# Did Ford and Carter serve in WWII?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 26, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ford-and-carter-serve-in-wwii/323415 "2005-09-26T01:28:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ford-and-carter-serve-in-wwii/323415/21 "2005-09-27T03:57:30Z")

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> [@Mr. Moto](#):
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> Cadets and midshipmen aen’t considered members of the military. They don’t receive a commission until after they graduate.
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> This doesn’t detract at all from Carter’s honorable service, just to point out that the timelines are off in his case.

President Truman declared an end to active hostilities in World War II on December 31, _1946_ (Truman proclamation #2714). Anyone who served in the U.S. Armed Forces from December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 is considered a veteran of World War II.

Title 38, United States Code, Section 101(8): The term “World War II” means the period beginning December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946.

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