Sailor in iconic photo of Times Square kiss at end of World War II passes away aged 95
George Mendonsa passed away at his assisted living facility in Middletown, Rhode Island, where he had lived with his wife of 71 years.
The sailor in the iconic photograph kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II, George Mendonsa, has died just two days before his 96th birthday.
The photograph, taken by the German-born American photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt, was titled 'V-J Day in Times Square' and portrays Mendonsa grabbing and kissing a stranger, a woman in a nurse's uniform, after the conclusion of World War II following the surrender of Japan on August 14, 1945.
It was published a week later in Life magazine amongst many photographs of celebrations across the United States and went on to become one of the most famous photographs of the 20th century.