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FYI - Statistics on U.S. Wars>>

?-Original Message?­From: Boh Gardner Sent: Wednesday.June 27,2001 3:44 PM>>

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AMERICAS WARS>>

MAY 30, 2001>>

American Revolution (1775-1783) Total Servicemenihen, 217,000 Battle Deaths 4,435 Non-inorlal Woundings 6,188 Last Veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman,>>

died 4/5/1869, age 109 Last Widow, Catherine S. Damon,>>

died 11/11/06. age 92>>

Last Dependent. Phoebe M. Palmeter.>>

died 4/25/11, age 90>>

War of 1812(1812-1815) Total Servicememhers 286.730 Battle Deaths 2,260 Non-mortal Woundings 4,505 Last Veteran, Hiram Cronk, died 5/13/05, age 105 Last Widow. Carolina King,>>

died 6/28/36, age unknown Last Dependent. Esther A.H. Morgan,>>

died 3/12/46. age 89>>

Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898)>>

Total Servicemembers 106.000* Battle Deaths 1,000* Last Veteran, Fredrak Fraske, died 6/18/73, age 101>>

Mexican War (1846-1848) Total Servicemembers 78,718 Battle Deaths 1,733 Other Deaths in Service 11,550 Noii-niorta! Woundings 4,152 Last Veteran. Owen Thomas Hdgar,>>

died 9/3/29, age 98 Last Widow, Lena James Theobald.>>

died 6/20/63, age 89 Last Dependent, Jesse G. Bivens,>>

died 11/1/62, age 94>>

Civil War(1861-1865)>>

Total Servicemembers (Union) 2,213,363>>

Battle Deaths (Union) 140,414>>

Other Deailis in Service (Union) 224,097>>

Non-mortal Wounding;, (Union) 281,881>>

Total Serviceniembers (Conf.) 1,050,000>>

Baide Deaths (Confederate) 74,524>>

Other Deaths in Service (Confederate) 59,297**>>

Non-mortal Woundings (Confederate) Unknown>>

Last Union Veteran, Albert Woolson>>

died 8/2/56. age 109 Last Confederate Veteran, John Sailing>>

died 3/16/58. age 112>>

Spanish-American War (1898-1902) Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 306,760 Battle Deaths 385>>

Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 2,061 Non-mortal Woundings 1.662 Last veteran, Nathan E. Cook, died 9/10/92, age 106>>

World War I (1917-1918)>>

Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 4,734,991>>

Battle Deaths 53,402>>

Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 63,114>>

Non-mortal Wonndings 204,002>>

Living Veterans 2,503*>>

World War [1(1940-1945)>>

Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 16,112,566>>

Battle Deaths 291,557>>

Other Deaihs in Service (Non-Theater) 113,842>>

Non-mortal Woundings 671.846>>

Living Veterans 5.451.378*>>

Korean War (1950-1953)>>

Total Servicemenbers (Worldwide) 5,720.000>>

Battle Deaths 33,686>>

Other Deaths (In Theater) 2.830>>

Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 17.730>>

Non-mortal Woundings 103,284>>

Living Veterans 3,913,749*>>

Vietnam War (1964-1975)>>

Total Servicemembers (Worldwide) 9,200,000>>

Deployed to Southeast Asia 3,100,000>>

Battle Deaths 47.410>>

Other Deaths (In Theater) 10,788>>

Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) esi. 32,000>>

Non-mortal Woundings 153,303>>

Living Veterans 8,300,106*>>

Gulf War (1990-1991)>>

Total Servicememhen, (Worldwide) 2,322,332>>

Deployed to Gulf 1,136.658>>

Battle Deaths 148>>

Oilier Deaths (In Theater) 235>>

Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 914>>

Non-mortal Woundings 467>>

Living Veteran 1,753,530>>

America's Wars Total>>

Military Service During War 42,348,460>>

Battle Deaths 650,954>>

Other Deathi, in Service (In Theater) 13,853>>

Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) 229.661>>

Non-mortal Woundings 1,431.290>>

Living War Vcierans 19,421,266*>>

Living Veterans 25,497,691*>>

NOTE: Figures on the nnmber of living veterans are projected from the final 1990 Census daia and include only veterans living in the U.S and Puerto Rico. Periods of service used in Census data may differ slightly from those ofDoD- Although Gulf War figures are shown for the peak 1990-1991 period, the Gulf War period has not yet been officially terminated. Source:>>

Department of Defense, unless otherwise indicated.>>

"Oilier deaths in Service" is the number of 'iervicemembers who died while on active duty, oilier 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 dale.>>

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 9/30/021,452 9/30/08110 9/30/147 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 9/30/06265 9/30/1219 9/30/181>>

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 9/30/101.788,795 9/30/17463,088>>

9/30/043.815.644 9/30/11 1.526,903 9/30/18362,282>>

9/30/053,432,216 9/30/121,289,627 9/30/19279.113>>

9/30/063,064,236 9/30/13 1,077,141 9/30/20211.584>>

9/30/07 2,714.009 9/30/14 889,152>>

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This has made the rounds before, but I thought it might pique the interest of some, considering we are fast approaching Memorial Day.>>

1, The first German serviceman killed in WW2 was killed by the Japanese, (China 1937). The first American serviceman killed in WW2 was killed by the Russians, (Finland 1940). The highest ranking American killed was Lt. Gen. Lesley McNaic, killed by the U.S. Army Air Corps ---- so much for allies!>>

2. The youngest U.S. serviceman was 12 year old Calvin Graham, USH. He was wounded and given a Dishonorable Discharge for lying about his age. (His benefits were later restored by an act of>>

Congress).>>

3. At the time of Pearl Harbor, the top U.S. Navy Command was called CINCUS, (pronounced SINK US). The Army's 45th Division shoulder patch was a Swastika and Hitler's private train was named "Amerika" All three were soon changed for PR purposes.>>

4. More U.S. servicemen died in the Air Corps, than in the Marine Corps, While completing the required 25 missions, (later raised to 30), a bomber crewman's chance of being killed was 71%.>>

5. Generally speaking, there was no such thing as an average Fighter Pilot. You were either an Ace or a Target. EXAMPLE: Hiroyoshi Hishizawa shot down over 80 planes. He died as a passenger on a cargo plane.>>

6. It was a common practice on Fighter Planes to load every 5th round of ammunition as a tracer round to aid in aiming. This was a BIG mistake. Tracer Rounds have different ballistics, especially at longer ranges, which meant that if your tracers were hitting the target, 80% of your rounds were missing. Worse yet, tracers immediately alerted your target that he was under fire and from what direction. Worst of all was the practice of loading a string of tracers at the end of the belt to let you know you were out of ammunition. This was definitely not something you wanted to tell the enemy. Units that stopped using tracer ammunition saw their success rate nearly double and their loss rat drop>>

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appreciably.>>

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7. When allied Armies reached the Rhine River, the first thing men did was pee in it. This was pretty universal from the lowest private Winston Churchill, (who made a big show of it), and General Fatten, (who had himself photographed in the act) .>>

8. German submarine U-120 was sunk by a malfunctioning toilet.>>

9. Among the first "German" soldiers captured at Normandy were several Koreans. They had been forced to fight for the Japanese until captured by the Russians and forced to fight for the Russians until captured by the Germans and then forced to fight for them until captured by the U.S. Army.>>

AND THE BEST FOR LAST>>

10. Following a massive Naval bombardment, 35,000 U.S. and Canadian troops stormed ashore at Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands. 21 Allied troops were killed in the firefight. It would have been much worse if there had been any Japanese troops on the Island.

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