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George Mendonsa, 'kissing sailor' in WWII photo, dies at 95 (1/3)

2019-02-19 11:20:00 Ecns.cn Editor :Li Yan
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George Mendonsa, 89, holds one of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century at his Middletown, Rhode Island home, Oct. 23, 2012. In the photograph, Mendonsa is widely believed to be the sailor kissing an unsuspecting nurse (actually a dental hygienist) on V-E Day in Times Square in 1945. The photograph was taken by Life Magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. George Mendonsa has died at the age of 95. (Photo/Agencies)

George Mendonsa, 89, holds one of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century at his Middletown, Rhode Island home, Oct. 23, 2012. In the photograph, Mendonsa is widely believed to be the sailor kissing an unsuspecting nurse (actually a dental hygienist) on V-E Day in Times Square in 1945. The photograph was taken by Life Magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. George Mendonsa has died at the age of 95. (Photo/Agencies)

George Mendonsa, the U.S. sailor famously photographed kissing a stranger in New York\'s Times Square to celebrate the end of World War Two has died aged 95. (Photo/Alfred Eisenstaedt)

George Mendonsa, the U.S. sailor famously photographed kissing a stranger in New York's Times Square to celebrate the end of World War Two has died aged 95. (Photo/Alfred Eisenstaedt)

George Mendonsa, 89, holds one of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century at his Middletown, Rhode Island home, Oct. 23, 2012. In the photograph, Mendonsa is widely believed to be the sailor kissing an unsuspecting nurse (actually a dental hygienist) on V-E Day in Times Square in 1945. The photograph was taken by Life Magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. George Mendonsa has died at the age of 95. (Photo/Agencies)

George Mendonsa, 89, holds one of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century at his Middletown, Rhode Island home, Oct. 23, 2012. In the photograph, Mendonsa is widely believed to be the sailor kissing an unsuspecting nurse (actually a dental hygienist) on V-E Day in Times Square in 1945. The photograph was taken by Life Magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. George Mendonsa has died at the age of 95. (Photo/Agencies)

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