Facts about World War II service:
- 16.1 million people served in the U.S. armed forces during World War II (December 1, 1941 to December 31, 1946).
- The average length of active-duty was 33 months. On average 16 months of these was served overseas.
- 292,000 U.S. servicemen were killed in battle.
- 114,000 were killed due to other causes.
- 671,000 were wounded.
- The 2000 census counted 5.7 million World War II veterans, of these 210,000 were women.