From looking at the casualties, they seem to mirror the age of the average US serviceman.
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The average is 23, now the youngests were 17, and oldests 40.
The average age of soldiers in the American Revolution was 18 years old. There were some soldiers that lied about their age so that that could participate in battles.
well on the allies side the youngest you could be was 16 with parents consent, 17 without. 44 was the maximum age you could be to fight overseas on the axis side was around the age of 16- 50 to fight. within Germany in the Hitler youth fought as young as 12.
The average age of the American soldier in Vietnam was 19. Some as young as 16 and others as old as ? Actually, that is a myth. None of the enlisted grades had an average age of less than 20. Assuming KIAs accurately represented age groups serving in Vietnam, the average age of an infantryman serving in Vietnam to be nineteen years old is a myth, it is actually twenty-two point eight. The average man who fought in World War II was 26 years of age. (information from http://www.vietnam-war.info/myths/ Thanks) Byakko
The average seems to have been around 5'9"/5'10". Although, during the Vietnam War, the Army used inches not feet & inches (5'10' would be 70" inches on his ID card).