fortdixlover Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Joined: 12 May 2004 Posts: 1476
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 12:42 pm Post subject: On the U.S. soldier loss in Iraq |
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American Revolution (1775–1783)
Total servicemembers: 217,000
Battle deaths: 4,435
Non-mortal woundings: 6,188
War of 1812 (1812–1815)
Total servicemembers: 286,730
Battle deaths: 2,260
Non-mortal woundings: 4,505
Indian Wars (approx. 1817–1898)
Total servicemembers: 106,000
Battle deaths: 1,000
Mexican War (1846–1848)
Total servicemembers: 78,718
Battle deaths: 1,733
Other deaths in service: 11,550
Non-mortal woundings: 4,152
Civil War (1861–1865)
Total servicemembers (Union): 2,213,363
Battle deaths (Union): 140,414
Other deaths in service (Union): 224,097
Non-mortal woundings (Union): 281,881
Total servicemembers (Conf.): 1,050,000
Battle deaths (Conf.): 74,524
Other deaths in service (Conf.): 59,2972 *
Non-mortal woundings (Conf.): unknown
Spanish-American War (1898–1902)
Total servicemembers: 306,760
Battle deaths: 385
Other deaths in service: 2,061
Non-mortal woundings: 1,662
World War I (1917–1918)
Total servicemembers: 4,734,991
Battle deaths: 53,402
Other deaths in service: 63,114
Non-mortal woundings: 204,002
Living veterans: 2,503 **
World War II (1940–1945)
Total servicemembers: 16,112,566
Battle deaths: 291,557
Other deaths in service: 113,842
Non-mortal woundings: 671,846
Living veterans: 5,451,378 **
Korean War (1950–1953)
Total servicemembers: 5,720,000
Battle deaths: 33,686
Other deaths in service (theater): 2,830
Non-mortal woundings: 103,284
Living veterans: 3,913,749 **
Vietnam War (1964–1975)
Total servicemembers: 9,200,000
Deployed to Southeast Asia: 3,100,000
Battle deaths: 47,413
Other deaths in service: 10,785
Non-mortal woundings: 153,303
Living veterans: 8,300,106 *
Gulf War (1990–1991)
Total servicemembers: 2,322,332
Deployed to Gulf: 1,136,658
Battle deaths: 148
Other deaths in service (theater): 235
Other deaths in service (nontheater): 914
Non-mortal woundings: 467
Living veterans: 1,753,530 **
Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–present)
Includes operations in Afghanistan, Republic of the Philippines, Southwest Asia and other locations. Figures as of May 8, 2004
Battle deaths: 51
Other deaths in service: 69
Non-mortal woundings: 292
Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–present)
Figures as of May 26, 2004
Battle deaths: 559
Other deaths in service: 243
Non-mortal woundings: 3,850
* Estimated
** Veterans Administration estimate |
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