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Did any soldiers serve in ww1 and ww2?
In WWI, the USA mobilized approximately 4,000,000 soldiers, sailors and Marines. In WWII the number was four times that, at approximately 16,000,000 Army, Navy, Army Air force, (then it was still a branch of the Army), Marines, Coast Guard and the Merchant Marines.
Did any soldiers fight in both world wars?
Many thousands of soldiers, from all belligerent countries, fought in both world wars. An 18 year old private or subaltern in 1918 would have been in his early 40s at the beginning of the war; those who had stayed in the military would be senior NCOs or senior field grade officers if not generals/admirals.
Has anyone served in ww1 ww2 Korea and Vietnam?
No. There were more than a few who fought in the Second, the Korean and the Viet Nam War, but not the Great War, too.
Are there any Civil War children still alive?
Irene may also have been the last surviving child of a Civil War veteran. In 2017, 97-year-old Fred Upham died. Upham, whose father fought in the First Battle of Bull Run, was featured in a 2014 National Geographic story about his father’s service.
How many American served in ww2?
16,112,566 Americans
During the war some 16,112,566 Americans served in the United States Armed Forces, with 405,399 killed and 671,278 wounded. There were also 130,201 American prisoners of war, of whom 116,129 returned home after the war.
Who was the last survivor of the Civil war?
Albert Woolson
| Albert Henry Woolson | |
|---|---|
| Portrait aged about 100–105 | |
| Birth name | Henry Albert Woolson |
| Born | February 11, 1850 Antwerp, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 2, 1956 (aged 106) Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
Did anyone fight in the Civil War and WWI?
Gen. Hains retired (again) in 1918. He died not long afterward in 1921. As far as anyone knows, he is the only person to have served in both the Civil War and the first World War.
Did anyone serve in the Civil War and ww1?
Who was the last person to receive a pension from the Civil War?
Irene Triplett
Irene Triplett (January 9, 1930 – May 31, 2020) was the last recipient of an American Civil War pension. Her father had fought for both the Confederacy and later the Union in the Civil War.