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Here are some interesting stats:

How many MLB players fought in ww1?

During the course of the war, 227 major leaguers served the United States through various branches of the Armed Forces. Several Hall of Famers, including Christy Mathewson, Branch Rickey, George Sisler and Ty Cobb, answered the specific call issued by the Chemical Warfare Service.

How many baseball players fought in ww2?

All told, over 500 major league and more than 2,000 minor league baseball players went into the armed forces.

There are so many ways that you can go with this collection. How many players died in the war? How many players were wounded? How many were discharged? How many protested the war? How many fought on the other side? Who served the longest? Who received medals? Who fought in more than 1 war? List just goes on and on.

Looks like you will have plenty of players in your collection. Sounds like a real cool approach to collecting. Good Luck!