Originally Posted by Maroon 300D

In 1993 I went to the Russian far east and met an old man who had been a general at the time of the Battle of Stalingrad. I didn't hear his age but I would have guessed he was 80 or younger.

I thought this spoke volumes about the number of miltary-aged men who were killed first by Stalin's purges and then during the war with Hitler.

I wonder how old the youngest general in U.S. history was, not counting the time of the Revolution?