|
American
Casualties by Age Groups:
| Age at Time of Death |
Recorded Casualties |
| 17 |
12 |
| 18 |
3,103 |
| 19 |
8,283 |
| 20 |
14,095 |
| 21 |
9,705 |
| 22 |
4,798 |
| 23 |
3,495 |
| 24 |
2,650 |
| 25 |
2,018 |
| 26 |
1,414 |
| 27 |
917 |
| 28 |
768 |
| 29 |
710 |
| 30-39 |
4,927 |
| 40-49 |
1,156 |
| 50-59 |
121 |
| 60-62 |
4 |
| Unknown Age or Not Reported |
17 |
| Totals |
58,193 |
|
American
Casualties by Service Branch:
| Service Branch |
Recorded Casualties |
| Air Force |
2,584 |
| Army |
38,209 |
| Coast Guard |
7 |
| Marine Corps |
14,838 |
| Navy |
2,555 |
| Totals |
58,193 |
|
American
Casualties by Service Component:
| Component |
Recorded Casualties |
| Military Reserves |
5,760 |
| National Guard |
97 |
| Regular Military |
34,475 |
| Selective Service |
17,672 |
| Unknown |
189 |
| Totals |
58,193 |
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Casualty
Types:
| Casualty Type |
Recorded Casualties |
| KIA; Died in Combat |
38,502 |
| KIA; Died of Wounds |
5,264 |
| KIA; Died while Missing |
3,524 |
| POW; Death while Captured |
116 |
| Non-Hostile; Other Causes |
7,458 |
| Non-Hostile; Death from Illness
or Injury |
1,978 |
| Non-Hostile; Died while Missing |
1,351 |
| Totals |
58,193 |
|
American
Casualties by Race:
| Race |
Recorded Casualties |
| Native American |
226 |
| Caucasian |
50,120 |
| Malayan |
252 |
| Mongolian |
116 |
| Negro |
7,264 |
| Unknown |
215 |
| Totals |
58,193 |
|
American
Casualty Reasons:
| Reason |
Recorded Casualties |
| Gun, Small Arms |
18,518 |
| Multiple Fragmentary Wounds |
8,456 |
| Air Loss; Crash on Land |
7,992 |
| Other Explosive Devices |
7,450 |
| Artillery, Rocket or Mortar |
4,914 |
| Other Accident |
1,371 |
| Misadventure |
1,326 |
| Drowned; Suffocated |
1,207 |
| Vehicle Loss; Crash |
1,187 |
| Accidental Homicide |
944 |
| Accidental Self-Destruction |
842 |
| Other Causes |
754 |
| Air Loss; Crash at Sea |
577 |
| Burns |
530 |
| Illness; Disease |
482 |
| Suicide |
382 |
| Heart Attack |
273 |
| Intentional Homicide |
234 |
| Malaria |
118 |
| Bomb Explosion |
52 |
| Stroke |
42 |
| Hepatitis |
22 |
| Unknown; Not Reported |
520 |
| Totals |
58,193 |
|
American
Casualty Statistics by Religion:
| Age at Time of Death |
Recorded Casualties |
| Assemblies of God |
117 |
| Baptist - American |
4 |
| Baptist - Southern |
121 |
| Baptist - Other |
9,478 |
| Brethren, Dunkers |
63 |
| Buddhism |
53 |
| Christian Science |
63 |
| Church of Christ |
528 |
| Church of God |
238 |
| Congregational Christian |
145 |
| Disciples of Christ |
34 |
| Episcopal, Anglican |
825 |
| Evangelical, United Brethren |
39 |
| Evangelical, Reformed |
11 |
| Friends, Quakers |
12 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
26 |
| Jewish |
269 |
| Mormon Latter Day Saints |
589 |
| Lutheran & Missouri Synod |
2,251 |
| Methodist |
4,079 |
| Mission Covenant |
1 |
| Moslem, Muslim |
12 |
| Nazarene |
132 |
| Orthodox, Greek |
58 |
| Orthodox, Russian |
22 |
| Pentecostal |
182 |
| Presbyterian |
1,303 |
| Protestant - Other |
559 |
| Protestant - No Preference |
16,644 |
| Reformed |
45 |
| Roman Catholic |
16,815 |
| 7th Day Adventist |
116 |
| Unitarian Universalist |
45 |
| United Church of Christ |
11 |
| No Religious Preference |
1,284 |
| Other Religions |
210 |
| Unknown |
1,809 |
| Totals |
58,193 |
|
American
Casualties by Sex:
| Sex |
Recorded Casualties |
| Female |
8 |
| Male |
58,185 |
| Totals |
58,193 |
|
American
Casualties by State and Protectorate:
| Age at Time of Death |
Recorded Casualties |
| Alabama |
1,207 |
| Alaska |
57 |
| Arizona |
623 |
| Arkansas |
588 |
| California |
5,573 |
| Canal Zone |
2 |
| Colorado |
620 |
| Connecticut |
611 |
| Delaware |
122 |
| District of Columbia |
242 |
| Florida |
1,952 |
| Georgia |
1,582 |
| Guam |
70 |
| Hawaii |
276 |
| Idaho |
217 |
| Illinois |
2,934 |
| Indiana |
1,532 |
| Iowa |
853 |
| Kansas |
627 |
| Kentucky |
1,055 |
| Louisiana |
882 |
| Maine |
343 |
| Maryland |
1,014 |
| Massachusetts |
1,323 |
| Michigan |
2,654 |
| Minnesota |
1,072 |
| Mississippi |
637 |
| Missouri |
1,413 |
| Montana |
268 |
| Nebraska |
395 |
| Nevada |
151 |
| New Hampshire |
227 |
| New Jersey |
1,484 |
| New Mexico |
399 |
| New York |
4,121 |
| North Carolina |
1,609 |
| North Dakota |
198 |
| Ohio |
3,096 |
| Oklahoma |
988 |
| Oregon |
709 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,144 |
| Puerto Rico |
345 |
| Rhode Island |
207 |
| South Carolina |
896 |
| South Dakota |
193 |
| Tennessee |
1,291 |
| Texas |
3,415 |
| Utah |
366 |
| Vermont |
100 |
| Virgin Islands |
15 |
| Virginia |
1,304 |
| Washington |
1,050 |
| West Virginia |
732 |
| Wisconsin |
1,161 |
| Wyoming |
120 |
| Other (Non-US) |
121 |
| Totals |
58,193 |
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American
Vietnam War-Related Deaths by War Years and Post-War:
| Year |
Recorded Deaths |
| 1956-60 |
9 |
| 1961 |
16 |
| 1962 |
52 |
| 1963 |
118 |
| 1964 |
206 |
| 1965 |
1,863 |
| 1966 |
6,143 |
| 1967 |
11,153 |
| 1968 |
16, 592 |
| 1969 |
11,616 |
| 1970 |
6,081 |
| 1971 |
2,357 |
| 1972 |
641 |
| 1973 |
168 |
| 1974 |
178 |
| 1975 |
161 |
| 1976 |
77 |
| 1977 |
96 |
| 1978 |
447 |
| 1979 |
148 |
| 1980 |
26 |
| 1981-90 |
34 |
| 1991-98 |
11 |
| Totals |
58,193 |
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