Iconic: U.S. Navy sailor Glenn Edward McDuffie (left) was 18 at the time of this famed 'kiss' photo taken in Times in August 1945 at the close of World War Two, after the surrender of Japan
World War II 'Kissing Sailor' Dies Aged 86 - Nearly Seven Decades After He Was Snapped In Iconic Times Square VJ Day Picture -- Daily Mail
* Glenn McDuffie died on March 9 in a Dallas nursing home
* Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt captured the spontaneous moment he kissed a nurse in Times Square on August 14, 1945
* Several men claimed they were the famous 'Kissing Sailor' as Eisenstaedt hadn't captioned his photo
* Six years ago, Houston Police Department forensic artist Lois Gibson confirmed it was McDuffie
A man who became known for claiming he was the sailor kissing a woman in Times Square in a famous World War II-era photo taken by a Life magazine photographer has died aged 86.
Glenn McDuffie passed away on March 9 in a nursing home in Dallas, his daughter, Glenda Bell, told The Associated Press.
A mail carrier and semi-professional baseball player after he returned from World War II, McDuffie's life became more exciting about six years ago when Houston Police Department forensic artist Lois Gibson was able to identify him as the young man leaning over the woman in his arms to kiss her.
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My Comment: It makes no difference on who was the sailor .... this photo will always be remembered through the ages.
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