From the September 10, Yahoo! News, AP "Woman in iconic WWII Times Square kiss photograph dies at 92" AP.
Freta Zimmer Friedman died Thursday, September 8, 2016, in Richmond, Virginia.
She was a 21-year-old dental assistant in a nurse's uniform on August 14, 1945. She went to Times Square when she heard reports that the war was over and found an impromptu celebration underway.
A celebrating sailor, George Mendonsa, grabbed her and planted a big old kiss on her face (perhaps lips).
Life magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt was on hand and captured the moment in what became one of the most famous photographs of the 20th century.
She will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery next to her late husband, Dr. Misha Friedman.
That Was One Neat Photograph. Wonder What Dr. Friedman Thought About It. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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