas Bader

Douglas Bader

male, deceased (1982)
RAF College Cranwell graduate Commander of the Order of the British Empire fighter Companion of the Distinguished Service Order Knights Bachelor distinguished flying cross … World War II prisoner of war
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar, FRAeS, DL, RAF (21 February 1910-5 September 1982); surname... More
Laurens van der Post

Laurens van der Post

male, deceased (1996)
World War II prisoner of war Conservationist Old Greys South African writer prisoner of war
Sir Laurens Jan van der Post (aka Laurens van der Post) December 13, 1906 - December 16, 1996. Famous 20th century Afrikaner author of many books,... More
Konrad Lorenz

Konrad Lorenz

male, deceased (1989)
World War II prisoner of war instinct prisoner of war Columbia University alumni soviet bird
Konrad Zacharias Lorenz (November 7, 1903 in Vienna - February 27, 1989 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, animal psychologist, and... More
Hans-Dietrich Genscher

Hans-Dietrich Genscher

male, 81 years old
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt Free Democratic Party of Germany from Halle, Saxony-Anhalt World War II prisoner of war Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Germany
Hans-Dietrich Genscher (born March 21, 1927) is a German politician and member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). He was Foreign Minister of the... More
Louis Zamperini

Louis Zamperini

male, 91 years old
Olympic athlete of the United States American military personnel of World War II Athlete at the 1936 Summer Olympics University of Southern California alumni from the Greater Los Angeles Area from New York … World War II prisoner of war
Louis S. Zamperini (born January 26, 1917 in Olean, New York) is a World War II prisoner of war survivor, inspirational speaker, and former... More