BASEBALL HALL OF FAME VETERANS

Every National Baseball Hall of Fame Player Who Served During a War | Baseball Almanac

Listed below in alphabetical order, by conflict (World War I, World War II, etcetera), are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown who are veterans — each having served in the United States Armed Services during wartime. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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Hall of Fame Members who are Veterans

Members Who Served in the U.S. Armed Forces

Morgan Bulkeley United States Army
Grover Alexander United States Army
Happy Chandler United States Army *
Oscar Charleston United States Army
Ty Cobb United States Army
Eddie Collins United States Marines
Jocko Conlan United States Navy
Red Faber United States Navy
Warren Giles United States Army
Burleigh Grimes United States Navy
Harry Heilmann United States Navy
Waite Hoyt United States Army
George Kelly United States Army
Larry MacPhail United States Army
Rabbit Maranville United States Navy
Rube Marquard United States Navy
Christy Mathewson United States Army
Herb Pennock United States Navy
Sam Rice United States Army
Branch Rickey United States Army
Eppa Rixey United States Army
Bullet Rogan United States Army
Louis Santop United States Navy
Joe Sewell United States Army
George Sisler United States Army
Tris Speaker United States Navy
Casey Stengel United States Navy
Jud Wilson United States Army
Luke Appling United States Army
Al Barlick United States Coast Guard
Yogi Berra United States Navy
Willard Brown United States Army
Nestor Chylak United States Army
Mickey Cochrane United States Navy
Leon Day United States Army
Bill Dickey United States Navy
Joe DiMaggio United States Army
Larry Doby United States Navy
Bobby Doerr United States Army
Bob Feller United States Navy
Charlie Gehringer United States Navy
Joe Gordon United States Army
Hank Greenberg United States Army
Billy Herman United States Navy
Monte Irvin United States Army
Ralph Kiner United States Navy
Bob Lemon United States Navy
Ted Lyons United States Marines
Larry MacPhail United States Army
Lee MacPhail United States Navy
Johnny Mize United States Navy
Stan Musial United States Navy
Pee Wee Reese United States Navy
Phil Rizzuto United States Navy
Robin Roberts United States Army
Jackie Robinson United States Army
Red Ruffing United States Army
Red Schoendienst United States Army
Enos Slaughter United States Army
Duke Snider United States Navy
Warren Spahn United States Army
Bill Veeck United States Marines
Hoyt Wilhelm United States Army
Ted Williams United States Marines
Early Wynn United States Army
Ernie Banks United States Army
Whitey Ford United States Army
Whitey Herzog United States Army
Eddie Mathews United States Navy
Willie Mays United States Army
Ted Williams United States Marines
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A branch of service breakdown for each member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame that served during wartime (veteran) is as follows:

38 United States Army
1 United States Coast Guard
4 United States Marines
26 United States Navy

Baseball Hall of Famers who served during wartime in more than one conflict were Larry MacPhail (United States Army in World War I and World War II) and Ted Williams (United States Marines in World War II and the Korean War).

* While not technically a veteran, Happy Chandler began training in 1918 to be an officer; World War I ended before he was called to active duty.

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