Former second world war soldier, 100, becomes oldest-known US organ donor

Dale Steele, who died in February, ‘is a powerful reminder that generosity has no age limit’, says CEO After spending some of his prime years aiding German concentration camp survivors and guarding Nazi leaders tried for crimes against humanity at Nuremberg, a US second world war veteran is now believed to have become his country’s oldest known organ donor. The story of 100-year-old Dale Steele, who died in February after a head injury led to his being placed on life support, demonstrates how...

By Ramon Antonio Vargas