VIETNAM CONFLICT - CASUALTY SUMMARY     

As of February 17, 2014     

Source: DMDC's Defense Casualty Analysis System     

           
           
CASUALTY TYPE TOTAL ARMY AIR FORCE MARINES NAVY
           
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 NON-HOSTILE 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
Non-hostile Missing - Presumed Dead - No Remains 91 86 0 3 2
Non-hostile 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 WORLDWIDE 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