United States Armed Forces 1939-45

Number of Soldiers Serving
Year Army* Marines Navy Total
1939 189,839 19,432 125,202 334,473
1940 269,023 28,345 160,997 458,365
1941 1,462,315 54,359 284,427 1,801,101
1942 3,075,608 142,613 640,570 3,858,791
1943 6,994,472 308,523 1,741,750 9,044,745
1944 7,994,750 475,604 2,981,365 11,451,719
1945 8,267,958 474,680 3,380,817 12,123,455

* The United States Army and Air Force were combined at this time, only until after WWII were they split.