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World War II holds a special place in the American psyche as the country's greatest triumph, and the soldiers of World War II are frequently referred to as "the greatest generation" for their sacrifices in the name of liberty. Over 16 million served (about 13% of the population), and over 400,000 were killed during the war; only the American Civil War saw more Americans killed.

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There were approximately 12,000,000 men and women in uniform at some time or other during the Second World War. Not all of them were engaged for the entire five year period, nor were all of them in foreign theaters. Many of the women in the military auxiliary corps (Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard) were stationed in the U.S. doing work that would otherwise have been performed by men. This released more men to serve in Europe, Africa and Asia.

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For all US services, the peak strength was 12,364,000. A total 18.5 million saw service during WWII.

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