What you all forgot to mention, is during that time, everyone was gung-ho, and brought up to fight for their country. Their really wasn't any antiwar movement back then, that only started during the Vietnam War. So those numbers are probably dead on.
I remember hearing stories from my friends grandfather who served in World War II when I was young, and he said he faked his age to get in. So in that respect, add a few for the age 17 or so and minus the disabled, that should be fight on.
I am still in amazment that AZN_FLEA can actually make sence let alone make a good point about the percentage of male to female ration. Good job, and please keep it up. It's amazing how much repect you can get when you sound and act intelligent.