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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 Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports.
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 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, or operations for which the Congressional Research Service (CRS) receives numerous requests.
Table 1. Principal Wars or Conflicts in Which the United States Participated: U.S. Military Personnel Serving and Casualties
(1775-1991)
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Casualties |
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War or Conflict |
Branch of Service |
Number |
Total Deaths |
Battle |
Other |
Wounds Not |
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Revolutionary Warb |
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— |
4,435 |
4,435 |
— |
6,188 |
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— |
4,044 |
4,044 |
— |
6,004 |
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— |
342 |
342 |
— |
114 |
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— |
49 |
49 |
— |
70 |
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War of 1812c |
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286,730 |
2,260 |
2,260 |
— |
4,505 |
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— |
1,950 |
1,950 |
— |
4,000 |
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— |
265 |
265 |
— |
439 |
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— |
45 |
45 |
— |
66 |
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Mexican Warc |
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78,718 |
13,283 |
1,733 |
11,550 |
4,152 |
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— |
13,271 |
1,721 |
11,550 |
4,102 |
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— |
1 |
1 |
— |
3 |
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— |
11 |
11 |
— |
47 |
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2,213,363 |
364,511 |
140,414 |
224,097 |
281,881 |
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2,128,948 |
359,528 |
138,154 |
221,374 |
280,040 |
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84,415 |
4,523 |
2,112 |
2,411 |
1,710 |
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460 |
148 |
312 |
131 |
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Spanish-American War |
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306,760 |
2,446 |
385 |
2,061 |
1,662 |
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280,564 |
2,430 |
369 |
2,061 |
1,594 |
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22,875 |
10 |
10 |
— |
47 |
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3,321 |
6 |
6 |
— |
21 |
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World War I 1917-1918 |
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4,734,991 |
116,516 |
53,402 |
63,114 |
204,002 |
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4,057,101 |
106,378 |
50,510 |
55,868 |
193,663 |
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599,051 |
7,287 |
431 |
6,856 |
819 |
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78,839 |
2,851 |
2,461 |
390 |
9,520 |
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16,112,566 |
405,399 |
291,557 |
113,842 |
670,846 |
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11,260,000 |
318,274 |
234,874 |
83,400 |
565,861 |
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4,183,466 |
62,614 |
36,950 |
25,664 |
37,778 |
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669,100 |
24,511 |
19,733 |
4,778 |
67,207 |
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Korean Warm |
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5,720,000 |
36,574 |
33,739 |
2,835 |
103,284 |
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2,834,000 |
29,856 |
27,731 |
2,125 |
77,596 |
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1,177,000 |
657 |
503 |
154 |
1,576 |
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424,000 |
4,509 |
4,267 |
242 |
23,744 |
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1,285,000 |
1,552 |
1,238 |
314 |
368 |
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Vietnam Conflictn |
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8,744,000 |
58,220 |
47,434 |
10,786 |
Hosp. Care Req'd: 153,303 |
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4,368,000 |
38,224 |
30,963 |
7,261 |
Hosp. Care Req'd: 96,802 |
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1,842,000 |
2,566 |
1,631 |
935 |
Hosp. Care Req'd: 4,178 |
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794,000 |
14,844 |
13,095 |
1,749 |
Hosp. Care Req'd: 51,392 |
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1,740,000 |
2,586 |
1,745 |
841 |
Hosp. Care Req'd: 931 |
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Persian Gulf War |
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2,225,000 |
383 |
148 |
235 |
467 |
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782,000 |
224 |
98 |
126 |
354 |
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669,000 |
56 |
6 |
50 |
12 |
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213,000 |
68 |
24 |
44 |
92 |
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561,000 |
35 |
20 |
15 |
9 |
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Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS), https://wwwdcas.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 servicemember missing in action (Captain Michael "Scott" Speicher, whose remains were recovered in Iraq in 2009).
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Casualty |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
Air Force |
Marine Corps |
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Nonhostilea |
8 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
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Hostileb |
256 |
3 |
19 |
0 |
234 |
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Nonhostile |
9 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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Total |
265 |
8 |
21 |
0 |
236 |
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Urgent Fury, Grenada |
Hostile |
18 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
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Nonhostile |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
19 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
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Just Cause, Panama |
Hostile |
23 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
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Persian Gulf War |
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Desert Shield |
Nonhostile |
84 |
21 |
36 |
9 |
18 |
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Desert Storm |
Hostile |
148 |
98 |
6 |
20 |
24 |
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Nonhostile |
151 |
105 |
14 |
6 |
26 |
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Desert Storm Total |
299 |
203 |
20 |
26 |
50 |
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Desert Shield and Desert Storm |
Total |
383 |
224 |
56 |
35 |
68 |
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Restore Hope and UNOSOMc, Somalia, |
Hostile |
29 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Nonhostile |
14 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
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Total |
43 |
31 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
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Uphold Democracy, Haiti |
Nonhostile |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Source: DCAS, https://wwwdcas.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 16, 2014June 2018, uses the term nonbattle casualty for nonhostile casualty. See http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/new_pubs/jp1_02.pdf.
b.
The dictionary named above The Department of Defense 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).
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Race/Ethnicity |
Korean War |
Vietnam Conflict |
Persian Gulf War |
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Number of Deaths |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
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American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
104 |
0 |
226 |
0 |
3 |
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Asian |
0 |
241 |
0 |
139 |
0 |
1 |
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Black or African American |
0 |
3,075 |
0 |
7,243 |
3 |
63 |
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Hispanic or Latino |
0 |
306 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Hispanic or Latino—One or More Races |
0 |
576 |
0 |
350 |
0 |
14 |
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More Than One Race or Unknown |
0 |
2,853 |
0 |
204 |
0 |
3 |
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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
0 |
148 |
0 |
229 |
0 |
2 |
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White |
2 |
29,269 |
8 |
49,826 |
12 |
280 |
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Total |
2 |
36,572 |
8 |
58,217 |
15 |
367 |
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Percentagea |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
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American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0.8 |
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Asian |
0 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.3 |
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Black or African American |
0 |
8.4 |
0 |
12.4 |
20.0 |
17.2 |
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Hispanic or Latino |
0 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
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Hispanic or Latino—One or More Races |
0 |
1.6 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
3.8 |
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More Than One Race or Unknown |
0 |
7.8 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0.8 |
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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0.5 |
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White |
0 |
80.0 |
0 |
85.6 |
80.0 |
76.3 |
Source: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), https://wwwdcas.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 Ltino"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.
Table 4. U.S. Active Duty Military Deaths, 1980-2010, Part I: Total Military Personnel
(as of November 2011)
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2009 |
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2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
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://wwwdcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_by_year_manner.xhtml, as of November 2011.
Notes: Official Department of Defense (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).
Table 5. U.S. Active Duty Military Deaths, 1980- 2010, Part II: Cause of Death
(as of November 2011)
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Total In-Theater Deathsa |
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 |
|
Number Serving Worldwideb |
5,720,000 |
2,834,000 |
1,285,000 |
424,000 |
1,177,000 |
|
Number Serving In-Theaterb |
1,789,000 |
1,153,000 |
241,000 |
130,000 |
265,000 |
Source: DCAS, https://wwwdcas.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 |
Navya |
|
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 |
|
Number Serving Worldwideb |
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://wwwdcas.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.
Table 8. Persian Gulf War: Casualty Summary
(Desert Shield and Desert Storm; as of April 24, 2017August 29, 2018)
|
Casualty Type |
Total |
Army |
Air Force |
Marine Corps |
Navya |
|
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 |
|
Serving Worldwideb |
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 |
|
Serving In-Theater—Recalledc |
110,208 |
78,512 |
11,666 |
12,660 |
7,370 |
Source: DCAS, https://wwwdcas.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, 2014.1 Data for OEF are updated on a daily basis. Daily casualty summaries are available at DOD's website: http://www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf.
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 Review of the Racial and Ethnic Standards to the OMB Concerning Changes at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg_directive_15Revisions 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.
Table 9. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF):
Casualty Summary by Casualty Category
(as of April 24, 2017August 29, 2018)
|
Casualty Type |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
|||||
|
Killed in Action |
1,369 |
999 |
77 |
245 |
48 |
|||||
|
Died of Woundsa |
472 |
329 |
6 |
133 |
4 |
|||||
|
Died of Terrorist Activities |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|||||
|
Pending 1 1 |
1, |
1,328 |
83 |
378 |
54 |
|||||
|
Accident |
304 |
194 |
24 |
52 |
34 |
|||||
|
Illness/Injury |
61 |
39 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
|||||
|
Homicide |
13 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|||||
|
Self-Inflicted |
114 |
83 |
7 |
19 |
5 |
|||||
|
Undetermined |
10 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
Pending 1 0 1 0 0 |
503 |
333 |
45 |
80 |
45 |
|||||
|
Total Deaths |
2,34 |
1,661 |
12 |
458 |
99 |
|||||
|
Total Wounded In Action |
20, |
14, |
422 |
4, |
520 |
Source: DCAS, https://wwwdcas.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.
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
||||||
|
Casualty Type |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Hostile Hostile |
1, |
1,328 |
83 |
378 |
54 |
|||||
|
Nonhostile |
503 |
333 |
45 |
80 |
45 |
|||||
|
Total |
2,34 |
1,661 |
12 |
458 |
99 |
|||||
|
Gender |
||||||||||
|
Female |
50 |
36 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
|||||
|
Male |
2, |
1,625 |
124 |
456 |
91 |
|||||
|
Total |
2,34 |
1,661 |
12 |
458 |
99 |
|||||
|
Officer/Enlisted |
||||||||||
|
E1-E4 |
1,123 |
772 |
35 |
293 |
23 |
|||||
|
E5-E9 |
928 |
680 |
74 |
131 |
43 |
|||||
|
Officer |
295 |
209 |
19 |
34 |
33 |
|||||
|
Total |
2,34 |
1,661 |
12 |
458 |
99 |
|||||
|
Age |
||||||||||
|
<22 |
512 |
336 |
15 |
156 |
5 |
|||||
|
22-24 |
538 |
365 |
18 |
137 |
18 |
|||||
|
25-30 |
728 |
535 |
38 |
123 |
32 |
|||||
|
31-35 |
262 |
186 |
33 |
23 |
20 |
|||||
|
>35 |
306 |
239 |
24 |
19 |
24 |
|||||
|
Total |
2,34 |
1,661 |
12 |
458 |
99 |
|||||
|
Component |
||||||||||
|
Active Duty |
2, |
1,379 |
121 |
436 |
91 |
|||||
|
Reserve |
100 |
67 |
7 |
22 |
4 |
|||||
|
National Guard |
219 |
215 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|||||
|
Total |
2,34 |
1,661 |
12 |
458 |
99 |
|||||
|
Race |
||||||||||
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
30 |
15 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
|||||
|
Asian |
62 |
47 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
|||||
|
Black or African American |
191 |
147 |
10 |
28 |
6 |
|||||
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|||||
|
White |
1, |
1, |
97 |
409 |
79 |
|||||
|
Multiple Races |
30 |
19 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
|||||
|
Unknown |
30 |
18 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
|||||
|
Total |
2,34 |
1, |
12 |
458 |
99 |
|||||
|
Ethnicity |
||||||||||
|
Asian (Other) |
15 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|||||
|
Chinese |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|||||
|
Cuban |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Filipino |
17 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|||||
|
Guamanian |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
95 |
65 |
9 |
18 |
||||||
|
Indian |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|||||
|
Indian Tribes U.S. |
18 |
11 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|||||
|
Japanese |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|||||
|
Korean |
9 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Latin American |
36 |
17 |
3 |
15 |
1 |
|||||
|
Melanesian |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|||||
|
Mexican |
39 |
24 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
|||||
|
None |
1, |
1,343 |
104 |
388 |
81 |
|||||
|
Other |
124 |
111 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
|||||
|
Micronesian |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Pacific Islander (Other) |
13 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|||||
|
Polynesian |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Puerto Rican |
26 |
21 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|||||
|
Vietnamese |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Not Specified |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Total |
2,34 |
1,661 |
12 |
458 |
99 |
Table 11. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF): Military Wounded in Action
(as of April 24, 2017August 29, 2018)
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
|
|
Casualty Type |
|||||
|
Hostile |
20, |
14, |
422 |
4946 |
520 |
|
Total |
20, |
14, |
422 |
4, |
520 |
|
Gender |
|||||
|
Female |
383 |
314 |
6 |
29 |
34 |
|
Male |
19, |
13, |
375 |
4, |
485 |
|
Not Specified |
65 |
0 |
41 |
23 |
1 |
|
Total |
20, |
14, |
422 |
4, |
520 |
|
Officer/Enlisted |
|||||
|
E1-E4 |
11,915 |
7, |
212 |
3, |
168 |
|
E5-E9 |
6, |
5, |
183 |
1,151 |
302 |
|
Officer |
1,325 |
1,051 |
27 |
197 |
50 |
|
Total |
20, |
14, |
422 |
4, |
520 |
|
Age |
|||||
|
<22 |
4,927 |
3,070 |
59 |
1,767 |
31 |
|
22-24 |
5, |
3,849 |
112 |
1, |
112 |
|
25-30 |
5, |
4, |
122 |
1,156 |
206 |
|
31-35 |
1, |
1, |
46 |
241 |
84 |
|
>35 |
1,534 |
1,291 |
41 |
117 |
85 |
|
Unknown |
160 |
92 |
42 |
24 |
2 |
|
Total |
20, |
14, |
422 |
4, |
520 |
|
Component |
|||||
|
Active Duty |
17, |
12, |
402 |
4, |
440 |
|
Reserve |
800 |
489 |
20 |
271 |
20 |
|
National Guard |
1,673 |
1,613 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
|
Total |
20, |
14, |
422 |
4, |
520 |
|
Race |
|||||
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
188 |
116 |
23 |
45 |
4 |
|
Asian |
390 |
307 |
18 |
58 |
7 |
|
Black or African American |
1, |
1, |
30 |
191 |
33 |
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
79 |
25 |
8 |
42 |
4 |
|
White |
16, |
12, |
247 |
3,448 |
450 |
|
Multiple Races |
199 |
133 |
19 |
43 |
4 |
|
Unknown |
1,463 |
249 |
77 |
1, |
18 |
|
Total |
20, |
14, |
422 |
4, |
520 |
|
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 |
430 |
256 |
46 |
125 |
3 |
|
Indian |
33 |
14 |
1 |
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 |
138 |
89 |
8 |
38 |
3 |
|
Mexican |
323 |
125 |
5 |
187 |
6 |
|
None |
2, |
1, |
209 |
598 |
465 |
|
Other |
13, |
11, |
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 |
162 |
52 |
39 |
71 |
0 |
|
Unknown |
2,208 |
622 |
79 |
1, |
5 |
|
Total |
20, |
14, |
422 |
4, |
520 |
Source: DCAS, https://wwwdcas.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, 2003.2 Major combat operations ended on September 1, 2010.3 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, will be included in OIF statistics.
Table 12. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF): Casualty Summary by Casualty Category
(as of April 24, 2017August 29, 2018)
|
Casualty Type |
Total |
Army |
Navya |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
|
Killed in Action |
2,675 |
1,920 |
62 |
664 |
29 |
|
Died of Wounds |
799 |
610 |
1 |
188 |
0 |
|
Died While Missing In Action |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Died While Captured |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Died While Detained |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Hostile Deaths |
3,481 |
2,536 |
64 |
852 |
29 |
|
Accident |
566 |
413 |
19 |
121 |
13 |
|
Illness/Injury |
94 |
72 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
|
Homicide |
36 |
23 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
|
Self-Inflicted |
223 |
180 |
4 |
37 |
2 |
|
Undetermined |
11 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Nonhostile Deaths |
930 |
697 |
39 |
171 |
23 |
|
Total Deaths |
4, |
3,233 |
103 |
1,023 |
52 |
|
Total Wounded in Action |
31,95 |
22,230 |
648 |
8,626 |
450 |
Source: DCAS, https://wwwdcas.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 |
930 |
697 |
39 |
171 |
23 |
|
Total |
4, |
3,233 |
103 |
1,023 |
52 |
|
Gender |
|||||
|
Female |
110 |
89 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
|
Male |
4, |
3,144 |
93 |
1,015 |
49 |
|
Total |
4, |
3,233 |
103 |
1,023 |
52 |
|
Officer/Enlisted |
|||||
|
E1-E4 |
2,539 |
1,709 |
43 |
774 |
13 |
|
E5-E9 |
1, |
1,195 |
49 |
174 |
27 |
|
Officer |
427 |
329 |
11 |
75 |
12 |
|
Total |
4, |
3,233 |
103 |
1,023 |
52 |
|
Age |
|||||
|
<22 |
1,283 |
789 |
15 |
473 |
6 |
|
22-24 |
1,073 |
790 |
17 |
257 |
9 |
|
25-30 |
1,126 |
875 |
31 |
204 |
16 |
|
31-35 |
426 |
353 |
16 |
49 |
8 |
|
>35 |
503 |
426 |
24 |
40 |
13 |
|
Total |
4, |
3,233 |
103 |
1,023 |
52 |
|
Component |
|||||
|
Active Duty |
3,501 |
2,492 |
79 |
884 |
46 |
|
Reserve |
413 |
246 |
24 |
139 |
4 |
|
National Guard |
497 |
495 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Total |
4,41 |
3,233 |
103 |
1,023 |
52 |
|
Race |
|||||
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
43 |
27 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
|
Asian |
77 |
63 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
|
Black or African American |
439 |
372 |
12 |
48 |
7 |
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
17 |
10 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
White |
3, |
2,627 |
82 |
892 |
40 |
|
Multiple Races |
62 |
46 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
Unknown |
132 |
88 |
2 |
37 |
5 |
|
Total |
4, |
3,233 |
103 |
1,023 |
52 |
|
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 |
213 |
133 |
4 |
75 |
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 |
3,459 |
2,565 |
87 |
767 |
40 |
|
Other |
242 |
206 |
0 |
33 |
3 |
|
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 |
53 |
16 |
0 |
34 |
3 |
|
Total |
4, |
3,233 |
103 |
1,023 |
52 |
Source: DCAS, https://wwwdcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oif_all.xhtml.
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
||||||
|
Casualty Type |
||||||||||
|
Hostile |
31, |
22,230 |
648 |
8,626 |
450 |
|||||
|
Total |
31, |
22,230 |
648 |
8,626 |
450 |
|||||
|
Gender |
||||||||||
|
Female |
627 |
547 |
6 |
41 |
33 |
|||||
|
Male |
31,220 |
21,683 |
547 |
8,573 |
417 |
|||||
|
Not Specified |
107 |
0 |
95 |
12 |
0 |
|||||
|
Total |
31, |
22,230 |
648 |
8,626 |
450 |
|||||
|
Officer/Enlisted |
||||||||||
|
E1-E4 |
19,686 |
12,510 |
362 |
6,640 |
174 |
|||||
|
E5-E9 |
10, |
8,328 |
247 |
1,575 |
237 |
|||||
|
Officer |
1, |
1,392 |
38 |
411 |
39 |
|||||
|
Total |
31, |
22,230 |
647 |
8,626 |
450 |
|||||
|
Age |
||||||||||
|
<22 |
8,893 |
5,262 |
134 |
3,432 |
65 |
|||||
|
22-24 |
7,998 |
5,765 |
153 |
1,974 |
106 |
|||||
|
25-30 |
7,544 |
5,928 |
140 |
1,345 |
131 |
|||||
|
31-35 |
3,064 |
2,557 |
81 |
372 |
54 |
|||||
|
>35 |
2,865 |
2,444 |
94 |
234 |
93 |
|||||
|
Unknown |
1, |
274 |
46 |
1,269 |
1 |
|||||
|
Total |
31, |
22,230 |
648 |
8,626 |
450 |
|||||
|
Component |
||||||||||
|
Active Duty |
24, |
16,444 |
544 |
7,573 |
373 |
|||||
|
Reserve |
2,839 |
1,663 |
104 |
1,053 |
19 |
|||||
|
National Guard |
4,181 |
4,123 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
|||||
|
Total |
31, |
22,230 |
648 |
8,626 |
450 |
|||||
|
Race |
||||||||||
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
344 |
220 |
25 |
95 |
4 |
|||||
|
Asian |
528 |
413 |
20 |
90 |
5 |
|||||
|
Black or African American |
2,727 |
2,348 |
44 |
306 |
29 |
|||||
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
57 |
32 |
2 |
21 |
2 |
|||||
|
White |
25,909 |
18,050 |
489 |
7,000 |
370 |
|||||
|
Multiple Races |
322 |
243 |
15 |
57 |
7 |
|||||
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
Aleut |
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
Asian (Other) |
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
Chinese |
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
Cuban |
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
Eskimo |
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
Out of range |
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
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, will be included in OND statistics.4
Table 15. Operation New Dawn (OND): Casualty Summary by Casualty Category
(as of April 24, 2017August 29, 2018)
|
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 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
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 |
35 |
25 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Total Deaths |
73 |
63 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Total—Wounded in Action |
295 |
293 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Source: DCAS, https://wwwdcas.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 |
35 |
25 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Total |
73 |
63 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Gender |
|||||
|
Female |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Male |
72 |
63 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
|
Total |
73 |
63 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Officer/Enlisted |
|||||
|
E1-E4 |
38 |
33 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
E5-E9 |
27 |
23 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Officer |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
73 |
63 |
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 |
14 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
73 |
63 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Component |
|||||
|
Active Duty |
59 |
50 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
|
Reserve |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
National Guard |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
73 |
63 |
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 |
62 |
54 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Multiple Races |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
73 |
63 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
|
Ethnicity |
|||||
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
None |
61 |
52 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
|
Other |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Polynesian |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Puerto Rican |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
73 |
63 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
Table 17. Operation New Dawn: Military Wounded in Action
(as of
Casualty Type
Hostile
Total
Gender
Female
Male
Total
Officer/Enlisted
E1-E4
E5-E9
Officer
Total
Age
<22
22-24
25-30
31-35
>35
Unknown
Total
Component
Active
Reserve
National Guard
Total
Race
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Multiple Races
Unknown
Total
Ethnicity
Cuban
Hispanic or Spanish
Korean
Latin American
Mexican
None
Other
Pacific Islander (Other)
Puerto Rican
Unknown
Total
April 24, 2017August 29, 2018)
Totals
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
295
293
0
0
2
295
293
0
0
2
12
11
0
0
1
283
282
0
0
1
295
293
0
0
2
177
177
0
0
0
99
97
0
0
2
19
19
0
0
0
295
293
0
0
2
62
62
0
0
0
67
67
0
0
0
103
102
0
0
1
28
28
0
0
0
34
33
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
295
293
0
0
2
218
217
0
0
1
16
16
0
0
0
61
60
0
0
1
295
293
0
0
2
7
7
0
0
0
39
39
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
241
239
0
0
2
4
4
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
295
293
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
27
25
0
0
2
233
233
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
15
15
0
0
0
295
293
0
0
2
)
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
|
|
Casualty Type |
|||||
|
Hostile |
295 |
293 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Total |
295 |
293 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Gender |
|||||
|
Female |
12 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Male |
283 |
282 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
295 |
293 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Officer/Enlisted |
|||||
|
E1-E4 |
177 |
177 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
E5-E9 |
99 |
97 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Officer |
19 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
295 |
293 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Age |
|||||
|
<22 |
62 |
62 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22-24 |
67 |
67 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
25-30 |
103 |
102 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
31-35 |
28 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
>35 |
34 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
295 |
293 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Component |
|||||
|
Active |
218 |
217 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Reserve |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
National Guard |
61 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
295 |
293 |
0 |
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 |
241 |
239 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Multiple Races |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Unknown |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
295 |
293 |
0 |
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 |
233 |
233 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pacific Islander (Other) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Puerto Rican |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Unknown |
15 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
295 |
293 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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, United States Coast Guard. "Coast Guard History, Frequently Asked Questions," at httphttps://www.history.uscg.mil/Frequently-Asked-Questionsuscg.mil/history/faqs/wars.asp.
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.
In an address to the American people on September 10, 2014, President Barack Obama described a four-part strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).51 Subsequently, on September 22, 2014, the President authorized U.S. Central Command to carry out military actions against the ISIL terrorists.62 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.
Table 19. Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR):
Casualty Summary by Casualty Category
(as of April 24, 2017August 29, 2018)
|
Casualty Category |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
Marines |
Air Force |
||||
|
Killed in Action |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
||||
|
Died of Wounds |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||||
|
Total Hostile Deaths |
9 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
||||
|
Accident |
9 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
||||
|
Illness/Injury |
6
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
5 Homicide |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 0 |
|
Self-Inflicted |
12 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
||||
|
Pending |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||||
|
Total Non-Hostile Deaths |
29 |
12 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
||||
|
Total Deaths |
38 |
16 |
10 |
3 |
8 |
||||
|
Total Wounded in Action |
33 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
1 |
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Air Force |
|||||||||||||
|
Casualty Type |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Hostile |
9 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
||||||||||||
|
Nonhostile |
29 |
12 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
||||||||||||
|
Total |
38 |
16 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
||||||||||||
|
Gender |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Female |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
||||||||||||
|
Male |
36 |
16 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
||||||||||||
|
Total |
38 |
16 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
||||||||||||
|
Officer/Enlisted |
|||||||||||||||||
|
E1-E-4 |
13 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
||||||||||||
|
E5-E9 |
16 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
||||||||||||
|
Officer |
9 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
||||||||||||
|
Total |
38 |
16 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
||||||||||||
|
Age |
|||||||||||||||||
|
<22 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
||||||||||||
|
22-24 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||||||||||||
|
25-30 |
13 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
||||||||||||
|
31-35 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||||||
|
>35 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
||||||||||||
|
Total |
38 |
16 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
||||||||||||
|
Component |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Active Duty |
35 |
15 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
||||||||||||
|
Reserve |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||||||||||||
|
National Guard |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||||||
|
Total |
38 |
16 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
||||||||||||
|
Race |
|||||||||||||||||
|
American Indian/Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||||||||||||
|
White |
32 |
13 |
8 |
3 |
8
|
Multiple Races
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0 1 |
|||||||
|
Unknown |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||||||
|
Total |
38 |
16 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
||||||||||||
|
Ethnicity |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
||||||||||||
|
Latin American | 2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Latin American
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Mexican 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
None |
29 |
10 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
||||||||||||
|
Other |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||||||
|
Puerto Rican 2 2 0 0 0 |
38 |
16 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
Table 21. Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR): Military Wounded in Action
(as of April 24, 2017August 29, 2018)
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marines |
Air Force |
|||||||
|
Casualty Type |
|||||||||||
|
Hostile |
33 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
1 |
||||||
|
Total |
33 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
1 |
||||||
|
Gender |
|||||||||||
|
Female |
|||||||||||
|
Male |
31 |
10 |
5 |
15 |
1 |
||||||
|
Not Specified |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||||||
|
Total |
33 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
1 |
||||||
|
Officer/Enlisted |
|||||||||||
|
E1-E4 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
||||||
|
E5-E9 |
21 |
9 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
||||||
|
Officer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||
|
Total |
33 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
1 |
||||||
|
Age |
|||||||||||
|
<22 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
||||||
|
22-24 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
||||||
|
25-30 |
14 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
||||||
|
31-35 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
||||||
|
>35 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||||||
|
Unknown |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||||||
|
Total |
33 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
1 |
||||||
|
Component |
|||||||||||
|
Active Duty |
29 |
7 |
5 |
16 |
1 |
||||||
|
Reserve |
|||||||||||
|
National Guard |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||
|
Total |
33 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
1 |
||||||
|
Race |
|||||||||||
|
American Indian/Alaska Native |
1 | 0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Black or African American 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
White |
30 |
10 |
4 |
15 |
1 |
||||||
|
Unknown |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1
|
Unknown
|
9
|
5
|
2 2 |
0 |
||
|
Total |
33 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
1 |
||||||
|
Ethnicity |
|||||||||||
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||
|
Indian Tribes US |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||||||
|
Mexican |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
||||||
|
None |
10 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
||||||
|
Other |
14 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
||||||
|
Puerto Rican |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||||||
|
Unknown |
2 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 | |
|
Unknown
|
9
|
4
|
2
|
3 0 |
|
|
Total |
33 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
1 |
In a press statement released by the U.S. Department of Defense (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. 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 24 provide casualty statistics for OFS.
Table 22. Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS):
Casualty Summary by Casualty Category
(as of April 24, 2017August 29, 2018)
|
Casualty Type |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
Marines |
Air Force |
|
Killed in Action |
12 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
Died of Wounds |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Hostile Deaths |
20 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
Accident |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
Illness/Injury |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Homicide |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pending |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Non-Hostile Deaths |
13 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
Total Deaths |
33 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
|
Total Wounded in Action |
166 |
144 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
Source: DCAS, https://wwwdcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_ofs_type.xhtml.
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marines |
Air Force |
||||||
|
Casualty Type |
0 |
|||||||||
|
Hostile |
120 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|||||
|
Nonhostile |
13 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|||||
|
Total |
33 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
|||||
|
Gender |
||||||||||
|
Female |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|||||
|
Male |
29 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
|||||
|
Total |
33 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
|||||
|
Officer/Enlisted |
||||||||||
|
E1- |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|||||
|
E5-E9 |
19 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|||||
|
Officer |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|||||
|
Total |
33 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
|||||
|
Age |
||||||||||
|
<22 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|||||
|
22-24 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
25-30 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|||||
|
31-35 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|||||
|
>35 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|||||
|
Total |
33 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
|||||
|
Component |
||||||||||
|
Active Duty |
30 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|||||
|
Reserve |
1 |
1 |
||||||||
|
National Guard |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|||||
|
Total |
33 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
|||||
|
Race |
||||||||||
|
Black or African American |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|||||
|
White |
27 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
|||||
|
Multiple Races 1 1 0 0 0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|||||
|
Total |
33 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
|||||
|
Ethnicity |
||||||||||
|
Hispanic or Spanish |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||
|
Mexican |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|||||
|
None |
26 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|||||
|
Other |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|||||
|
Total |
33 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
Table 24. Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS): Military Wounded in Action
(as of April 24, 2017August 29, 2018)
|
Totals |
Army |
Navy |
Marines |
Air Force |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Casualty Type |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Hostile |
166 |
144 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Total |
166 |
144 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Gender |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Female |
11 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Male |
155 |
136 |
4 |
2 |
12
|
275
|
5
|
5
|
20
|
Not Specified
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1 0 |
||||||||
|
Total |
166 |
144 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Officer/Enlisted |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
E1-E4 |
51 |
47 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
E5-E9 |
86 |
75 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Officer |
29 |
22 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Total |
166 |
144 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Age |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
<22 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
22-24 |
36 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
25-30 |
48 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
31-35 |
38 |
33 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
>35 |
33 |
26 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Unknown 4 2 0 2 0 |
166 |
144 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Component |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Active Duty |
151 |
130 |
3 |
2 |
16 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Reserve |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
National Guard |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Total |
166 |
144 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Race |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
American Indian/Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 0 Asian 16 | 8 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Black or African American |
18 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
White |
130 |
114 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Multiple Races |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Unknown |
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Total |
166 |
144 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Ethnicity |
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Asian (other) |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Cuban |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Filipino 3 3 0 0 0 Guamanian 1 1 0 0 0 Hispanic or Spanish 12 | 9 |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Indian Tribes US
|
2 2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||||||
|
Japanese |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Korean |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Mexican |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
None |
48 |
31 3 |
2 |
18 Other 163 158 1 |
13 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Other |
86 |
84 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Puerto Rican |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Not Specified |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Unknown |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Total |
166 |
144 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
This section provides total casualty statistics for fallen U.S. servicemembers by conflict (WWI to Global War on Terror) 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 Clidfelter, 4th ed. (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2017), p. 433. The data on World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, respectfully, are taken from the U.S. National Archives. The Persian Gulf War data are provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, 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), respectively, are available from the Defense Casualty Analysis System website at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/casualties.xhtml. State Total Deaths Alabama 1,251 5,160 Alaska 6 15 Arizona 150 557 Arkansas 853 2,658 California 1,747 6,650 Canal Zone 2 3 Colorado 537 1,759 Connecticut 1,265 6,625 Delaware 87 303 D.C. 202 773 Florida 467 1,171 Georgia 1,530 4,425 Hawaii 4 13 Idaho 409 1,351 Illinois 4,260 18,264 Indiana 1,510 5,766 Iowa 2,161 7,311 Kansas 1,270 5,182 Kentucky 1,436 5,380 Louisiana 823 2,160 Maine 518 2,090 Maryland 975 3,812 Massachusetts 2,955 13,505 Michigan 2,751 10,369 Minnesota 2,133 7,323 Mississippi 904 2,303 Missouri 2,562 10,385 Montana 934 2,303 Nebraska 855 3,041 Nevada 71 250 New Hampshire 358 1,535 New Jersey 2,367 10,166 New Mexico 228 860 New York 9,196 40,222 North Carolina 1,610 5,799 North Dakota 700 2,560 Ohio 4,082 16,007 Oklahoma 1,471 6,358 Oregon 512 1,577 Pennsylvania 7,898 35,042 Philippines 3 7 Puerto Rico 1 11 Rhode Island 355 1,562 South Carolina 1,138 3,919 South Dakota 554 1,867 Tennessee 1,836 6,190 Texas 2,722 10,133 Utah 302 1,006 Vermont 300 1,170 Virginia 1,635 6,130 Washington 87 3,070 West Virginia 1,063 4,018 Wisconsin 2,649 9,813 Wyoming 233 676 Source: Clodfelter, Michael, Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492-2015, 4th ed. (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2017) p. 433. Army and Army Air Force Honor List of Dead and Missing States and the U.S. Territories Missing Total Casualties Alabama 2,736 397 9 1,669 284 19 5,114 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 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 5,701 480 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 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: Taken from the 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. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel States, U.S. Territories and Possessions of the United States and Foreign Countries State Summary of War Casualties Dead Combat Prison Camp 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 2 381 495 77 802 Source: Taken from the National Archives 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. U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Home State of Record 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: Taken from the National Archives 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. U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Home State of Record 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: Taken from the National Archives 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)dcas/pages/report_ofs_wound.xhtml.
American Casualties by State and U.S. Territories
Total Casualtiesa
Killed inActiona
Died of Woundsb
Died of Injuriesc
Died Non Battled
Finding of Deathe
Alaskaf
Canal Zoneg
Hawaiih
Puerto Ricoi
Total Casualtiesa
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Hawaiibc
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Territories and Possessions of the United States and Foreign Countriesbc
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://wwwdcas.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.http://www.uscg.mil/history/faqs/wars.asp
https://www.history.uscg.mil/Frequently-Asked-Questions/
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, War, Volume 1-3 from the collection of the Harvard University Library. Available through the Internet Archive in various formats, including a digitized PDF by Google that may be accessed at https://archive.org/details/soldiersgreatwa02doylgoog.
The American Battle Monuments Commission
The American Battle Monuments Commission's (ABMC's) "Burials and Memorializations" webpage 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/ at https://research.archives.gov/search?q=miitary%20personnel%20casualty%20lists&f.oldScope=archives.gov&tabType=web.
The American Battle Monuments Commission
ABMC's "Burials and Memorializations" webpage 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" webpage 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" webpage 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 State-Level Casualty Lists
The National Archives publishes casualty lists that may be searched by home state of record.
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?f=4773&mtch=385&q=persian+gulf+war&cat=GP21&dt=2514&tf=F&bc=sl
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Casualties
The National Archives publishes casualty lists that may be searched by home state of record.
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?s=4772&dt=2514&tf=F&bc=%2Csl%2Cfd&q=Operation+Enduring+Freedom&btnSearch=Search&as_alq=&as_anq=&as_epq=&as_woq=
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Casualties
The National Archives publishes casualty lists that may be searched by home state of record.
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?s=4772&dt=2514&tf=F&bc=%2Csl%2Cfd&q=Operation+Iraqi+Freedom&btnSearch=Search&as_alq=&as_anq=&as_epq=&as_woq=
Defense Prisoner of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Accounting Agency (DPAA)) DPAAAccounting Agency (DPAA))
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. Currently, 82,70882,708 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 "DPAA's "Recently Accounted For" webpage at
http://www.dpaa.mil/OurMissing/RecentlyAccountedFor.aspx
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 httphttps://www.ngaus.org/state-national-guard-informationstates-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.
http://www.defense.gov/casualty.pdf
DOD News Releases contain daily news, including military personnel fatalities by name. under the heading "Casualty Releases." The archive located on the right sidebar dates to October 1994.
http://www.defense.gov/releases/
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