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.
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.
For all US services, the peak strength was 12,364,000. A total 18.5 million saw service during WWII.
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That would depend on the country that they came from or the unit they served in.
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Japanese-Americans have always been a valuable part of any American war effort. During World War 1, they served as part of the All Japanese Company D unit, First Hawaiian Regiment of Infantry. Japanese Americans were a large portion of Hawaii's population during the time, and stepped forward to enlist willingly. They hoped their enlistment would lead to them gaining American citizenship. Sadly, this did not happen.
Over 16 million US servicemen were in uniform. US Women served as special volunteers in the WAVEs & WACs.
a little bit over a 100,000.
They served in the US military.
Japanese American, Mexican Americans, Philipino Americans, etc.
Certainly there were Black Americans who fought and served during World War 2 in all the armed forces. The most famous crew of them are called the Tuskeegee Airmen. Their story is on Wikipedia and at their own web site.
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That would depend on the country that they came from or the unit they served in.
16 million served 408,000 died
Over eight million, roughly half of the sixteen million Americans in uniform. The other eight million was divided between the Navy, Army Air Force and Marine Corps.
Japanese-Americans have always been a valuable part of any American war effort. During World War 1, they served as part of the All Japanese Company D unit, First Hawaiian Regiment of Infantry. Japanese Americans were a large portion of Hawaii's population during the time, and stepped forward to enlist willingly. They hoped their enlistment would lead to them gaining American citizenship. Sadly, this did not happen.
Over 16 million US servicemen were in uniform. US Women served as special volunteers in the WAVEs & WACs.
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