What is Glenn McDuffie?
[[File:Kissing the War Goodbye.jpg|thumb|right|200px|McDuffie kissing nurse [[Edith Shain]] at [[Times Square]]]] '''Glenn Edward McDuffie''' (May 31, 1927 &ndash; March 9, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] retired [[World War II]] soldier. He was known for being the subject of [[Alfred Eisenstaedt]]'s [[photograph]] ''[[V-J Day in Times Square]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/sailor-wwii-kiss-photo-dies-article-1.1721784|title=Glenn Edward McDuffie, who long claimed to be sailor in iconic Times Square ‘kiss’ photo at end of WWII, dies|publisher=[[New York Daily News]].com|accessdate=March 15, 2014}}</ref> He was kissing nurse [[Edith Shain]] because World War II ended. McDuffie was born in [[Kannapolis, North Carolina|Kannapolis]], [[North Carolina]]. He died on March 9, 2014 in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] from a [[heart attack]], aged 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/glenn-mcduffie-man-known-as-kissing-sailor-in-wwii-era-photo-dead-at-86-1.2573355|title=Glenn McDuffie, man known as kissing sailor in WWII-era photo, dead at 86|publisher=[[CBC|CBC News]].com|accessdate=March 15, 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McDuffie, Glenn}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:American people of World War II]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:People from Kannapolis, North Carolina]] {{US-bio-stub}} [[Category:American sailors]]