First, the professor from Gilligan's Island passed away. Russel Johnson was 89. It was often said that he could make anything out of coconuts, but couldn't patch a hole in a boat, but don't forget he was stuck on a tropical island with Mary Ann and Ginger, so looks like he knew what he was doing. What most people don't know is he fought in World War II, flying 44 combat missions, before being shot down over the Philippines. He was honorably discharged. He would also appear in two episodes of The Twilight Zone and one episode of The Outer Limits.
"I was shot down by a Japanese soldier."
Second, the last man to stop fighting World War II passed away. Hiroo Onoda was 91. You may have never heard of him, but from 1944 until 1974, he avoided capture, hiding out on an island in the Philippines, until the Japanese finally sent his old commander to go in and inform him the war had concluded 30 years ago and he now needed to decide if he wanted to make automobiles or electronics for the rest of his life. In true, anti-social fashion, he moved to Brazil and started a cattle ranch, I presume in order to battle aliens who stole his animals for strange experiments, and we can thank him for the decrease in cattle mutilations.
"I shot down an American soldier."
Russell Johnson Obituary
Hiroo Onoda Obituary