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A guide to help you determine when and-or if your ancestor fought in one of the [[United States Military Records|American Wars]]. The first chart lists the wars chronologically, the second alphabetically. | A guide to help you determine when and-or if your ancestor fought in one of the [[United States Military Records|American Wars]]. The first chart lists the wars chronologically, the second alphabetically. | ||
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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. | ||
== Ages of Servicemen | == Ages of Servicemen (Arranged Chronologically) == | ||
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| [[United States | | [[United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|Vietnam War]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:09, 29 October 2011
U.S. Military Records 
Ages of Servicemen
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 (Arranged Chronologically)[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 (Arranged Alphabetically)[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 |
| Vietnam 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.