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| Use the following tables to determine in which wars an ancestor may have served. The first column indicates the name of the war, and the second its years of duration. The third column tells the typical birth years for men entered in that war, although younger or older soldiers may have enlisted. The fourth column indicates the typical ages of those serving in each war. | | Use the following tables to determine in which wars an ancestor may have served. The first column indicates the name of the war, and the second its years of duration. The third column tells the typical birth years for men entered in that war, although younger or older soldiers may have enlisted. The fourth column indicates the typical ages of those serving in each war. |
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| == Ages of Servicemen (Arranged Alphabetically) ==
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| | US/Canada Consultants. "Ages of Servicemen in Wars," LAD database. January, 2004 mjm. |
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| | Afghanistan War
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| | 2002
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| | 1942-1984
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| | 18-60
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| | [[Barbary Wars|Barbary Wars]]
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| | 1800-1805, 1815
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| | 1740-1789, 1755-1799
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| | 16-60
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| | [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|Civil War]]
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| | 1861-1865
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| | 1801-1849
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| | 16-60
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| | [[Colonial Wars, 1607 to 1763|Colonial Wars]]
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| | 1620-1763
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| | 1600's-1820's
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| | [[French and Indian War, 1754-1763|French and Indian War]]
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| | 1755-1763
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| | 1695-1739
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| | 16-60
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| | Gulf War
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| | 1991
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| | 1931-1973
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| | 18-60
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| | [[United States Indian Wars, 1780-s-1890-s|Indian Wars]]
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| | 1780's-1890's
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| | 1720's-1880's
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| | Iraq War
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| | 2003-
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| | 1943-1989+
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| | 18-60
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| | [[King George's War, 1744-1748|King George's War]]
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| | 1744-1748
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| | 1684-1732
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| | 16-60
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| | [[King William's War, 1689-1697|King William's War]]
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| | 1689-1697
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| | 1629-1681
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| | 16-60
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| | [[United States Korean War 1950 to 1953|Korean War]]
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| | 1950-1953
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| | 1890-1935
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| | 18-60
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| | [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|Mexican War]]
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| | 1846-1848
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| | 1788-1832
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| | 16-60
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| | [[Philippine Insurrection, 1899 to 1902|Philippine Insurrection]]
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| | 1899-1902
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| | 1839-1886
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| | 16-60
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| | [[Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713|Queen Anne's War]]
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| | 1702-1713
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| | 1642-1697
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| | 16-60
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| | [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|Revolutionary War]]
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| | 1775-1783
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| | 1715-1767
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| | 16-60
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| | [[Spanish American War, 1898|Spanish American War]]
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| | 1898
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| | 1838-1882
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| | 16-60
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| | [[United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|Vietnam War]]
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| | 1965-1973
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| | 1905-1955
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| | 18-60
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| | [[War of 1812, 1812 to 1815|War of 1812]]
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| | 1812-1815
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| | 1752-1799
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| | 16-60
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| | [[World War I United States Military Records, 1917 to 1918|World War I]]
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| | 1917-1918
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| | 1858-1900
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| | 18-60
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| | [[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II]]
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| | 1941-1945
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| | 1881-1927
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| | 18-60
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| <sub>INFORMATION FROM: US/Canada Consultants. "Ages of Servicemen in Wars," LAD database. January, 2004 mjm.</sub>
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