Last Surviving Veterans for all American Wars American Revolutionary War of 1812 Mexican American
War American Civil War Spanish American War World War I World War One World War II World War Two
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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