<page_title> Demobilization of United States armed forces after World War II </page_title> <section_title> Consequences </section_title> <table> <cell> Army <col_header> Number of military personnel on June 30, 1947 </col_header> </cell> <cell> Army Air Force <col_header> Number of military personnel on June 30, 1947 </col_header> </cell> <cell> Navy <col_header> Number of military personnel on June 30, 1947 </col_header> </cell> <cell> Marines <col_header> Number of military personnel on June 30, 1947 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1,566,000 <col_header> Number of military personnel on June 30, 1947 </col_header> </cell> </table>
By June 30, 1947, the number of soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen in the armed forces had been reduced to 1,566,000.