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I mostly agree with you; however, someone born in 1943 has less in common with someone born in 1948 than the commonality between someone born in '63 and '67.

The person born in 1943 actually had far more in common ( especially back in the '60s-'70s ) with those born in the 1930s, than with those born in 1948,'49, '50.

It is usually accepted that a generation spams 25 years; though the "WAR BABIES" ( 1942-'45 ) are an exception and should probably be classified as a substrata of the previous generation.

I was thinking in terms of the Vietnam War, the draft, hippies, etc. Birth years 1943 and 1948 would have those things in common, more so than 1948 and 1963.

Most of those who faced the draft and fought in Vietnam were born 1943-1953 (more from 1943-45 than from 1951-53). The earliest boomers, 1946-50, were the peak. 1948 was the birth year that had the most men in Vietnam and the most casualties.

I was born in 1953. (Monday is my birthday, btw, turning 58.) I had a draft number, #2, but I also had a deferment, since I was preparing for church ministry. And very few from my birth year, 1953, actually went to Vietnam. The war was winding down by that point in the early '70s.