The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in New York's Times Square celebrating the end of the Second World War died Sunday. George Mendonsa was 95.
Mendonsa fell and had a seizure at the assisted living facility in Middletown, R.I., where he lived with his wife of 70 years, his daughter, Sharon Molleur, told The Providence Journal.
Mendonsa was shown kissing Greta Zimmer Friedman, a dental assistant in a nurse's uniform, on Aug. 14, 1945, known as VJ-Day,
the day Japan surrendered to the Allies. People spilled into the New York City streets to celebrate the news.
This was one of the most iconic photos of the 20 th century.
It was one of the most famous photos of our time. Now the sailor at the centre of it has died | CBC News
Mendonsa fell and had a seizure at the assisted living facility in Middletown, R.I., where he lived with his wife of 70 years, his daughter, Sharon Molleur, told The Providence Journal.
Mendonsa was shown kissing Greta Zimmer Friedman, a dental assistant in a nurse's uniform, on Aug. 14, 1945, known as VJ-Day,
the day Japan surrendered to the Allies. People spilled into the New York City streets to celebrate the news.
This was one of the most iconic photos of the 20 th century.
It was one of the most famous photos of our time. Now the sailor at the centre of it has died | CBC News
