Summary
This report provides U.S. war casualty statistics. It includes data tables containing the number of casualties among American military personnel who served in principal wars and combat operations from 1775 to the present. It also includes data on those wounded in action and information such as race and ethnicity, gender, branch of service, and cause of death. The tables are compiled from various Department of Defense (DOD) sources.
Wars covered include the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam Conflict, and the Persian Gulf War. Military operations covered include the Iranian Hostage Rescue Mission; Lebanon Peacekeeping; Urgent Fury in Grenada; Just Cause in Panama; Desert Shield and Desert Storm; Restore Hope in Somalia; Uphold Democracy in Haiti; Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF); Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF); Operation New Dawn (OND); Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR); and Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS).
Starting with the Korean War and the more recent conflicts, this report includes additional detailed information on types of casualties and, when available, demographics. It also cites a number of resources for further information, including sources of historical statistics on active duty military deaths, published lists of military personnel killed in combat actions, data on demographic indicators among U.S. military personnel, related websites, and relevant CRS reports.
Introduction
This report provides war casualty statistics. It includes data tables containing the number of fatalities and the number of wounded among American military personnel who served in principal wars and combat actions from 1775 to the present. It also includes information such as race and ethnicity, gender, branch of service, and, in some cases, detailed information on types of casualties and causes of death.
Casualty statistics for wars that ended long ago are updated periodically, sometimes yearly. These updates almost always reflect the identification of remains of persons previously listed as missing in action (MIA) and the reclassification of those persons as dead. Other reasons, much less frequent, include the discovery of errors in casualty records for individuals or categories such as race and ethnicity.
U.S. casualty statistics are information on war fighters who have fallen in global or regional conflicts involving the United States. The data are gathered on deceased, wounded, ill, or injured active duty U.S. military personnel and Guard/Reservists. The Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) is maintained by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).
Casualty statistics for conflicts prior to the Persian Gulf War (Desert Shield and Desert Storm) are updated periodically by the DCAS of the DMDC. Casualty figures for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation New Dawn (OND), Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), and Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS) are updated daily. Links to the sources for casualty figures appear below each table in this report.
Table 1 lists casualty statistics for battles, attacks, and operations from the period of the Revolutionary War to the Persian Gulf War.
Table 1. Principal Wars or Conflicts in Which the United States Participated: U.S. Military Personnel Serving and Casualties
(1775-1991)
|
Casualties |
||||||
|
War or Conflict |
Branch of Service |
Number |
Total Deaths |
Battle Deaths |
Other |
|
|
Total |
— |
4,435 |
4,435 |
— |
6,188 |
|
|
Army |
— |
4,044 |
4,044 |
— |
6,004 |
|
|
Navy |
— |
342 |
342 |
— |
114 |
|
|
Marines |
— |
49 |
49 |
— |
70 |
|
|
Total |
286,730 |
2,260 |
2,260 |
— |
4,505 |
|
|
Army |
— |
1,950 |
1,950 |
— |
4,000 |
|
|
Navy |
— |
265 |
265 |
— |
439 |
|
|
Marines |
— |
45 |
45 |
— |
66 |
|
|
Total |
78,718 |
13,283 |
1,733 |
11,550 |
4,152 |
|
|
Army |
— |
13,271 |
1,721 |
11,550 |
4,102 |
|
|
Navy |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
3 |
|
|
Marines |
— |
11 |
11 |
— |
47 |
|
|
Total |
2,213,363 |
364,511 |
140,414 |
224,097 |
281,881 |
|
|
Army |
2,128,948 |
359,528 |
138,154 |
221,374 |
280,040 |
|
|
Navy |
84,415 |
4,523 |
2,112 |
2,411 |
1,710 |
|
|
Marines |
460 |
148 |
312 |
131 |
||
|
Spanish-American War |
Total |
306,760 |
2,446 |
385 |
2,061 |
1,662 |
|
280,564 |
2,430 |
369 |
2,061 |
1,594 |
||
|
Navy |
22,875 |
10 |
10 |
— |
47 |
|
|
Marines |
3,321 |
6 |
6 |
— |
21 |
|
|
World War I 1917-1918 |
Total |
4,734,991 |
116,516 |
53,402 |
63,114 |
204,002 |
|
4,057,101 |
106,378 |
50,510 |
55,868 |
193,663 |
||
|
Navy |
599,051 |
7,287 |
431 |
6,856 |
819 |
|
|
Marines |
78,839 |
2,851 |
2,461 |
390 |
9,520 |
|
|
Total |
16,112,566 |
405,399 |
291,557 |
113,842 |
670,846 |
|
|
11,260,000 |
318,274 |
234,874 |
83,400 |
565,861 |
||
|
4,183,466 |
62,614 |
36,950 |
25,664 |
37,778 |
||
|
Marines |
669,100 |
24,511 |
19,733 |
4,778 |
67,207 |
|
|
Total |
5,720,000 |
36,574 |
33,739 |
2,835 |
103,284 |
|
|
Army |
2,834,000 |
29,856 |
27,731 |
2,125 |
77,596 |
|
|
Navy |
1,177,000 |
657 |
503 |
154 |
1,576 |
|
|
Marines |
424,000 |
4,509 |
4,267 |
242 |
23,744 |
|
|
Air Force |
1,285,000 |
1,552 |
1,238 |
314 |
368 |
|
|
Total |
8,744,000 |
58,220 |
47,434 |
10,786 |
Hospital Care: 153,303 |
|
|
Army |
4,368,000 |
38,224 |
30,963 |
7,261 |
Hosp. Care: 96,802 |
|
|
Navy |
1,842,000 |
2,566 |
1,631 |
935 |
Hosp. Care: 4,178 |
|
|
Marines |
794,000 |
14,844 |
13,095 |
1,749 |
Hosp. Care: 51,392 |
|
|
Air Force |
1,740,000 |
2,586 |
1,745 |
841 |
Hosp. Care: 931 |
|
|
Total |
2,225,000 |
383 |
148 |
235 |
467 |
|
|
Army |
782,000 |
224 |
98 |
126 |
354 |
|
|
Navy |
669,000 |
56 |
6 |
50 |
12 |
|
|
Marines |
213,000 |
68 |
24 |
44 |
92 |
|
|
Air Force |
561,000 |
35 |
20 |
15 |
9 |
|
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS), https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_principal_wars.xhtml.
Notes: Data prior to World War I are based on incomplete records in many cases. Casualty data are confined to dead and wounded and, therefore, exclude personnel captured or missing in action who were subsequently returned to military control.
a. Marine Corps data for World War II, the Spanish-American War, and prior wars represent the number of individuals wounded, whereas all other data in this column represent the total number (incidence) of wounds.
b. Number serving not known, but estimates range from 184,000 to 250,000.
c. As reported by the Commissioner of Pensions in the annual report for FY1903.
d. The Civil War (1861-1865) produced the most American casualties, when both Union statistics and Confederate estimates are taken into account.
e. Authoritative statistics for the Confederate forces are not available. Estimates of the number who served range from 600,000 to 1,500,000. The final report of the Provost Marshal General, 1863-1866, indicated 133,821 Confederate deaths (74,524 battle and 59,297 other) based upon incomplete returns. In addition, an estimated 26,000 to 31,000 Confederate personnel died in Union prisons.
f. The Marine Corps number serving is included in the Navy total.
g. Number serving covers the period April 21, 1898, to August 13, 1898, whereas dead and wounded data are for the period May 1, 1898, to August 31, 1898. Active hostilities ceased on August 13, 1898, but ratifications of the Treaty of Peace were not exchanged between the United States and Spain until April 11, 1899.
h. Includes air service. Battle deaths and wounds not mortal include casualties suffered by American forces in northern Russia to August 25, 1919, and in Siberia to April 1, 1920. Other deaths cover the period from April 1, 1917, to December 31, 1918.
i. World War II was the first war in which there were more American battle casualties than deaths from other causes, such as accidents, disease, and infections.
j. Data are for the period December 1, 1941, through December 31, 1946, when hostilities were officially terminated by presidential proclamation, but a few battle deaths or wounds not mortal were incurred after the Japanese acceptance of the Allied peace terms on August 14, 1945. Numbers serving from December 1, 1941, through August 31, 1945, were as follows: Total 14,903,213; Army 10,420,000; Navy 3,883,520; and Marine Corps 599,693.
k. Includes Army air forces, also known as the Army Air Corps.
l. Battle deaths and wounds not mortal include casualties incurred in October 1941 due to hostile action.
m. Worldwide military deaths during the Korean War totaled 54,246. In-theater casualty records are updated annually.
n. Number serving covers the period August 5, 1964 ("Vietnam era" begins), through January 27, 1973 (date of cease-fire). Deaths include the period November 1, 1955 (commencement date for the Military Assistance Advisory Group); through May 15, 1975 (date last American servicemembers left Southeast Asia). Casualty records are updated annually, including current deaths that are directly attributed to combat in the Vietnam Conflict. Additional detail shows the number of wounded-in-action servicemembers not requiring hospital care.
o. For this conflict, Coast Guard numbers are included with Navy. Report does not include one MIA servicemember Captain Michael "Scott" Speicher, whose remains were recovered in Iraq in 2009.
Table 2 lists casualty statistics for worldwide U.S. Military deaths in selected operations.
|
Casualty |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
Air Force |
Marine Corps |
|
|
Iranian Hostage Rescue Mission |
8 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
Lebanon Peacekeeping |
256 |
3 |
19 |
0 |
234 |
|
|
Nonhostile |
9 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
Total |
265 |
8 |
21 |
0 |
236 |
|
|
Urgent Fury, Grenada |
Hostile |
18 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
|
Nonhostile |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Total |
19 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Just Cause, Panama |
Hostile |
23 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
Persian Gulf War |
||||||
|
Desert Shield |
Nonhostile |
84 |
21 |
36 |
9 |
18 |
|
Desert Storm |
Hostile |
148 |
98 |
6 |
20 |
24 |
|
Nonhostile |
151 |
105 |
14 |
6 |
26 |
|
|
Desert Storm Total |
299 |
203 |
20 |
26 |
50 |
|
|
Desert Shield and Desert Storm |
Total |
383 |
224 |
56 |
35 |
68 |
|
Hostile |
29 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
Nonhostile |
14 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
|
|
Total |
43 |
31 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
|
|
Uphold Democracy, Haiti |
Nonhostile |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_operations.xhtml.
a. According to the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, as amended through August 31, 2005, a nonhostile casualty is a casualty that is not directly attributable to hostile action or terrorist activity, such as casualties due to the elements, self-inflicted wounds, or combat fatigue. The current version of the Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, as amended through July 2019, uses the term nonbattle casualty for nonhostile casualty. See https://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/pubs/dictionary.pdf?ver=2019-01-30-082945-953.
b. The Department of Defense (DOD) defines a hostile casualty as a person who is the victim of a terrorist activity or who becomes a casualty in action. In action characterizes the casualty as having been the direct result of hostile action, sustained in combat or relating thereto, or sustained going to or returning from a combat mission provided the occurrence was directly related to hostile action. Included are persons killed or wounded mistakenly or accidentally by friendly fire directed at a hostile force or what is thought to be a hostile force. However, not to be considered as sustained in action and not to be interpreted as hostile casualties are injuries or death due to the elements, self-inflicted wounds, combat fatigue, and, except in unusual cases, wounds or death inflicted by a friendly force while the individual is in an absent-without-leave, deserter, or dropped-from-rolls status or is voluntarily absent from a place of duty.
c. United Nations Operation in Somalia (April 1992-March 1993).
Table 3 lists military deaths for the Korean War, the Vietnam Conflict and the Persian Gulf by gender and race and ethnicity.
|
Race/Ethnicity |
Korean War |
Vietnam Conflict |
Persian Gulf War |
|||
|
Number of Deaths |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
104 |
0 |
226 |
0 |
3 |
|
Asian |
0 |
241 |
0 |
139 |
0 |
1 |
|
Black or African American |
0 |
3,075 |
0 |
7,243 |
3 |
63 |
|
Hispanic or Latino |
0 |
306 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Hispanic or Latino—One or More Races |
0 |
576 |
0 |
350 |
0 |
14 |
|
More Than One Race or Unknown |
0 |
2,853 |
0 |
204 |
0 |
3 |
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
0 |
148 |
0 |
229 |
0 |
2 |
|
White |
2 |
29,269 |
8 |
49,826 |
12 |
280 |
|
Total |
2 |
36,572 |
8 |
58,217 |
15 |
367 |
|
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0.8 |
|
Asian |
0 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.3 |
|
Black or African American |
0 |
8.4 |
0 |
12.4 |
20.0 |
17.2 |
|
Hispanic or Latino |
0 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
|
Hispanic or Latino—One or More Races |
0 |
1.6 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
3.8 |
|
More Than One Race or Unknown |
0 |
7.8 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0.8 |
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0.5 |
|
White |
0 |
80.0 |
0 |
85.6 |
80.0 |
76.3 |
Source: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/Documents/RACE-OMB-WC.pdf.
Notes: Prior to the Korean War, race often went untracked. In the few cases in which race was tracked or recorded, soldiers were given a choice between some variation of "white" or "black"; categories such as "Hispanic or Latino," "Asian," or "Native American" were not used. "F" indicates female, and "M" indicates male. In 2010, Census changed Hispanic as a race to an ethnicity. The definition of Hispanic of Latino origin used in the 2010 Census was as follows: "'Hispanic or Latino' refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race." See Census document. See Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin: 2010 Census Brief, at http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-02.pdf.
a. Percentages of total female or male deaths, divided by ethnicity. For instance, in the Persian Gulf War, 20% of female deaths were black or African American and 80% of female deaths were white.
|
Calendar |
Active |
Full-Time (est.) |
Total |
Total |
|
|
1980 |
2,050,758 |
22,000 |
86,872 |
2,159,630 |
2,392 |
|
1981 |
2,093,032 |
22,000 |
91,719 |
2,206,751 |
2,380 |
|
1982 |
2,112,609 |
41,000 |
97,458 |
2,251,067 |
2,319 |
|
1983 |
2,123,909 |
49,000 |
100,455 |
2,273,364 |
2,465 |
|
1984 |
2,138,339 |
55,000 |
104,583 |
2,297,922 |
1,999 |
|
1985 |
2,150,379 |
64,000 |
108,806 |
2,323,185 |
2,252 |
|
1986 |
2,177,845 |
69,000 |
113,010 |
2,359,855 |
1,984 |
|
1987 |
2,166,611 |
71,000 |
115,086 |
2,352,697 |
1,983 |
|
1988 |
2,121,659 |
72,000 |
115,836 |
2,309,495 |
1,819 |
|
1989 |
2,112,128 |
74,200 |
117,056 |
2,303,384 |
1,636 |
|
1990 |
2,046,806 |
74,250 |
137,268 |
2,258,324 |
1,507 |
|
1991 |
1,943,937 |
70,250 |
184,002 |
2,198,189 |
1,787 |
|
1992 |
1,773,996 |
67,850 |
111,491 |
1,953,337 |
1,293 |
|
1993 |
1,675,269 |
68,500 |
105,768 |
1,849,537 |
1,213 |
|
1994 |
1,581,649 |
65,000 |
99,833 |
1,746,482 |
1,075 |
|
1995 |
1,502,343 |
65,000 |
94,585 |
1,661,928 |
1,040 |
|
1996 |
1,456,266 |
65,000 |
92,409 |
1,613,675 |
974 |
|
1997 |
1,418,773 |
65,000 |
94,609 |
1,578,382 |
817 |
|
1998 |
1,381,034 |
65,000 |
92,536 |
1,538,570 |
827 |
|
1999 |
1,367,838 |
65,000 |
93,104 |
1,525,942 |
796 |
|
2000 |
1,372,352 |
65,000 |
93,078 |
1,530,430 |
832 |
|
2001 |
1,384,812 |
65,000 |
102,284 |
1,552,096 |
943 |
|
2002 |
1,411,200 |
66,000 |
149,942 |
1,627,142 |
1,051 |
|
2003 |
1,423,348 |
66,000 |
243,284 |
1,732,632 |
1,399 |
|
2004 |
1,411,287 |
66,000 |
234,629 |
1,711,916 |
1,847 |
|
2005 |
1,378,014 |
66,000 |
220,000 |
1,664,014 |
1,929 |
|
2006 |
1,371,533 |
72,000 |
168,000 |
1,611,533 |
1,882 |
|
2007 |
1,368,226 |
72,000 |
168,000 |
1,608,226 |
1,953 |
|
2008 |
1,402,227 |
73,000 |
207,917 |
1,683,144 |
1,440 |
|
2009 |
1,421,668 |
75,000 |
144,083 |
1,640,751 |
1,515 |
|
2010 |
1,430,985 |
76,000 |
178,193 |
1,685,178 |
1,485 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_by_year_manner.xhtml, as of November 2011.
Notes: Official DOD end-strengths as of December 31 for military pay accounts. Excludes full-time Guard and Reserve.
a. Full-time equivalent (FTE) is based on official DOD fiscal year end selected reserve strength (10% of the figure is used to estimate days on active duty).
|
Calendar |
Total |
Accident |
Hostile |
Homicide |
Illness |
Pending |
Self- |
Terrorist |
Undetermined |
|
1980 |
2,392 |
1,556 |
0 |
174 |
419 |
0 |
231 |
1 |
11 |
|
1981 |
2,380 |
1,524 |
0 |
145 |
457 |
0 |
241 |
0 |
13 |
|
1982 |
2,319 |
1,493 |
0 |
108 |
446 |
0 |
254 |
2 |
16 |
|
1983 |
2,465 |
1,413 |
18 |
115 |
419 |
0 |
218 |
263 |
19 |
|
1984 |
1,999 |
1,293 |
1 |
84 |
374 |
0 |
225 |
6 |
16 |
|
1985 |
2,252 |
1,476 |
0 |
111 |
363 |
0 |
275 |
5 |
22 |
|
1986 |
1,984 |
1,199 |
2 |
103 |
384 |
0 |
269 |
0 |
27 |
|
1987 |
1,983 |
1,172 |
37 |
104 |
383 |
0 |
260 |
2 |
25 |
|
1988 |
1,819 |
1,080 |
0 |
90 |
321 |
0 |
285 |
17 |
26 |
|
1989 |
1,636 |
1,000 |
23 |
58 |
294 |
0 |
224 |
0 |
37 |
|
1990 |
1,507 |
880 |
0 |
74 |
277 |
0 |
232 |
1 |
43 |
|
1991 |
1,787 |
931 |
147 |
112 |
308 |
0 |
256 |
0 |
33 |
|
1992 |
1,293 |
676 |
0 |
109 |
252 |
0 |
238 |
1 |
17 |
|
1993 |
1,213 |
632 |
0 |
86 |
221 |
0 |
236 |
29 |
9 |
|
1994 |
1,075 |
544 |
0 |
83 |
206 |
0 |
232 |
0 |
10 |
|
1995 |
1,040 |
538 |
0 |
67 |
174 |
0 |
250 |
7 |
4 |
|
1996 |
974 |
527 |
1 |
52 |
173 |
0 |
188 |
19 |
14 |
|
1997 |
817 |
433 |
0 |
42 |
170 |
0 |
159 |
0 |
13 |
|
1998 |
827 |
445 |
0 |
26 |
174 |
0 |
165 |
3 |
14 |
|
1999 |
796 |
439 |
0 |
38 |
154 |
0 |
150 |
0 |
15 |
|
2000 |
832 |
429 |
0 |
37 |
180 |
0 |
153 |
17 |
16 |
|
2001 |
943 |
461 |
12 |
49 |
197 |
0 |
153 |
46 |
25 |
|
2002 |
1,051 |
565 |
17 |
54 |
213 |
0 |
174 |
0 |
28 |
|
2003 |
1,399 |
597 |
312 |
46 |
231 |
1 |
190 |
0 |
22 |
|
2004 |
1,847 |
605 |
735 |
46 |
256 |
0 |
197 |
0 |
8 |
|
2005 |
1,929 |
646 |
739 |
54 |
280 |
1 |
182 |
0 |
27 |
|
2006 |
1,882 |
561 |
769 |
47 |
257 |
8 |
213 |
0 |
27 |
|
2007 |
1,953 |
561 |
847 |
52 |
237 |
22 |
211 |
0 |
23 |
|
2008 |
1,440 |
506 |
352 |
47 |
244 |
6 |
259 |
1 |
25 |
|
2009 |
1,515 |
467 |
346 |
77 |
277 |
19 |
302 |
0 |
27 |
|
2010 |
1,485 |
424 |
456 |
39 |
238 |
22 |
289 |
0 |
17 |
Tables 6 through 8 provide casualty summaries for the Korean War, the Vietnam Conflict and the Persian Gulf War.
Table 6. Korean War: Casualty Summary
(as of July 16, 2020)
|
Casualty Type |
Total |
Army |
Air Force |
Marine Corps |
Navy |
|
Killed in Action |
23,613 |
19,715 |
209 |
3,320 |
369 |
|
Died of Wounds |
2,460 |
1,887 |
14 |
532 |
27 |
|
Missing in Action—Declared Dead |
4,817 |
3,337 |
991 |
386 |
103 |
|
Captured—Declared Dead |
2,849 |
2,792 |
24 |
29 |
4 |
|
Total Hostile Deaths |
33,739 |
27,731 |
1,238 |
4,267 |
503 |
|
Missing—Presumed Dead |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other Deaths |
2,827 |
2,121 |
310 |
242 |
154 |
|
Total Nonhostile Deaths |
2,835 |
2,125 |
314 |
242 |
154 |
|
36,574 |
29,856 |
1,552 |
4,509 |
657 |
|
|
Total Non-Theater Deaths |
17,672 |
7,277 |
5,532 |
1,019 |
3,844 |
|
Total Deaths |
54,246 |
37,133 |
7,084 |
5,528 |
4,501 |
|
Killed in Action (No Remains) |
1,521 |
1,072 |
49 |
252 |
148 |
|
Died of Wounds (No Remains) |
22 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Missing in Action—Declared Dead (No Remains) |
4,549 |
3,276 |
807 |
372 |
94 |
|
Captured—Declared Dead (No Remains) |
1,891 |
1,850 |
13 |
25 |
3 |
|
Nonhostile Missing—Presumed Dead (No Remains) |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nonhostile Other Deaths (No Remains) |
84 |
5 |
37 |
6 |
36 |
|
Total—No Remains |
8,075 |
6,229 |
910 |
655 |
281 |
|
Wounded—Not Mortal |
103,284 |
77,596 |
368 |
23,744 |
1,576 |
|
5,720,000 |
2,834,000 |
1,285,000 |
424,000 |
1,177,000 |
|
|
1,789,000 |
1,153,000 |
241,000 |
130,000 |
265,000 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_korea_sum.xhtml.
a. Inclusive dates are June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. Casualty dates after the end date represent servicemembers who were wounded during the period and subsequently died as a result of those wounds and servicemembers who were involved in an incident during the period and were later declared dead.
|
Casualty Type |
Total |
Army |
Air Force |
Marine Corps |
|
|
Killed in Action |
40,934 |
27,047 |
1,080 |
11,501 |
1,306 |
|
Died of Wounds |
5,299 |
3,610 |
51 |
1,486 |
152 |
|
Missing in Action—Declared Dead |
1,085 |
261 |
589 |
98 |
137 |
|
Captured—Declared Dead |
116 |
45 |
25 |
10 |
36 |
|
Total Hostile Deaths |
47,434 |
30,963 |
1,745 |
13,095 |
1,631 |
|
Missing—Presumed Dead |
123 |
118 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
Other Deaths |
10,663 |
7,143 |
841 |
1,746 |
933 |
|
Total Nonhostile Deaths |
10,786 |
7,261 |
841 |
1,749 |
935 |
|
Total In-Theater Deaths |
58,220 |
38,224 |
2,586 |
14,844 |
2,566 |
|
Killed in Action (No Remains) |
575 |
173 |
206 |
102 |
94 |
|
Missing in Action—Declared Dead (No Remains) |
691 |
201 |
339 |
74 |
77 |
|
Captured—Declared Dead (No Remains) |
52 |
32 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
|
Nonhostile Missing—Presumed Dead (No Remains) |
91 |
86 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
Nonhostile Other Deaths (No Remains) |
332 |
69 |
30 |
37 |
196 |
|
Total—No Remains |
1,741 |
561 |
582 |
219 |
379 |
|
Wounded—Not Mortal |
153,303 |
96,802 |
931 |
51,392 |
4,178 |
|
8,744,000 |
4,368,000 |
1,740,000 |
794,000 |
1,842,000 |
|
|
Number Serving Southeast Asia |
3,403,000 |
2,276,000 |
385,000 |
513,000 |
229,000 |
|
Number Serving South Vietnam |
2,594,000 |
1,736,000 |
293,000 |
391,000 |
174,000 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_vietnam_sum.xhtml.
Notes: Inclusive dates are November 1, 1955, to May 15, 1975. Casualty dates after the end date represent servicemembers who were wounded during the period and subsequently died as a result of those wounds and those servicemembers who were involved in an incident during the period and were later declared dead.
|
Casualty Type |
Total |
Army |
Air Force |
Marine Corps |
|
|
Killed in Action |
143 |
96 |
20 |
22 |
5 |
|
Died of Wounds |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Missing in Action—Declared Dead |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Captured—Declared Dead |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Hostile Deaths |
147 |
98 |
20 |
24 |
5 |
|
Missing—Presumed Dead |
12 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
|
Other Deaths |
223 |
126 |
13 |
36 |
48 |
|
Total Nonhostile Deaths |
235 |
126 |
15 |
44 |
50 |
|
Total In-Theater Deaths |
382 |
224 |
35 |
68 |
55 |
|
Total Non-Theater Deaths |
1,565 |
608 |
299 |
171 |
487 |
|
Total Deaths |
1,947 |
832 |
334 |
239 |
542 |
|
Killed in Action (No Remains) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Missing in Action (No Remains) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Captured—Declared Dead (No Remains) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nonhostile Missing—Presumed Dead (No Remains) |
12 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
|
Total—No Remains |
14 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
|
Wounded—Not Mortal |
467 |
354 |
9 |
92 |
12 |
|
2,225,000 |
782,000 |
561,000 |
213,000 |
669,000 |
|
|
Serving In-Theater—Active Duty |
584,342 |
271,654 |
70,741 |
90,866 |
151,081 |
|
110,208 |
78,512 |
11,666 |
12,660 |
7,370 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_gulf_sum.xhtml.
Notes: Inclusive dates are August 7, 1990, to January 15, 1991. Any casualty counted after the end date represents a servicemember who was wounded during the period and subsequently died as a result of those wounds or a servicemember who was in a missing status during part of the war period and later declared dead.
c. In times of national emergency declared by the President, Section 12304 of Title 10 U.S.C. permits the President to authorize the involuntarily activation of members of the Selected Reserve and the Individual Ready Reserve for a period up to 365 consecutive days and Section 12302 of Title 10 U.S.C. permits the Service Secretaries to authorize the involuntary activation of members of the Ready Reserve under his or her jurisdiction for a period not to exceed 24 consecutive months.
Tables 9 through 11 provide casualty statistics for OEF, which began on October 7, 2001, and was primarily conducted in Afghanistan. U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan ended on December 31, 2014. Data for OEF are updated on a daily basis. Daily casualty summaries are available at DOD's website at https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Casualty-Status/.
Tables 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, and 17 provide ethnicity statistics for OEF, OIF, and OND. A U.S. Office of Management and Budget mandate, Directive No. 15, requires all federal record keeping and data presentation to use race and ethnicity categories. For further explanation, see the Office of Management Budget's (OMB), Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-10-30/pdf/97-28653.pdf.
|
Casualty Type |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
|
Killed in Action |
1,370 |
999 |
78 |
245 |
48 |
|
472 |
329 |
6 |
133 |
4 |
|
|
Died of Terrorist Activities |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Total Hostile Deaths |
1,845 |
1,328 |
85 |
378 |
54 |
|
Accident |
304 |
194 |
23 |
52 |
35 |
|
Illness/Injury |
62 |
40 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
|
Homicide |
14 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
Self-Inflicted |
112 |
83 |
5 |
19 |
5 |
|
Undetermined |
10 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Pendingb |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Total Nonhostile Deaths |
504 |
334 |
42 |
81 |
46 |
|
Total Deaths |
2,349 |
1,662 |
128 |
460 |
100 |
|
Total Wounded In Action |
20,149 |
14,220 |
452 |
4,946 |
526 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oef_type.xhtml.
a. Includes those who died of wounds where wounding occurred in the theater and death occurred elsewhere.
b. Pending means final category to be determined at a later date.
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
||||||
|
Casualty Type |
||||||||||
|
Hostile |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Nonhostile |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Pendinga |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Gender |
||||||||||
|
Female |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Male |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Not Specified |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Officer/Enlisted |
||||||||||
|
E1-E4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
E5-E9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Officer |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Age |
||||||||||
|
<22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
22-24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
25-30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
31-35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
>35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Component |
||||||||||
|
Active Duty |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Reserve |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
National Guard |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Race |
||||||||||
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Asian |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Black or African American |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
White |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Multiple Races |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Ethnicity |
||||||||||
|
Asian (Other) |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Chinese |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Cuban |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Filipino |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Guamanian |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Indian |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Indian Tribes U.S. |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Japanese |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Korean |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Latin American |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Melanesian |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Mexican |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
None |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Micronesian |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Pacific Islander (Other) |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Polynesian |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Puerto Rican |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Vietnamese |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Not Specified |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oef_deaths.xhtml.
a. Pending means final category to be determined at a later date.
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
|
|
Casualty Type |
|||||
|
Hostile |
20,149 |
14,223 |
452 |
4,946 |
528 |
|
Total |
20,149 |
14,223 |
452 |
4,946 |
528 |
|
Gender |
|||||
|
Female |
386 |
315 |
6 |
29 |
36 |
|
Male |
19,679 |
13,908 |
386 |
4,894 |
491 |
|
Not Specified |
84 |
0 |
60 |
23 |
1 |
|
Total |
20,149 |
14,223 |
452 |
4,946 |
528 |
|
Officer/Enlisted |
|||||
|
E1-E4 |
11,926 |
7,941 |
219 |
3,596 |
170 |
|
E5-E9 |
6,877 |
5,213 |
205 |
1,152 |
307 |
|
Officer |
1,330 |
1,054 |
28 |
197 |
51 |
|
Total |
20,133 |
14,208 |
452 |
4,945 |
528 |
|
Age |
|||||
|
<22 |
4,930 |
3,072 |
60 |
1,767 |
31 |
|
22-24 |
5,719 |
3,849 |
116 |
1,640 |
114 |
|
25-30 |
5,924 |
4,433 |
125 |
1,157 |
209 |
|
31-35 |
1,857 |
1,481 |
48 |
241 |
87 |
|
>35 |
1,540 |
1,296 |
42 |
117 |
85 |
|
Unknown |
179 |
92 |
61 |
24 |
2 |
|
Total |
20,149 |
14,223 |
452 |
4,946 |
528 |
|
Component |
|||||
|
Active Duty |
17,667 |
12,112 |
432 |
4,675 |
448 |
|
Reserve |
804 |
493 |
20 |
271 |
20 |
|
National Guard |
1,678 |
1,618 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
|
Total |
20,149 |
14,223 |
452 |
4,946 |
528 |
|
Race |
|||||
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
188 |
116 |
23 |
45 |
4 |
|
Asian |
390 |
307 |
18 |
58 |
7 |
|
Black or African American |
1,408 |
1,154 |
30 |
191 |
33 |
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
80 |
25 |
9 |
42 |
4 |
|
White |
16,397 |
12,239 |
252 |
3,449 |
457 |
|
Multiple Races |
200 |
133 |
19 |
43 |
5 |
|
Unknown |
1,486 |
249 |
101 |
1,118 |
18 |
|
Total |
20,149 |
14,223 |
452 |
4,946 |
528 |
|
Ethnicity |
|||||
|
Aleut |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian (Other) |
74 |
37 |
1 |
32 |
4 |
|
Chinese |
15 |
9 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
Cuban |
11 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
|
Eskimo |
9 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Filipino |
60 |
26 |
11 |
21 |
2 |
|
Guamanian |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
431 |
256 |
47 |
125 |
3 |
|
Indian |
34 |
14 |
2 |
17 |
1 |
|
Indian Tribes U.S. |
53 |
21 |
7 |
23 |
2 |
|
Japanese |
9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
Korean |
23 |
14 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
|
Latin American |
139 |
89 |
9 |
38 |
3 |
|
Mexican |
324 |
125 |
5 |
188 |
6 |
|
None |
2,748 |
1,464 |
213 |
598 |
473 |
|
Other |
13,674 |
11,382 |
8 |
2,260 |
24 |
|
Micronesian |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pacific Islander (Other) |
37 |
21 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Polynesian |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Puerto Rican |
84 |
58 |
2 |
21 |
3 |
|
Vietnamese |
10 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Not Specified |
163 |
52 |
40 |
71 |
0 |
|
Unknown |
2,229 |
622 |
101 |
1,501 |
5 |
|
Total |
20,149 |
14,223 |
452 |
4,946 |
528 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oef_wounded.xhtml.
Note: Casualty areas include in and around Afghanistan, Republic of the Philippines, Southwest Asia, and other locations.
Tables 12 through 14 provide casualty statistics for OIF, which began on March 20, 2003. Major combat operations ended on September 1, 2010. These statistics include casualties that occurred between March 19, 2003, and August 31, 2010, in the Arabian Sea, Bahrain, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Persian Gulf, Qatar, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Prior to March 19, 2003, casualties in these countries were considered OEF. Personnel injured in OIF who died after September 1, 2010, are included in OIF statistics.
|
Casualty Type |
Total |
Army |
Navya |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
|||||
|
Killed in Action |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Died of Wounds |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Died While Missing In Action |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Died While Captured |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Died While Detained |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Total Hostile Deaths |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Accident |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Illness/Injury |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Homicide |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Self-Inflicted |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Undetermined |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Total Nonhostile Deaths |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Total Deaths |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Total Wounded in Action |
|
|
|
|
|
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oif_type.xhtml.
Notes: Includes those who died of wounds where wounding occurred in theater and death occurred elsewhere.
|
Totals |
Army |
Navya |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
|
|
Casualty Type |
|||||
|
Hostile |
3,481 |
2,536 |
64 |
852 |
29 |
|
Nonhostile |
937 |
701 |
43 |
171 |
22 |
|
Total |
4,418 |
3,237 |
107 |
1,023 |
51 |
|
Gender |
|||||
|
Female |
110 |
89 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
|
Male |
4,307 |
3,148 |
97 |
1,014 |
49 |
|
Not Specified |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Total |
4,418 |
3,237 |
107 |
1,023 |
51 |
|
Officer/Enlisted |
|||||
|
E1-E4 |
2,539 |
1,710 |
43 |
773 |
13 |
|
E5-E9 |
1,450 |
1,198 |
51 |
175 |
26 |
|
Officer |
429 |
329 |
13 |
75 |
12 |
|
Total |
4,418 |
3,237 |
107 |
1,023 |
51 |
|
Age |
|||||
|
<22 |
1,283 |
789 |
15 |
473 |
6 |
|
22-24 |
1,075 |
791 |
18 |
257 |
9 |
|
25-30 |
1,125 |
875 |
31 |
203 |
16 |
|
31-35 |
428 |
354 |
17 |
49 |
8 |
|
>35 |
506 |
428 |
26 |
40 |
12 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Total |
4,418 |
3,237 |
107 |
1,023 |
51 |
|
Component |
|||||
|
Active Duty |
3,505 |
2,493 |
82 |
884 |
46 |
|
Reserve |
415 |
247 |
25 |
139 |
3 |
|
National Guard |
499 |
497 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Total |
4,418 |
3,237 |
107 |
1,023 |
51 |
|
Race |
|||||
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
43 |
27 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Asian |
77 |
63 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
|
Black or African American |
441 |
374 |
12 |
48 |
7 |
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
17 |
10 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
White |
3,645 |
2,629 |
86 |
891 |
39 |
|
Multiple Races |
62 |
46 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
Unknown |
133 |
88 |
2 |
38 |
5 |
|
Total |
4,418 |
3,237 |
107 |
1,023 |
51 |
|
Ethnicity |
|||||
|
Asian (Other) |
17 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
|
Chinese |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Cuban |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Eskimo |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Filipino |
41 |
29 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
|
Guamanian |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
212 |
133 |
4 |
74 |
1 |
|
Indian |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Indian Tribes U.S. |
51 |
35 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Japanese |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Korean |
14 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Latin American |
66 |
33 |
6 |
27 |
0 |
|
Melanesian |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mexican |
136 |
88 |
1 |
45 |
2 |
|
None |
3,467 |
2,569 |
91 |
767 |
40 |
|
Other |
241 |
206 |
0 |
33 |
2 |
|
Micronesian |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Pacific Islander (Other) |
28 |
26 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Polynesian |
10 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Puerto Rican |
50 |
48 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Vietnamese |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Not Specified |
54 |
16 |
0 |
35 |
3 |
|
Total |
4,418 |
3,237 |
107 |
1,023 |
51 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oif_all.xhtml.
a. Navy totals include one Coast Guard death, https://www.uscg.mil/Bruckenthal-Commissioning/Nathan-Bruckenthal/.
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
|
|
Casualty Type |
|||||
|
Hostile |
31,994 |
22,248 |
671 |
8,625 |
450 |
|
Total |
31,994 |
22,248 |
671 |
8,625 |
450 |
|
Gender |
|||||
|
Female |
627 |
547 |
6 |
41 |
33 |
|
Male |
31,238 |
21,701 |
548 |
8,572 |
417 |
|
Not Specified |
129 |
0 |
117 |
12 |
0 |
|
Total |
31,994 |
22,248 |
671 |
8,625 |
450 |
|
Officer/Enlisted |
|||||
|
E1-E4 |
19,694 |
12,516 |
365 |
6,639 |
174 |
|
E5-E9 |
10,413 |
8,336 |
265 |
1,575 |
237 |
|
Officer |
1,886 |
1,396 |
40 |
411 |
39 |
|
Total |
31,994 |
22,248 |
670 |
8,625 |
450 |
|
Age |
|||||
|
<22 |
8,895 |
5,263 |
135 |
3,432 |
65 |
|
22-24 |
8003 |
5,771 |
153 |
1,973 |
106 |
|
25-30 |
7,548 |
5,932 |
140 |
1,345 |
131 |
|
31-35 |
3,066 |
2,559 |
81 |
372 |
54 |
|
>35 |
2,869 |
2,448 |
94 |
234 |
93 |
|
Unknown |
1,613 |
275 |
68 |
1,269 |
1 |
|
Total |
31,994 |
22,248 |
671 |
8,625 |
450 |
|
Component |
|||||
|
Active Duty |
24,964 |
16,458 |
561 |
7,572 |
373 |
|
Reserve |
2,847 |
1,665 |
110 |
1,053 |
19 |
|
National Guard |
4,183 |
4,125 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
|
Total |
31,994 |
22,248 |
671 |
8,625 |
450 |
|
Race |
|||||
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
344 |
220 |
25 |
95 |
4 |
|
Asian |
529 |
414 |
20 |
90 |
5 |
|
Black or African American |
2,729 |
2,350 |
44 |
306 |
29 |
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
57 |
32 |
2 |
21 |
2 |
|
White |
25,924 |
18,065 |
490 |
6,999 |
370 |
|
Multiple Races |
322 |
243 |
15 |
57 |
7 |
|
Unknown |
2,089 |
924 |
75 |
1,057 |
33 |
|
Total |
31,994 |
22,248 |
671 |
8,625 |
450 |
|
Ethnicity |
|||||
|
Aleut |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Asian (Other) |
73 |
65 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
Chinese |
20 |
18 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Cuban |
30 |
20 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
|
Eskimo |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Filipino |
126 |
95 |
9 |
18 |
4 |
|
Guamanian |
14 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
696 |
509 |
20 |
161 |
6 |
|
Indian |
63 |
41 |
1 |
21 |
0 |
|
Indian Tribes U.S. |
247 |
182 |
8 |
56 |
1 |
|
Japanese |
15 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Korean |
57 |
52 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
Latin American |
198 |
158 |
6 |
32 |
2 |
|
Melanesian |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Mexican |
820 |
550 |
15 |
238 |
17 |
|
None |
7,146 |
6,025 |
191 |
557 |
373 |
|
Other |
13,257 |
12,717 |
15 |
506 |
19 |
|
Micronesian |
25 |
21 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
Pacific Islander (Other) |
85 |
68 |
3 |
12 |
2 |
|
Polynesian |
48 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Puerto Rican |
287 |
258 |
4 |
20 |
5 |
|
Vietnamese |
30 |
26 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Not specified |
1,034 |
85 |
38 |
904 |
7 |
|
Out of range |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Unknown |
7,703 |
1,273 |
353 |
6,067 |
10 |
|
Total |
31,994 |
22,248 |
671 |
8,625 |
450 |
Tables 15 through 17 provide casualty statistics for Operation New Dawn (OND). Following the end of combat operations in Iraq (OIF) on September 1, 2010, use of the term Operation New Dawn began on the same day. Casualties occurred between September 1, 2010, and December 31, 2011, in the Arabian Sea, Bahrain, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Persian Gulf, Qatar, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Personnel injured in OND who die after December 31, 2011, are included in OND statistics.
|
Casualty Category |
Total |
Army |
Navya |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
|
Killed in Action |
22 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Died of Woundsb |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Hostile Deaths |
38 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Accident |
7 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Illness/Injury |
10 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Homicide |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Self-Inflicted |
13 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Undetermined |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Nonhostile Deaths |
36 |
26 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Total Deaths |
74 |
64 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Total—Wounded in Action |
298 |
295 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_ond_type.xhtml.
a. Navy totals include Coast Guard.
b. Includes those who died of wounds where wounding occurred in theater and death occurred elsewhere. Any casualty counted after the end date represents a servicemember who was wounded during the period and subsequently died as a result of those wounds or a servicemember who was in a missing status during a part of the war period and later declared dead.
|
Totals |
Army |
Navya |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
|
|
Casualty Type |
|||||
|
Hostile |
38 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nonhostile |
36 |
26 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Total |
74 |
64 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Gender |
|||||
|
Female |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Male |
73 |
64 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
|
Total |
74 |
64 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Officer/Enlisted |
|||||
|
E1-E4 |
38 |
33 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
E5-E9 |
27 |
23 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Officer |
9 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
74 |
64 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Age |
|||||
|
<22 |
12 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
22-24 |
15 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
25-30 |
26 |
22 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
31-35 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
>35 |
15 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
74 |
64 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Component |
|||||
|
Active Duty |
60 |
51 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
|
Reserve |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
National Guard |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
74 |
64 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Race |
|||||
|
Asian |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Black or African American |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
White |
63 |
55 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Multiple Races |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
74 |
64 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Ethnicity |
|||||
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
None |
62 |
53 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
|
Other |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Polynesian |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Puerto Rican |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
74 |
64 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_ond_deaths.xhtml.
a. Navy totals include Coast Guard, https://www.uscg.mil/Bruckenthal-Commissioning/Nathan-Bruckenthal/.
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Casualty Type |
||||||||||
|
Hostile |
298 |
295 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|||||
|
Total |
298 |
295 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|||||
|
Gender |
||||||||||
|
Female |
13 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|||||
|
Male |
284 |
282 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|||||
|
Unknown |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Total |
298 |
293 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|||||
|
Officer/Enlisted |
||||||||||
|
E1-E4 |
179 |
179 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
E5-E9 |
99 |
97 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|||||
|
Officer |
20 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Total |
298 |
295 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|||||
|
Age |
||||||||||
|
<22 |
62 |
62 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
22-24 |
69 |
69 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
25-30 |
103 |
102 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|||||
|
31-35 |
28 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
>35 |
34 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|||||
|
Unknown |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Total |
298 |
293 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|||||
|
Component |
||||||||||
|
Active |
220 |
218 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||||
|
Reserve |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
National Guard |
61 |
61 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|||||
|
Total |
298 |
295 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|||||
|
Race |
||||||||||
|
Asian |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Black or African American |
39 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
White |
243 |
241 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|||||
|
Multiple Races |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Unknown |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Total |
298 |
295 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|||||
|
Ethnicity |
||||||||||
|
Cuban |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Korean |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Latin American |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Mexican |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
None |
27 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|||||
|
Other |
235 |
235 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Pacific Islander (Other) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Puerto Rican |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Unknown |
16 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Total |
298 |
295 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_ond_wound.xhtml.
Table 18 lists casualties published by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Historian's Office. In response to congressional requests, CRS includes Coast Guard casualty data as provided by USCG in addition to DOD data. The USCG, although an armed service, was an agency under the jurisdiction of several federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The Coast Guard remained under USDOT until February 2003, when it was placed within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
|
War or Conflict |
Number Served |
Deaths in Action |
Wounded |
Total Casualties |
|
War of 1812 |
100a |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Mexican War |
71 officers |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Civil War |
219 officers |
1 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Spanish-American War |
660 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
World War I |
8,835 |
111b |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
World War II |
241,093 |
574c |
Unknown |
1,917 |
|
Korean War |
8,500d |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Vietnam War |
8,000 |
7 |
60 |
67 |
|
Mayaguez Incident |
8e |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Grenada: Operation Urgent Fury |
162 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Panama: Operation Just Cause |
9f |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Operation Desert Shield/Storm |
400 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kosovo |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Operation Iraqi Freedom |
1,250 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Operation Enduring Freedom |
27g |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard. "Coast Guard History, Frequently Asked Questions," at https://www.history.uscg.mil/Frequently-Asked-Questions.
a. Number is not exact. https://www.history.uscg.mil/Frequently-Asked-Questions.
b. Includes 81 Coast Guard deaths from other causes (i.e., crashes, accidents, disease, or drowning).
c. There were an additional 1,343 Coast Guard deaths from other causes, such as crashes, accidents, disease, or drowning.
d. Equals the approximate number of Coast Guardsmen who were eligible for the Korean Service Medal.
e. Crewmen on board HC-130B CG-1339 and one Coast Guard officer participating in the U.S. Coast Guard-U.S. Navy Exchange Program on board USS Harold E. Holt (FF-1074).
f. There were six personnel from Group Miami Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) stationed aboard the USS Vreeland (FF-1068), which was conducting operations when the ship was diverted for Operation Just Cause. Three other ships were assigned permanently to Panama and were also involved in the conflict. No casualties were incurred.
g. These figures are being updated. Final figure to be determined at a later date.
In an address to the American people on September 10, 2014, President Barack Obama described a four-part strategy to defeat the Islamic State (IS, also known as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)).1 Subsequently, on September 22, 2014, the President authorized U.S. Central Command to carry out military actions against the IS terrorists.2 Tables 19 through 21 provide casualty statistics for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). Casualties include those that occurred in Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the Mediterranean Sea east of 25° longitude, the Persian Gulf, and the Red Sea.
|
Casualty Category |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
Marines |
Air Force |
|
Killed in Action |
13 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
Died of Wounds |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Hostile Deaths |
21 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
|
Accident |
28 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
12 |
|
Illness/Injury |
16 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
|
Homicide |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Self-Inflicted |
27 |
15 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
|
Undetermined |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pendinga |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Non-Hostile Deaths |
75 |
39 |
14 |
2 |
20 |
|
Total Deaths |
96 |
50 |
19 |
6 |
21 |
|
Total Wounded in Action |
230 |
178 |
14 |
26 |
12 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oir_type.xhtml.
a. Pending means final category to be determined at a later date.
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
|
|
Casualty Type |
|||||
|
Hostile |
21 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
|
Nonhostile |
75 |
39 |
14 |
2 |
20 |
|
Total |
96 |
50 |
19 |
6 |
21 |
|
Gender |
|||||
|
Female |
7 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
Male |
89 |
48 |
16 |
6 |
19 |
|
Total |
96 |
50 |
19 |
6 |
21 |
|
Officer/Enlisted |
|||||
|
E1-E-4 |
30 |
20 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
|
E5-E9 |
45 |
20 |
10 |
3 |
12 |
|
Officer |
21 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
|
Total |
96 |
50 |
19 |
6 |
21 |
|
Age |
|||||
|
<22 |
16 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
22-24 |
17 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
|
25-30 |
24 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
31-35 |
14 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
|
>35 |
25 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
|
Total |
96 |
50 |
19 |
6 |
21 |
|
Component |
|||||
|
Active Duty |
76 |
40 |
19 |
6 |
11 |
|
Reserve |
10 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
National Guard |
10 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
Total |
96 |
50 |
19 |
6 |
21 |
|
Race |
|||||
|
American Indian/Alaska Native |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Black or African American |
14 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
White |
76 |
39 |
14 |
6 |
18 |
|
Multiple Races |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Unknown |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Total |
96 |
50 |
19 |
6 |
21 |
|
Ethnicity |
|||||
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Indian Tribes US |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Latin American |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Mexican |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
None |
75 |
37 |
16 |
3 |
19 |
|
Other |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Puerto Rican |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Not specified |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Total |
96 |
50 |
19 |
6 |
21 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oir_deaths.xhtml.
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marines |
Air Force |
|
|
Casualty Type |
|||||
|
Hostile |
230 |
178 |
14 |
26 |
12 |
|
Total |
230 |
178 |
14 |
26 |
12 |
|
Gender |
|||||
|
Female |
20 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Male |
201 |
159 |
10 |
23 |
9 |
|
Not Specified |
9 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
Total |
230 |
178 |
14 |
26 |
12 |
|
Officer/Enlisted |
|||||
|
E1-E4 |
95 |
74 |
0 |
15 |
6 |
|
E5-E9 |
114 |
86 |
12 |
11 |
5 |
|
Officer |
21 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
230 |
178 |
14 |
26 |
12 |
|
Age |
|||||
|
<22 |
34 |
25 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
|
22-24 |
45 |
37 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
|
25-30 |
80 |
67 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
|
31-35 |
33 |
22 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
>35 |
30 |
25 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Unknown |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Total |
230 |
178 |
14 |
26 |
12 |
|
Component |
|||||
|
Active Duty |
174 |
125 |
14 |
26 |
9 |
|
Reserve |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
National Guard |
51 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Total |
230 |
178 |
14 |
26 |
12 |
|
Race |
|||||
|
American Indian/Alaska Native |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Black or African American |
25 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Multiple Races |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
White |
164 |
122 |
8 |
23 |
11 |
|
Unknown |
32 |
24 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
Total |
230 |
178 |
14 |
26 |
12 |
|
Ethnicity |
|||||
|
Asian (Other) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
9 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Indian Tribes US |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Latin American |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mexican |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
None |
65 |
46 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
|
Other |
112 |
96 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Micronesian |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Puerto Rican |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Not Specified |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Unknown |
21 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
|
Total |
230 |
178 |
14 |
26 |
12 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oir_wound.xhtml.
In a press statement released by the DOD on December 28, 2014, then-Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that the United States had officially concluded Operation Enduring Freedom and added that the follow-on mission, Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS), would begin on January 1, 2015.3 As part of OFS, U.S. forces would remain in Afghanistan to participate in a coalition mission to advise, train, and assist local forces and to conduct counterterrorism operations against the remnants of Al Qaeda.
Tables 22 through 24 provide casualty statistics for OFS.
|
Casualty Type |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
Marines |
Air Force |
|
Killed in Action |
39 |
27 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
|
Died of Wounds |
25 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Hostile Deaths |
64 |
52 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
|
Accident |
17 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
Illness/Injury |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Homicide |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Self-Inflicted |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pendinga |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Non-Hostile Deaths |
27 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
|
Total Deaths |
93 |
69 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
|
Total Wounded in Action |
570 |
511 |
6 |
18 |
35 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_ofs_type.xhtml.
a. Pending means final category to be determined at a later date.
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marines |
Air Force |
|
|
Casualty Type |
|||||
|
Hostile |
64 |
52 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
|
Nonhostile |
29 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
|
Total |
93 |
69 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
|
Gender |
|||||
|
Female |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Male |
89 |
69 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
|
Total |
93 |
69 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
|
Officer/Enlisted |
|||||
|
E1-E4 |
23 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
E5-E9 |
54 |
42 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
|
Officer |
16 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
Total |
93 |
67 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
|
Age |
|||||
|
<22 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
22-24 |
14 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
25-30 |
29 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
|
31-35 |
22 |
18 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
>35 |
18 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
Total |
93 |
69 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
|
Component |
|||||
|
Active Duty |
82 |
63 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
|
Reserve |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
National Guard |
8 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Total |
93 |
69 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
|
Race |
|||||
|
Asian |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Black or African American |
10 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
White |
76 |
57 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
|
Multiple Races |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Unknown |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Total |
93 |
69 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
|
Ethnicity |
|||||
|
Filipino |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Japanese |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Latin American |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mexican |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
None |
67 |
47 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
|
Other |
11 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Puerto Rican |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
93 |
69 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_ofs_deaths.xhtml.
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marines |
Air Force |
|
|
Casualty Type |
|||||
|
Hostile |
571 |
512 |
6 |
18 |
35 |
|
Total |
571 |
512 |
6 |
18 |
35 |
|
Gender |
|||||
|
Female |
20 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Male |
545 |
495 |
6 |
12 |
32 |
|
Not Specified |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Total |
571 |
512 |
6 |
18 |
35 |
|
Officer/Enlisted |
|||||
|
E1-E4 |
158 |
147 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
|
E5-E9 |
345 |
308 |
1 |
12 |
24 |
|
Officer |
68 |
57 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
Total |
571 |
512 |
6 |
18 |
35 |
|
Age |
|||||
|
<22 |
50 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
22-24 |
98 |
89 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
25-30 |
208 |
189 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
|
31-35 |
121 |
109 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
|
>35 |
85 |
74 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
|
Unknown |
9 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
Total |
571 |
512 |
6 |
18 |
35 |
|
Component |
|||||
|
Active Duty |
487 |
435 |
4 |
15 |
33 |
|
Reserve |
24 |
19 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
National Guard |
60 |
58 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Total |
571 |
512 |
6 |
18 |
35 |
|
Race |
|||||
|
American Indian/Alaska Native |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian |
22 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Black or African American |
49 |
44 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
White |
474 |
434 |
2 |
9 |
29 |
|
Multiple Races |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Unknown |
18 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
|
Total |
571 |
512 |
6 |
18 |
35 |
|
Ethnicity |
|||||
|
Asian (other) |
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Cuban |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Filipino |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Guamanian |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
22 |
20 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Indian |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Indian Tribes US |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Japanese |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Korean |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Latin American |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mexican |
21 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
None |
161 |
126 |
4 |
3 |
28 |
|
Other |
288 |
279 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
|
Pacific Islander (Other) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Puerto Rican |
10 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Not Specified |
16 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Unknown |
24 |
16 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Total |
571 |
512 |
6 |
18 |
35 |
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_ofs_wound.xhtml.
American Casualties by State and U.S. Territories
This section provides total casualty statistics for fallen U.S. servicemembers by conflict (WWI through Persian Gulf War) and by state and territory.
The data on World War I are taken from Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492-2015, by Michael Clodfelter, 4th ed. (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2017), p. 433.
The data on World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, are available from the U.S. National Archives.
Persian Gulf War data are provided by DOD, and are current as of June 2017.
The data for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF); Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF); Operation New Dawn (OND); Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR); and Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS), are available from the Defense Casualty Analysis System website at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/casualties.xhtml.
|
State |
Total Deaths |
Total Casualtiesa |
||
|
Alabama |
|
|
||
|
Alaska |
|
|
||
|
Arizona |
|
|
||
|
Arkansas |
|
|
||
|
California |
|
|
||
|
Canal Zone |
|
|
||
|
Colorado |
|
|
||
|
Connecticut |
|
|
||
|
Delaware |
|
|
||
|
D.C. |
|
|
||
|
Florida |
|
|
||
|
Georgia |
|
|
||
|
Hawaii |
|
|
||
|
Idaho |
|
|
||
|
Illinois |
|
|
||
|
Indiana |
|
|
||
|
Iowa |
|
|
||
|
Kansas |
|
|
||
|
Kentucky |
|
|
||
|
Louisiana |
|
|
||
|
Maine |
|
|
||
|
Maryland |
|
|
||
|
Massachusetts |
|
|
||
|
Michigan |
|
|
||
|
Minnesota |
|
|
||
|
Mississippi |
|
|
||
|
Missouri |
|
|
||
|
Montana |
|
|
||
|
Nebraska |
|
|
||
|
Nevada |
|
|
||
|
New Hampshire |
|
|
||
|
New Jersey |
|
|
||
|
New Mexico |
|
|
||
|
New York |
|
|
||
|
North Carolina |
|
|
||
|
North Dakota |
|
|
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|
Ohio |
|
|
||
|
Oklahoma |
|
|
||
|
Oregon |
|
|
||
|
Pennsylvania |
|
|
||
|
Philippines |
|
|
||
|
Puerto Rico |
|
|
||
|
Rhode Island |
|
|
||
|
South Carolina |
|
|
||
|
South Dakota |
|
|
||
|
Tennessee |
|
|
||
|
Texas |
|
|
||
|
Utah |
|
|
||
|
Vermont |
|
|
||
|
Virginia |
|
|
||
|
Washington |
|
|
||
|
West Virginia |
|
|
||
|
Wisconsin |
|
|
||
|
Wyoming |
|
|
|
States and the U.S. Territories |
Killed in |
Died of Woundsb |
Died of Injuriesc |
Died Non Battled |
Finding of Deathe |
Missing |
Total Casualties |
|
Alabama |
2,736 |
397 |
9 |
1,669 |
284 |
19 |
5,114 |
|
Alaskaf |
22 |
4 |
— |
58 |
6 |
1 |
91 |
|
Arizona |
916 |
115 |
2 |
464 |
108 |
8 |
1,613 |
|
Arkansas |
2,172 |
330 |
9 |
1,073 |
217 |
13 |
3,814 |
|
California |
8,885 |
1,080 |
36 |
5,621 |
1,294 |
106 |
17,022 |
|
Canal Zoneg |
7 |
1 |
— |
12 |
— |
1 |
21 |
|
Colorado |
1,483 |
237 |
5 |
777 |
186 |
9 |
2,697 |
|
Connecticut |
2,602 |
367 |
18 |
1,049 |
282 |
29 |
4,347 |
|
Delaware |
350 |
38 |
1 |
151 |
35 |
4 |
579 |
|
District of Columbia |
1,106 |
157 |
10 |
1,487 |
187 |
82 |
3,029 |
|
Florida |
1,745 |
226 |
7 |
1,282 |
263 |
17 |
3,540 |
|
Georgia |
3,043 |
424 |
12 |
1,884 |
320 |
18 |
5,701 |
|
Hawaiih |
480 |
78 |
1 |
113 |
16 |
1 |
689 |
|
Idaho |
800 |
111 |
3 |
409 |
88 |
8 |
1,419 |
|
Illinois |
10,921 |
1,568 |
57 |
4,830 |
1,151 |
74 |
18,601 |
|
Indiana |
4,856 |
660 |
20 |
2,044 |
511 |
40 |
8,131 |
|
Iowa |
3,282 |
481 |
19 |
1,427 |
399 |
25 |
5,633 |
|
Kansas |
2,611 |
364 |
13 |
1,190 |
324 |
24 |
4,526 |
|
Kentucky |
4,064 |
683 |
24 |
1,716 |
300 |
15 |
6,802 |
|
Louisiana |
1,999 |
349 |
19 |
1,324 |
259 |
14 |
3,964 |
|
Maine |
1,265 |
205 |
9 |
531 |
140 |
6 |
2,156 |
|
Maryland |
2,539 |
412 |
13 |
1,147 |
245 |
19 |
4,375 |
|
Massachusetts |
5,748 |
824 |
33 |
2,667 |
730 |
31 |
10,033 |
|
Michigan |
7,766 |
1,164 |
40 |
3,066 |
788 |
61 |
12,885 |
|
Minnesota |
3,793 |
606 |
23 |
1,626 |
382 |
32 |
6,462 |
|
Mississippi |
1,848 |
298 |
12 |
1,174 |
207 |
16 |
3,555 |
|
Missouri |
4,660 |
661 |
26 |
2,126 |
494 |
36 |
8,003 |
|
Montana |
801 |
123 |
2 |
493 |
123 |
11 |
1,553 |
|
Nebraska |
1,714 |
243 |
8 |
796 |
206 |
9 |
2,976 |
|
Nevada |
176 |
23 |
0 |
133 |
17 |
0 |
349 |
|
New Hampshire |
719 |
85 |
9 |
319 |
69 |
2 |
1,203 |
|
New Jersey |
6,259 |
873 |
27 |
2,570 |
596 |
47 |
10,372 |
|
New Mexico |
1,023 |
120 |
3 |
771 |
105 |
10 |
2,032 |
|
New York |
18,076 |
2,603 |
97 |
8,213 |
2,086 |
140 |
31,215 |
|
North Carolina |
4,088 |
592 |
26 |
2,020 |
363 |
20 |
7,109 |
|
North Dakota |
1,009 |
157 |
4 |
361 |
90 |
5 |
1,626 |
|
Ohio |
9,866 |
1,506 |
60 |
4,296 |
1,032 |
67 |
16,828 |
|
Oklahoma |
3,059 |
457 |
14 |
1,529 |
397 |
18 |
5,474 |
|
Oregon |
1,501 |
212 |
11 |
890 |
207 |
14 |
2,835 |
|
Pennsylvania |
15,964 |
2,362 |
79 |
6,412 |
1,621 |
116 |
26,554 |
|
Puerto Ricoi |
24 |
6 |
— |
336 |
2 |
10 |
368 |
|
Rhode Island |
976 |
149 |
4 |
425 |
106 |
9 |
1,669 |
|
South Carolina |
1,923 |
267 |
10 |
1,010 |
189 |
24 |
3,423 |
|
South Dakota |
841 |
117 |
3 |
377 |
85 |
3 |
1,426 |
|
Tennessee |
3,930 |
588 |
14 |
1,683 |
296 |
17 |
6,528 |
|
Texas |
8,403 |
1,166 |
48 |
4,935 |
1,134 |
78 |
15,764 |
|
Utah |
815 |
90 |
6 |
402 |
128 |
9 |
1,450 |
|
Vermont |
520 |
74 |
4 |
217 |
54 |
5 |
874 |
|
Virginia |
3,433 |
491 |
19 |
1,746 |
303 |
15 |
6,007 |
|
Washington |
2,084 |
292 |
15 |
1,239 |
294 |
17 |
3,941 |
|
West Virginia |
3,041 |
441 |
15 |
1,100 |
255 |
13 |
4,865 |
|
Wisconsin |
4,096 |
576 |
28 |
1,849 |
453 |
36 |
7,038 |
|
Wyoming |
384 |
40 |
2 |
177 |
49 |
2 |
652 |
Source: WWII Army and Army Air Force Casualties, National Archives at https://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2/army-casualties.
Notes: The Honor List of Dead and Missing was published by the War Department. The data in this table reflect the military personnel between the President's declaration of unlimited national emergency on May 27, 1941, and January 31, 1946. No civilians are included.
a. An individual killed in the battlefield by an enemy action whether at the front or in the rear areas or killed in the prison camp.
b. An individual who was wounded and later died are listed as died of wounds.
c. An individual who suffered fatal battle injuries as opposed to wounds, in combat or in combat areas, and died in a line-of-duty status is designated died of injuries.
d. Other line-of-duty deaths, such as from sickness, homicide, suicide, or accidents, outside combat areas are listed as died non-battle.
e. Individuals who were determined to be dead under Public Law 490, 77th Congress, are designated as finding of death.
f. Alaska also counted within the U.S. Territories.
g. Panama Canal Zone also counted within the U.S. Territories.
|
States, U.S. Territories and Possessions of the United States and Foreign Countries |
State Summary of War Casualties |
||
|
Dead |
Total |
||
|
Combat |
Prison Camp |
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|
Alabama |
1,063 |
8 |
2,519 |
|
14 |
— |
21 |
|
|
Arizona |
278 |
11 |
736 |
|
Arkansas |
788 |
12 |
1,801 |
|
California |
6,446 |
266 |
14,018 |
|
10 |
— |
14 |
|
|
Colorado |
721 |
24 |
1,601 |
|
Connecticut |
956 |
12 |
2,302 |
|
Delaware |
115 |
2 |
239 |
|
District of Columbia |
343 |
10 |
810 |
|
Florida |
1,072 |
14 |
2,314 |
|
Georgia |
1,040 |
13 |
2,944 |
|
52 |
1 |
58 |
|
|
74 |
8 |
126 |
|
|
Idaho |
347 |
6 |
774 |
|
Illinois |
3,594 |
71 |
8,967 |
|
Indiana |
1,426 |
32 |
3,652 |
|
Iowa |
1,340 |
40 |
3,000 |
|
Kansas |
904 |
31 |
2,101 |
|
Kentucky |
1,090 |
23 |
2,638 |
|
Louisiana |
1,019 |
18 |
2,497 |
|
Maine |
399 |
2 |
967 |
|
Maryland |
763 |
7 |
1,755 |
|
Massachusetts |
2,963 |
33 |
6,503 |
|
Michigan |
2,498 |
32 |
6,294 |
|
Minnesota |
1,444 |
30 |
3,335 |
|
Mississippi |
601 |
22 |
1,616 |
|
Missouri |
1,806 |
44 |
4,204 |
|
Montana |
300 |
8 |
757 |
|
Nebraska |
647 |
23 |
1,420 |
|
Nevada |
74 |
2 |
196 |
|
New Hampshire |
321 |
5 |
702 |
|
New Jersey |
2,160 |
22 |
5,022 |
|
New Mexico |
219 |
5 |
580 |
|
New York |
5,159 |
48 |
12,186 |
|
North Carolina |
1,364 |
14 |
3,377 |
|
North Dakota |
303 |
10 |
662 |
|
Ohio |
3,111 |
37 |
7,722 |
|
Oklahoma |
951 |
30 |
2,393 |
|
Oregon |
880 |
33 |
1,859 |
|
Pennsylvania |
4,102 |
40 |
10,200 |
|
222 |
63 |
369 |
|
|
6 |
7 |
14 |
|
|
Rhode Island |
482 |
6 |
994 |
|
South Carolina |
722 |
8 |
1,581 |
|
South Dakota |
291 |
8 |
613 |
|
Tennessee |
1,182 |
17 |
2,762 |
|
Texas |
3,023 |
84 |
7,258 |
|
Utah |
372 |
3 |
833 |
|
Vermont |
156 |
3 |
369 |
|
Virginia |
1,235 |
27 |
2,693 |
|
Washington |
1,451 |
54 |
2,963 |
|
West Virginia |
951 |
12 |
2,295 |
|
Wisconsin |
1,325 |
24 |
3,173 |
|
Wyoming |
185 |
2 |
381 |
|
Territories and Possessions of the United States and Foreign Countriesbc |
495 |
77 |
802 |
Source: World War II Casualties: Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel, National Archives at https://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2/navy-casualties.
Notes: Compiled February 1946 by Casualty Section, Office of Public Information Navy Department. Casualties listed represents only those on active duty in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, resulting directly from enemy action or from operational activities against the enemy in war zones from December 7, 1941, to December 31, 1946. Casualties which occurred in the United States, or as result of disease, homicide, or suicide anywhere are not included.
a. Includes Dead, Missing, Wounded, and Released Prisoners. The list does not include casualties occurred in the United States, and a result of disease, homicide, or suicide in any location.
b. Navy Department states "Inclusion of names in this compilation is based on the residence of designated next of kin at the time of casualty. All personnel in the Naval Services are American citizens and have or have had United States addresses." A number of World War II casualties whose next of kin resides in foreign countries or U.S. Territories and possessions also have relatives in the United States."
c. The Territories and Possessions of the United States and Foreign Countries compilation includes Philippine Islands, Hawaii, Canada, China, Guam, Alaska, Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, Mexico, South America, Switzerland, Virgin Islands, British West Indies, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Newfoundland, Poland, Samoa, and Scotland.
|
State |
Total Deaths |
|
Alabama |
700 |
|
Alaska |
10 |
|
American Samoa |
1 |
|
Arizona |
247 |
|
Arkansas |
467 |
|
California |
2,611 |
|
Canal Zone |
1 |
|
Colorado |
305 |
|
Connecticut |
326 |
|
Delaware |
45 |
|
D.C. |
158 |
|
Florida |
577 |
|
Georgia |
757 |
|
Guam |
2 |
|
Hawaii |
407 |
|
Idaho |
131 |
|
Illinois |
1,789 |
|
Indiana |
921 |
|
Iowa |
528 |
|
Kansas |
429 |
|
Kentucky |
886 |
|
Louisiana |
610 |
|
Maine |
242 |
|
Maryland |
531 |
|
Massachusetts |
866 |
|
Michigan |
1,492 |
|
Minnesota |
725 |
|
Mississippi |
423 |
|
Missouri |
944 |
|
Montana |
137 |
|
Nebraska |
318 |
|
Nevada |
37 |
|
New Hampshire |
137 |
|
New Jersey |
836 |
|
New Mexico |
200 |
|
New York |
2,373 |
|
North Carolina |
805 |
|
North Dakota |
177 |
|
Ohio |
1,823 |
|
Oklahoma |
625 |
|
Oregon |
276 |
|
Pennsylvania |
2,401 |
|
Puerto Rico |
764 |
|
Rhode Island |
149 |
|
South Carolina |
483 |
|
South Dakota |
160 |
|
Tennessee |
844 |
|
Texas |
1,779 |
|
Utah |
141 |
|
Vermont |
94 |
|
Virgin Islands |
76 |
|
Virginia |
882 |
|
Washington |
488 |
|
West Virginia |
814 |
|
Wisconsin |
747 |
|
Wyoming |
60 |
Source: State-Level Lists of Fatal Casualties of the Korean War (6/28/1950 - 3/10/1954), National Archives at https://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/state-level-alpha.html.
Notes: The National Archives and Records Administration prepared these state-level casualty lists by creating extracts from the Korean War (The Korean War began on June 25, 1950. The conflict ended with the signing of an armistice on July 27, 1953) Extract Data File, as of April 29, 2008, of the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) Files, part of Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The lists are based on the "home of record - state" data provided by the servicemember upon last entrance into military service.
|
State |
Total Deaths |
|
Alabama |
1,208 |
|
Alaska |
57 |
|
American Samoa |
4 |
|
Arizona |
619 |
|
Arkansas |
592 |
|
California |
5,575 |
|
Canal Zone |
2 |
|
Colorado |
623 |
|
Connecticut |
612 |
|
Delaware |
122 |
|
District of Columbia |
242 |
|
Florida |
1,954 |
|
Georgia |
1,581 |
|
Guam |
70 |
|
Hawaii |
276 |
|
Idaho |
217 |
|
Illinois |
2,936 |
|
Indiana |
1,534 |
|
Iowa |
851 |
|
Kansas |
627 |
|
Kentucky |
1,056 |
|
Louisiana |
885 |
|
Maine |
341 |
|
Maryland |
1,014 |
|
Massachusetts |
1,331 |
|
Michigan |
2,657 |
|
Minnesota |
1,077 |
|
Mississippi |
636 |
|
Missouri |
1,418 |
|
Montana |
267 |
|
Nebraska |
396 |
|
Nevada |
149 |
|
New Hampshire |
226 |
|
New Jersey |
1,487 |
|
New Mexico |
395 |
|
New York |
4,119 |
|
North Carolina |
1,613 |
|
North Dakota |
199 |
|
Ohio |
3,094 |
|
Oklahoma |
987 |
|
Oregon |
710 |
|
Pennsylvania |
3,147 |
|
Puerto Rico |
345 |
|
Rhode Island |
209 |
|
South Carolina |
895 |
|
South Dakota |
192 |
|
Tennessee |
1,295 |
|
Texas |
3,415 |
|
Utah |
361 |
|
Vermont |
100 |
|
Virgin Islands |
15 |
|
Virginia |
1,305 |
|
Washington |
1,047 |
|
West Virginia |
733 |
|
Wisconsin |
1,161 |
|
Wyoming |
119 |
Source: State-Level Lists of Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War (6/8/1956 - 5/28/2006), National Archives at https://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/state-level-alpha.html.
Notes: The National Archives and Records Administration prepared these state-level casualty lists by creating extracts from the Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File, as of April 29, 2008, of the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) Files, part of Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The lists are based on the "home of record - state" data provided by the servicemember upon last entrance into military service.
U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Persian Gulf War for Home State of Record
|
State |
Total Deaths |
||
|
Alabama |
16 |
||
|
Alaska |
1 |
||
|
Arizona |
5 |
||
|
Arkansas |
5 |
||
|
California |
25 |
||
|
Colorado |
5 |
||
|
Connecticut |
7 |
||
|
Delaware |
2 |
||
|
District of Columbia |
0 |
||
|
Florida |
19 |
||
|
Georgia |
10 |
||
|
Guam |
1 |
||
|
Hawaii |
1 |
||
|
Idaho |
1 |
||
|
Illinois |
15 |
||
|
Indiana |
11 |
||
|
Iowa |
6 |
||
|
Kansas |
5 |
||
|
Kentucky |
6 |
||
|
Louisiana |
7 |
||
|
Maine |
2 |
||
|
Maryland |
6 |
||
|
Massachusetts |
8 |
||
|
Michigan |
13 |
||
|
Minnesota |
7 |
||
|
Mississippi |
5 |
||
|
Missouri |
11 |
||
|
Montana |
1 |
||
|
Nebraska |
0 |
||
|
Nevada |
0 |
||
|
New Hampshire |
5 |
||
|
New Jersey |
7 |
||
|
New Mexico |
2 |
||
|
New York |
30 |
||
|
North Carolina |
13 |
||
|
North Dakota |
1 |
||
|
Ohio |
14 |
||
|
Oklahoma |
1 |
||
|
Oregon |
4 |
||
|
Pennsylvania |
29 |
||
|
Rhode Island |
1 |
||
|
Puerto Rico |
1 |
||
|
South Carolina |
2 |
||
|
South Dakota |
0 |
||
|
Tennessee |
9 |
||
|
Texas |
19 |
||
|
Utah |
3 |
||
|
Vermont |
0 |
||
|
Virgin Islands |
1 |
||
|
Virginia |
14 |
||
|
Washington |
9 |
||
|
West Virginia |
4 |
||
|
Wisconsin |
10 |
||
|
Wyoming |
1 |
||
Source: The Persian Gulf War data are provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, and are current as of June 2017.
This section provides information on authoritative sources for statistics; demographic indicators by conflict; websites for additional sources of research; and other publications including related CRS reports.
The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) provides detailed historical tables as well as annual statistics on active duty military deaths. DMDC also lists names of the fallen for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Inherent Resolve, and Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/casualties.xhtml
The Office of the Historian, U.S. Coast Guard, provides a historical table listing the number of U.S. Coast Guardsmen who served and the number of casualties incurred in conflicts from the War of 1812 to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Click on "What wars & other conflicts did the Coast Guard participate in?"
https://www.history.uscg.mil/Frequently-Asked-Questions/
Sources of Published Lists of Names of War Dead or Other Demographic Indicators
The Congressional Research Service receives many requests for lists of war dead. Names of the fallen are often engraved on memorials, mentioned in tributes, or used for other ceremonial purposes. The names of U.S. military personnel killed in major wars and other combat actions are published in the following sources:
Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 1-3 from the collection of the Harvard University Library. Available through the Internet Archive at https://archive.org/details/SoldiersOfTheGreatWarV1.
The American Battle Monuments Commission
The American Battle Monuments Commission's (ABMC's) "Burials and Memorializations" web page lists the names of servicemembers buried or memorialized in ABMC cemeteries overseas. The database allows searching by name, conflict (beginning with World War I), branch of service, unit number, state of entry, cemetery or memorial, and date of death.
http://www.abmc.gov/database-search
Military Personnel Casualty Lists
The National Archives' Online Public Access catalog allows the public to search the archives' military personnel casualty lists. The site may be accessed by clicking on "Military Personnel" under the heading for "Genealogy/Personal History" at https://aad.archives.gov/aad/.
The American Battle Monuments Commission
ABMC's "Burials and Memorializations" web page lists the names of servicemembers buried or memorialized in ABMC cemeteries overseas. The database allows searching by name, conflict (beginning with World War I), branch of service, unit number, state of entry, cemetery or memorial, and date of death.
http://www.abmc.gov/database-search
Korea State-Level Casualty Lists
The National Archives publishes casualty lists that may be searched by home state of record.
http://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/state-level-alpha.html
The American Battle Monuments Commission
ABMC's "Burials and Memorializations" web page lists the names of servicemembers buried or memorialized in ABMC cemeteries overseas. The database allows searching by name, conflict (beginning with World War I), branch of service, unit number, state of entry, cemetery or memorial, and date of death.
http://www.abmc.gov/database-search
Vietnam State-Level Casualty Lists
The National Archives publishes casualty lists that may be searched by home state of record.
http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/state-level-alpha.html
The American Battle Monuments Commission
ABMC's "Burials and Memorializations" web page lists the names of servicemembers buried or memorialized in ABMC cemeteries overseas. The database allows searching by name, conflict (beginning with World War I), branch of service, unit number, state of entry, cemetery or memorial, and date of death.
http://www.abmc.gov/database-search
Persian Gulf War (Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield)
Persian Gulf War State-Level Casualty Lists
The National Archives publishes casualty lists that may be searched by home state of record.
Global War on Terror/Overseas Contingency Operations
Operation Enduring Freedom Casualties
The National Archives publishes casualty lists that may be searched by home state of record.
Operation Iraqi Freedom Casualties
The National Archives publishes casualty lists that may be searched by home state of record.
Defense Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Accounting Agency
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA's) mission is to "Provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation" by locating the remains, repatriating, or determining the whereabouts of missing Americans. At present more than 81,000 Americans are missing from World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, Vietnam, and the Iraq and other conflicts. Names of those who have been accounted for can be found on the DPAA's "Recently Accounted For" web page at http://www.dpaa.mil/Our-Missing/Recently-Accounted-For/.
Lists of casualties that are not available from a central source may in some cases be available at the state level from each state's or commonwealth's adjutant general's office or from military history detachments, military museums, state libraries, or archives. The National Guard Association, at https://www.ngaus.org/states-territories/state-association-directory, provides links to contacts for National Guard information in all 50 states as well as District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
U.S. Casualty Status is a daily update of casualties published by DOD for OEF, OIF, OND, OIR, and OFS.
https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Casualty-Status/DOD News Releases contain daily news, including military personnel fatalities by name under the heading "DOD Identifies Casualty."
http://www.defense.gov/releases/
CRS Report R41084, Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians, by Susan G. Chesser.
CRS Report RS22452, A Guide to U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation Freedom's Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom, by Hannah Fischer.
CRS Report R42738, Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2020, by Barbara Salazar Torreon and Sofia Plagakis.
CRS Report RS21405, U.S. Periods of War and Dates of Recent Conflicts, by Barbara Salazar Torreon.
| 1. |
David Hudson, "President Obama: 'We Will Degrade and Ultimately Destroy ISIL,'" The White House Blog, September 10, 2014, at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2014/09/10/president-obama-we-will-degrade-and-ultimately-destroy-isil. |
| 2. |
The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, "Statement by the President on Airstrikes in Syria," September 23, 2014, at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/23/statement-president-airstrikes-syria. |
| 3. |
"Statement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Sentinel," DOD News Release, December 28, 2014, at https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/605332/statement-by-secretary-of-defense-chuck-hagel-on-operation-enduring-freedom-and/. |