(Word Version) May 2001
American Revolution (1775-1783) |
Total Servicemembers |
217,000
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Battle Deaths |
4,435
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Non-mortal Woundings |
6,188
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Last Veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109 |
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Last Widow, Catherine S. Damon, died 11/11/06, age 92 |
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Last Dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter, died 4/25/11, age 90 |
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War of 1812 (1812-1815) |
Total Servicemembers |
286,730
|
Battle Deaths |
2,260
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Non-mortal Woundings |
4,505
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Last Veteran, Hiram Cronk, died 5/13/05, age 105 |
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Last Widow, Carolina King, died 6/28/36, age unknown |
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Last Dependent, Esther A.H. Morgan, died 3/12/46, age 89 |
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Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898)
|
Total Servicemembers |
106,000*
|
Battle Deaths |
1,000*
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Last Veteran, Fredrak Fraske, died 6/18/73, age 101 |
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Mexican War (1846-1848) |
Total Servicemembers |
78,718
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Battle Deaths |
1,733
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Other Deaths in Service |
11,550
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Non-mortal Woundings |
4,152
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Last Veteran, Owen Thomas Edgar, died 9/3/29, age 98 |
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Last Widow, Lena James Theobald, died 6/20/63, age 89 |
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Last Dependent, Jesse G. Bivens, died 11/1/62, age 94 |
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Civil War (1861-1865) |
Total Servicemembers (Union) |
2,213,363
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Battle Deaths (Union) |
140,414
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Other Deaths in Service (Union) |
224,097
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Non-mortal Woundings (Union) |
281,881
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Total Servicemembers (Conf.) |
1,050,000
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Battle Deaths (Confederate) |
74,524
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Other Deaths in Service (Confederate) |
59,297**
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Non-mortal Woundings (Confederate) |
Unknown
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Last Union Veteran, Albert Woolson died 8/2/56, age 109 |
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Last Confederate Veteran, John Salling died 3/16/58, age 112 |
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Spanish-American War (1898-1902) |
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) |
306,760
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Battle Deaths |
385
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Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) |
2,061
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Non-mortal Woundings |
1,662
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Last veteran, Nathan E. Cook, died 9/10/92, age 106 |
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World War I (1917-1918)
|
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) |
4,734,991
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Battle Deaths |
53,402
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Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) |
63,114
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Non-mortal Woundings |
204,002
|
Living Veterans |
2,503*
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World War II (1940 –1945) |
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) |
16,112,566
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Battle Deaths |
291,557
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Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) |
113,842
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Non-mortal Woundings |
671,846
|
Living Veterans |
5,451,378*
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Korean War (1950-1953) |
Total Servicemenbers (Worldwide) |
5,720,000
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Battle Deaths |
33,686
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Other Deaths (In Theater) |
2,830
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Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) |
17,730
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Non-mortal Woundings |
103,284
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Living Veterans |
3,913,749*
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Vietnam War (1964-1975) |
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) |
9,200,000
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Deployed to Southeast Asia |
3,100,000
|
Battle Deaths |
47,410
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Other Deaths (In Theater) |
10,788
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Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) est. |
32,000
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Non-mortal Woundings |
153,303
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Living Veterans |
8,300,106*
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Gulf War (1990-1991) |
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) |
2,322,332
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Deployed to Gulf |
1,136,658
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Battle Deaths |
148
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Other Deaths (In Theater) |
235
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Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) |
914
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Non-mortal Woundings |
467
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Living Veteran |
1,753,530
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America's Wars Total |
Military Service During War |
42,348,460
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Battle Deaths |
650,954
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Other Deaths in Service (In Theater) |
13,853
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Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) |
229,661
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Non-mortal Woundings |
1,431,290
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Living War Veterans |
19,421,266*
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Living Veterans |
25,497,691*
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Veterans and Dependents on the Compensation and Pension Rolls as of May, 2001
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VETERANS
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CHILDREN
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PARENTS
|
SURVIVING SPOUSES |
Civil War |
-
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12
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-
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1
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Indian Wars |
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Spanish-American War |
-
|
245
|
-
|
386
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Mexican Border |
9
|
25
|
-
|
181
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World War I |
144
|
5,810
|
1
|
25,573
|
World War II |
647,205
|
18,707
|
1,388
|
272,793
|
Korean Conflict |
249,515
|
4,110
|
1,496
|
63,579
|
Vietnam Era |
851,143
|
13,465
|
6,118
|
114,514
|
Gulf War*** |
344,174
|
8,508
|
338
|
6,261
|
TOTAL WARTIME
|
2,092,190
|
50,883
|
9,341
|
483,288
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Nonservice-connected |
352,761
|
27,221
|
-
|
230,194
|
Service-connected |
2,306,731
|
30,757
|
11,650
|
288,661
|
TOTAL
|
2,659,492
|
57,978
|
11,650
|
518,855
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Source: Department of Defense, unless otherwise indicated. “Other deaths in Service” is the number of servicemembers who died while on active duty, other than those attributable to combat, regardless of the location or cause of death. * VA estimate ** An estimated figure does not include 26,000 to 31,000 who died in Union prisons. ***For VA benefits purposes, the Gulf War period of service remains open-ended and also includes those discharged from 1991 to date.
It is estimated that the number of living World War I veterans will be: 9/30/01............ 2,212 9/30/07.................. 171 9/30/13.................... 12 9/30/02............ 1,452 9/30/08.................. 110 9/30/14..................... 7 9/30/03............... 952 9/30/09................... 71 9/30/15..................... 4 9/30/04............... 623 9/30/10................... 46 9/30/16..................... 3 9/30/05................ 407 9/30/11................... 29 9/30/17..................... 2 9/30/06................ 265 9/30/12................... 19 9/30/18..................... 1 It is estimated that the number of living World War II veterans will be: 9/30/01............. 5,032,591 9/30/08................ 2,383,578 9/30/15................. 724,947 9/30/02............. 4,618,560 9/30/09................ 2,074,699 9/30/16................. 583,410 9/30/03............. 4,211,991 9/30/10................ 1,788,795 9/30/17................. 463,088 9/30/04............. 3,815,644 9/30/11................ 1,526,903 9/30/18................. 362,282 9/30/05............. 3,432,216 9/30/12................ 1,289,627 9/30/19................. 279,113 9/30/06............. 3,064,236 9/30/13................ 1,077,141 9/30/20................. 211,584 9/30/07............. 2,714,009 9/30/14................... 889,152 |
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