Yanks in the military

Memorial Day is a time to remember those who sacrificed their time and in many cases their lives in defense of the United States. The Yankees had 41 players who lost service time in order to serve their country in the military. Below is the list of those players. Hall of Famers are in boldface.

Rich Beck 1967
Norm Branch 1943-45
Bobby Brown 1952-54
Tommy Byrne 1944-45
Tommy Carroll 1958
Spud Chandler 1944-45
Jerry Coleman 1952-53
Bill Dickey 1944-45
Joe DiMaggio 1943-45
Frank Fernandez 1967
Whitey Ford 1951-52
Joe Gordon 1944-45
Rudy Gumpert 1943-45
Buddy Hassett 1943-45
Mike Hegan 1967
Rollie Hemsley 1945
Tommy Henrich 1943-45
Billy Johnson 1944-46
Jerry Kenney 1968
Tony Kubek 1962
Al Lyons 1945
Hank Majeski 1943-45
Billy Martin 1954-55
Tom Morgan 1952-53
Ross Moschitto 1966
Bobby Murcer 1967-68
Steve Peck 1942-45
Mel Queen 1945-46
Phil Rizzuto 1943-45
Aaron Robinson 1944
Red Ruffing 1943-44
Marius Russo 1944-45
Ken Sears 1944-45
George Selkirk 1943-45
Ken Silvestri 1942-45
Charley Stanceu 1943-44
Johnny Sturm 1942-45
Jake Wade 1945
Roy Weatherly 1944-45
Bob Wiesler 1951-52
Butch Wensloff 1945-46