last widow, Catherine S. Damon,
Died 11/11/06, age 92
last dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter
died 4/25/11/, age 90
Participants.........................287,000
deaths in service......................2,000
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)
participants............................106,000
deaths in service........................1,000
last veteran, Fredrick Fraske
died 6/18/73, age 101
participants............................79,000
deaths in service.....................13,000
last veteran, Owen Thomas Edgar,
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
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
(1898-1902)
participants............................392,000
deaths in service......................11,000
last veteran, Nathan E. Cook,
died 9/10/92, age 106
KOREAN CONFLICT
(6/27/50-1/31/55)
participants.........................6,807,000
deaths in service......................55,000
living veterans.....................4,597,000
participants.........................9,200,000
deaths in service.....................109,000
living veterans......................8,281,000
PERSIAN GULF WAR
(Starting date is 8/2/90;
thru date to be determined)
participants.........................3,531,000
deaths in service.........................5,729
living veterans......................1,236,000
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