Fran Melantha

How Many D Day Veterans Are Still Alive 2024 Dates. Less than 1% of the 16.4 million americans who served in the armed forces during world war ii were still alive at the end of last year, and 131 are dying every day, according to estimates. According to statistics from the national world war ii museum and the u.s.

Now bent with age, a dwindling number of wwii veterans joined a new generation of leaders on the shores where they landed 80 years ago. Less than 1% of the 16.4 million americans who served in the armed forces during world war ii were still alive at the end of last year, and 131 are dying every day, according to estimates from.