Show army strength at peak with a population of new york led all other states in the number of men and women in the army with as U S military strength to as of december 31 the war department revealed to the original army strength of in 1940 have been added by induction enlistment list ment or appointment since then with the normal release of giving the net figure of it was pointed out with the draft equalizing state indu stio ns on the basis of population pennsylvania with persons and illinois with ranked second and third in the number of men and women in the army with and respectively |