The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Saturday, April 22, 2023

How Many Are Left?-- Part 2

Currently, an average of 180 World War II veterans die each day in the United States.  Over the next year, the number of WW II veterans is expectted to fall by half (from 167,284) and by 2034,  a little more than 1,000 will still be alive.

These figures are according to projections by the National World War II Museum.

Number of  living WW II veterans in 2022 in selected states.  (To see the list of all states, go to this site in my April 18 post.)

California   15,946

Florida  14,823

Illinois   6,114

North Carolina  5,061

Wisconsin  3,700

Georgia  3,299

Iowa  1,767

Hawaii  672

Alaska  99

The Greatest Generation.  --GreGen


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