Oldest Living Tiger Survivor

Wayman Simpson is now the oldest living Tiger Survivor and will be 94 on April 26. During WW11 Wayman was assigned to a British artillery unit in Africa and saw action with that unit.

He was stationed in Japan with B Battery of the 63rd Field Artillery Battalion of the 24th Infantry Division and was attached to L Company of the 34th Regiment as a FO.  He was captured on 14 July 1950 and released on 30 August 1953.

Shorty the Tiger

webmaster’s note: Wayman Simpson passed away on October 12, 2014.