WWII’s kissing sailor comes to end

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The ecstatic sailor in an iconic photograph of the 20th century shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of WWII has died. George Mendonsa was shown kissing Greta Zimmer Friedman, a dental assistant in a nurse's uniform, on Aug. 14, 1945 - V-J Day, the day Japan surrendered to the U.S. People spilled into the streets of NYC to celebrate the news. Mendonsa planted a kiss on Friedman, whom he had never met. The photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt was first published in Life magazine and is called "V-J Day in Times Square," but is known to most as "The Kiss." It became one of the most famous photographs of the 20th century. Mendonsa, 95, died at an assisted living facility in Middletown, R.I, according to his daughter Sharon Molleur. (Source: The AP 02/18/19)