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A guide to help you determine when and-or if your ancestor fought in one of the American Wars. The first chart lists the wars chronologically, the second alphabetically.

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.

Ages of Servicemen in Wars (Arranged Chronologically by War)[edit | edit source]

WAR	DURATION	TYPICAL YEARS OF BIRTH	TYPICAL AGES
King William's War	1689-1697	1629-1681	16-60
Queen Anne's War	1702-1713	1642-1697	16-60
King George's War	1744-1748	1684-1732	16-60
French and Indian War	1755-1763	1695-1739	16-60
Revolutionary War	1776-1783	1715-1767	16-60
Indian Wars	1780's-1890's	1720's-1880's
Barbary Wars	1800-1805	1740-1789	16-60
War of 1812	1812-1815	1752-1799	16-60
Barbary Wars	1815	1755-1799	16-60
Mexican War	1846-1848	1788-1832	16-60
Civil War	1861-1865	1801-1849	16-60
Spanish American War	1898	1838-1882	16-60
Philippine Insurrection	1899-1902	1838-1886	16-60
World War I	1917-1919	1858-1900	18-60
World War II	1941-1945	1881-1927	18-60
Korean War	1950-1953	1890-1935	18-60
Vietnam War	1965-1973	1905-1955	18-60
Gulf War	1991	1931-1973	18-60
Afghanistan War	2002	1942-1984	18-60
Iraq War	2003-	1943-1989+	18-60

Ages of Servicemen in Wars--Arranged Alphabetically by War[edit | edit source]

WAR	DURATION	TYPICAL BIRTH YEARS	TYPICAL AGES
Afghanistan War	2002	1942-1984	18-60
Barbary Wars	1800-1805, 1815	1740-1789, 1755-1799	16-60
Civil War	1861-1865	1801-1849	16-60
Colonial Wars	1620-1763	1600's-1820's
French and Indian War	1755-1763	1695-1739	16-60
Gulf War	1991	1931-1973	18-60
Indian Wars	1780's-1890's	1720's-1880's
Iraq War	2003-	1943-1989+	18-60
King George's War	1744-1748	1684-1732	16-60
King William's War	1689-1697	1629-1681	16-60
Korean War	1950-1953	1890-1935	18-60
Mexican War	1846-1848	1788-1832	16-60
Philippine Insurrection	1899-1902	1839-1886	16-60
Queen Anne's War	1702-1713	1642-1697	16-60
Revolutionary War	1775-1783	1715-1767	16-60
Spanish American War	1898	1838-1882	16-60
Viet Nam War	1965-1973	1905-1955	18-60
War of 1812	1812-1815	1752-1799	16-60
World War I	1917-1918	1858-1900	18-60
World War II	1941-1945	1881-1927	18-60

_{INFORMATION FROM: US/Canada Consultants. "Ages of Servicemen in Wars," LAD database. January, 2004 mjm.}

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