Fact Sheet: Last Surviving Veteran for Each American War and Conflict

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Fact Sheet: Last Surviving Veteran for Each American War and Conflict

 American Revolution Last veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109
Last widow, Catherine S. Damon, died 11/11/06, age 92
Last dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter, died 4/25/11, age 90
 War of 1812 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 Last veteran, Fredrak Fraske, died 6/18/73, age 101
 Mexican War 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
 Civil War Last Union veteran, Albert Woolson, died 8/2/56, age 109
Last Confederate Veteran, John Salling, died 3/16/58, age 112

Last Union widow, Gertrude Janeway, died 1/17/2003, age 93

 Spanish-American War Last veteran, Nathan E. Cook, died 9/10/92, age 106

It is estimated that the number of living World War II U.S. veterans will be:

9/30/07.....2,795,000 9/30/08.....2,457,000 9/30/09.....2,143,000 9/30/10.....1,850,000
9/30/11.....1,581,000 9/30/12.....1,336,000 9/30/13.....1,117,000 9/30/14........921,000
9/30/15........750,000 9/30/16........602,000 9/30/17........477,000 9/30/18........371,000
9/30/19........285,000 9/30/20........214,000 9/30/21........158,000 9/30/22........115,000

Sources: All figures are the latest compiled statistics and data filed December 2007: Department of Defense (DoD); Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

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