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American War and Military Operations
Casualties: Lists and Statistics
Updated July 29, 2020
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American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics
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.
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Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1
Casualty Statistics............................................................................................................................ 1
American Casualties by State and U.S. Territories........................................................................ 30
Resources....................................................................................................................................... 42
Sources of Statistics ................................................................................................................ 42
Sources of Published Lists of Names of War Dead or Other Demographic Indicators ........... 42
World War I ....................................................................................................................... 42
World War II ..................................................................................................................... 43
Korean War ....................................................................................................................... 43
Vietnam War ..................................................................................................................... 43
Persian Gulf War (Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield) ...................................... 44
Global War on Terror/Overseas Contingency Operations ................................................. 44
Past Conflicts’ Source ....................................................................................................... 44
Wars Prior to World War I ................................................................................................. 44
Additional Websites .......................................................................................................... 44
CRS Reports ..................................................................................................................... 45
Tables
Table 1. Principal Wars or Conflicts in Which the United States Participated:
U.S. Military Personnel Serving and Casualties .......................................................................... 1
Table 2. Worldwide U.S. Active Duty Military Deaths in Selected Military Operations ................ 4
Table 3. Active Duty Military Deaths: Race/Ethnicity Summary ................................................... 5
Table 4. U.S. Active Duty Military Deaths, 1980-2010, Part I: Total Military Personnel............... 6
Table 5. U.S. Active Duty Military Deaths, 1980- 2010, Part II: Cause of Death........................... 7
Table 6. Korean War: Casualty Summary ....................................................................................... 8
Table 7. Vietnam Conflict: Casualty Summary ............................................................................... 9
Table 8. Persian Gulf War: Casualty Summary ............................................................................... 9
Table 9. Operation Enduring Freedom: Casualty Summary by Casualty Category ...................... 11
Table 10. Operation Enduring Freedom: Military Deaths .............................................................. 11
Table 11. Operation Enduring Freedom: Military Wounded in Action ......................................... 13
Table 12. Operation Iraqi Freedom: Casualty Summary by Casualty Category ........................... 15
Table 13. Operation Iraqi Freedom: Military Deaths .................................................................... 15
Table 14. Operation Iraqi Freedom: Wounded in Action ............................................................... 17
Table 15. Operation New Dawn: Casualty Summary by Casualty Category ................................ 19
Table 16. Operation New Dawn: Military Deaths ......................................................................... 20
Table 17. Operation New Dawn: Military Wounded in Action ..................................................... 21
Table 18. U.S. Coast Guard Service Casualties by Conflict .......................................................... 23
Table 19. Operation Inherent Resolve: Casualty Summary by Casualty Category ...................... 24
Table 20. Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Deaths ................................................................ 24
Table 21. Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Wounded in Action ............................................ 25
Table 22. Operation Freedom’s Sentinel: Casualty Summary by Casualty Category .................. 27
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Table 23. Operation Freedom’s Sentinel: Military Deaths ............................................................ 28
Table 24. Operation Freedom’s Sentinel: Military Wounded in Action ........................................ 29
Table 25. World War 1 ................................................................................................................... 31
Table 26. World War II .................................................................................................................. 32
Table 27. World War II .................................................................................................................. 35
Table 28. Korean War .................................................................................................................... 37
Table 29. Vietnam War .................................................................................................................. 38
Table 30. Persian Gulf War ............................................................................................................ 40
Contacts
Author Information........................................................................................................................ 45
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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.
Casualty Statistics
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
Revolutionary Warb
1775-1783
War of 1812c
1812-1815
Branch of
Service
Number
Serving
Total
Deaths
Battle
Deaths
Other
Deaths
Wounds
Not Mortala
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
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Casualties
War or Conflict
Mexican Warc
1846-1848
Warcd
Civil
(Union Forces Only)e
1861-1865
Branch of
Service
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
f
460
148
312
131
Total
306,760
2,446
385
2,061
1,662
Armyg
280,564
2,430
369
2,061
1,594
Navy
22,875
10
10
—
47
3,321
6
6
—
21
Total
4,734,991
116,516
53,402
63,114
204,002
Armyh
4,057,101
106,378
50,510
55,868
193,663
599,051
7,287
431
6,856
819
78,839
2,851
2,461
390
9,520
Total
16,112,566
405,399
291,557
113,842
670,846
Armyk
11,260,000
318,274
234,874
83,400
565,861
Navyl
4,183,466
62,614
36,950
25,664
37,778
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
424,000
4,509
4,267
242
23,744
1,285,000
1,552
1,238
314
368
10,786
Hospital
Care:
153,303
No Hospital
Care:
150,341
7,261
Hosp. Care:
96,802
No Hosp.
Care: 104,723
935
Hosp. Care:
4,178
No Hosp.
Care: 5,898
Marines
Korean
1950-1953
Wounds
Not Mortala
1,733
Marines
Warm
Other
Deaths
13,283
Navy
World War IIi
1941-1946j
Battle
Deaths
78,718
Marines
World War I
1917-1918
Total
Deaths
Total
Marines
Spanish-American
War
1898-1901
Number
Serving
Marines
Air Force
Vietnam Conflictn
1964-1973
Total
Army
Navy
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8,744,000
4,368,000
1,842,000
58,220
38,224
2,566
47,434
30,963
1,631
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Casualties
War or Conflict
Branch of
Service
Marines
794,000
Total
Deaths
14,844
Battle
Deaths
13,095
Other
Deaths
Wounds
Not Mortala
1,749
Hosp. Care:
51,392
No Hosp.
Care: 37,202
1,740,000
2,586
1,745
841
Hosp. Care:
931
No Hosp.
Care: 2,518
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
Air Force
Persian Gulf Waro
1990-1991
Number
Serving
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.
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n.
o.
Worldwide military deaths during the Korean War totaled 54,246. In-theater casualty records are updated
annually.
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.
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.
Table 2. Worldwide U.S. Active Duty Military Deaths in Selected Military Operations
(1980-1996)
Total
Army
Navy
Air
Force
Marine
Corps
8
0
0
5
3
256
3
19
0
234
9
5
2
0
2
Total
265
8
21
0
236
Hostile
18
11
4
0
3
Nonhostile
1
1
0
0
0
Total
19
12
4
0
3
Hostile
23
18
4
0
1
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
Restore Hope and UNOSOMc,
Somalia,
1992-1994
Hostile
29
27
0
0
2
Nonhostile
14
4
0
8
2
Total
43
31
0
8
4
4
3
0
0
1
Military Operation/Incident
Casualty
Type
Iranian Hostage Rescue Mission
April 25, 1980
Nonhostilea
Lebanon Peacekeeping
August 25, 1982-February 26, 1984
Hostileb
Urgent Fury, Grenada
1983
Just Cause, Panama
1989
Nonhostile
Persian Gulf War
1990-1991
Uphold Democracy, Haiti
1994-1996
Nonhostile
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.
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c.
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.
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.
Table 3. Active Duty Military Deaths: Race/Ethnicity Summary
( as of July 16, 2020)
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
Percentagea
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Source: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/Documents/RACEOMB-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.
Table 4. U.S. Active Duty Military Deaths, 1980-2010, Part I: Total Military Personnel
Calendar
Year
Active
Duty
Full-Time (est.)
Guard-Reserve
Selected
Reserve FTEa
Total
Military FTE
Total
Deaths
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
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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).
Table 5. U.S. Active Duty Military Deaths, 1980- 2010, Part II: Cause of Death
Calendar
Year
Total
Deaths
Accident
Hostile
Action
Homicide
Illness
Pending
SelfInflicted
Terrorist
Attack
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
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Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_by_year_manner.xhtml.
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
33,739
27,731
1,238
4,267
503
8
4
4
0
0
2,827
2,121
310
242
154
Total Nonhostile Deaths
2,835
2,125
314
242
154
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
1,521
1,072
49
252
148
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
8
4
4
0
0
84
5
37
6
36
8,075
6,229
910
655
281
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
Total Hostile Deaths
Missing—Presumed Dead
Other Deaths
Total In-Theater
Killed in Action (No Remains)
Died of Wounds (No Remains)
Nonhostile Missing—Presumed Dead
(No Remains)
Nonhostile Other Deaths (No
Remains)
Total—No Remains
Wounded—Not Mortal
Number Serving Worldwideb
Number Serving
In-Theaterb
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.
b. Estimated figures.
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Table 7. Vietnam Conflict: Casualty Summary
(as of July 16, 2020)
Casualty Type
Marine
Corps
Total
Army
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
116
45
25
10
36
47,434
30,963
1,745
13,095
1,631
123
118
0
3
2
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
1,741
561
582
219
379
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
Captured—Declared Dead
Total Hostile Deaths
Missing—Presumed Dead
Other Deaths
Total—No Remains
Wounded—Not Mortal
Air Force
Navya
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.
a. Includes Coast Guard.
b. Estimated figures.
Table 8. Persian Gulf War: Casualty Summary
(Desert Shield and Desert Storm; as of July 16, 2020)
Casualty Type
Killed in Action
Total
Army
Air Force
Marine
Corps
Navya
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
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Casualty Type
Total Hostile Deaths
Total
Army
Air Force
Marine
Corps
Navya
147
98
20
24
5
12
0
2
8
2
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
12
0
2
8
2
14
0
2
8
4
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
Serving In-Theater—Recalledc
110,208
78,512
11,666
12,660
7,370
Missing—Presumed Dead
Other Deaths
Nonhostile Missing—Presumed Dead
(No Remains)
Total—No Remains
Wounded—Not Mortal
Serving
Worldwideb
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.
a. Includes Coast Guard.
b. Estimated figures.
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.
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Table 9. Operation Enduring Freedom:
Casualty Summary by Casualty Category
(as of July 16, 2020)
Casualty Type
Killed in Action
Total
Army
Marine
Corps
Navy
Air Force
1,370
999
78
245
48
472
329
6
133
4
Died of Terrorist Activities
2
0
0
0
2
Pendingb
1
0
1
0
0
1,845
1,328
85
378
54
304
194
23
52
35
Illness/Injury
62
40
11
6
5
Homicide
14
10
1
3
0
112
83
5
19
5
10
7
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
504
334
42
81
46
2,349
1,662
128
460
100
20,149
14,220
452
4,946
526
Died of Woundsa
Total Hostile Deaths
Accident
Self-Inflicted
Undetermined
Pendingb
Total Nonhostile Deaths
Total Deaths
Total Wounded In Action
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.
Table 10. Operation Enduring Freedom: Military Deaths
(as of July 16, 2020)
Marine
Corps
Totals
Army
Navy
Air Force
1,845
1,328
85
378
54
503
334
42
81
46
1
0
0
1
0
2,349
1,662
127
460
100
51
36
3
3
9
2,298
1,626
124
457
91
0
0
0
0
0
2,349
1,662
127
460
100
1,121
771
34
293
23
Casualty Type
Hostile
Nonhostile
Pendinga
Total
Gender
Female
Male
Not Specified
Total
Officer/Enlisted
E1-E4
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Marine
Corps
Totals
Army
Navy
E5-E9
930
681
74
132
43
Officer
298
210
19
35
34
2,349
1,662
127
460
100
<22
512
336
15
156
5
22-24
536
365
16
137
18
25-30
729
535
38
123
33
31-35
262
186
33
23
20
>35
310
240
25
21
24
0
0
0
0
0
2,349
1,662
127
460
100
2,027
1,380
119
437
92
Reserve
104
68
8
23
4
National Guard
218
214
0
0
4
2,340
1,662
127
460
100
American Indian or Alaska
Native
30
15
7
6
2
Asian
62
47
6
8
1
Black or African American
193
149
10
28
6
Native Hawaiian or Pacific
Islander
7
5
0
2
0
1,997
1,410
97
411
79
Multiple Races
30
19
6
1
4
Unknown
30
17
1
4
8
2,349
1,662
127
460
100
15
6
2
3
4
Chinese
1
0
0
1
0
Cuban
3
3
0
0
0
Filipino
17
11
3
3
0
9
9
0
0
0
95
65
9
18
3
3
2
0
1
0
18
11
1
4
2
1
0
0
0
1
Total
Air Force
Age
Unknown
Total
Component
Active Duty
Total
Race
White
Total
Ethnicity
Asian (Other)
Guamanian
Hispanic or Spanish
Indian
Indian Tribes U.S.
Japanese
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Marine
Corps
Totals
Army
Navy
9
8
1
0
0
36
17
3
15
1
1
0
0
0
1
39
25
0
13
1
None
1,918
1,344
103
390
81
Other
124
110
3
8
2
3
3
0
0
0
13
11
1
1
0
4
3
1
0
0
Puerto Rican
26
21
0
3
2
Vietnamese
1
1
0
0
0
13
12
0
0
1
2,349
1,662
127
460
100
Korean
Latin American
Melanesian
Mexican
Micronesian
Pacific Islander (Other)
Polynesian
Not Specified
Total
Air Force
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.
Table 11. Operation Enduring Freedom: Military Wounded in Action
(as of July 16, 2020)
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
386
315
6
29
36
19,679
13,908
386
4,894
491
84
0
60
23
1
20,149
14,223
452
4,946
528
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
20,133
14,208
452
4,945
528
<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
179
92
61
24
2
Gender
Female
Male
Not Specified
Total
Officer/Enlisted
Total
Age
Unknown
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Total
Navy
Marine
Corps
Totals
Army
Air Force
20,149
14,223
452
4,946
528
17,667
12,112
432
4,675
448
804
493
20
271
20
Component
Active Duty
Reserve
National Guard
1,678
1,618
0
0
60
20,149
14,223
452
4,946
528
American Indian or Alaska Native
188
116
23
45
4
Asian
390
307
18
58
7
1,408
1,154
30
191
33
80
25
9
42
4
16,397
12,239
252
3,449
457
200
133
19
43
5
1,486
249
101
1,118
18
20,149
14,223
452
4,946
528
Total
Race
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Multiple Races
Unknown
Total
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
7
4
1
2
0
431
256
47
125
3
Indian
34
14
2
17
1
Indian Tribes U.S.
53
21
7
23
2
Guamanian
Hispanic or Spanish
Japanese
9
5
1
3
0
Korean
23
14
1
7
1
139
89
9
38
3
Latin American
Mexican
324
125
5
188
6
None
2,748
1,464
213
598
473
Other
13,674
11,382
8
2,260
24
8
7
1
0
0
37
21
1
15
0
Micronesian
Pacific Islander (Other)
Polynesian
6
3
0
3
0
Puerto Rican
84
58
2
21
3
Vietnamese
10
6
0
4
0
Not Specified
Unknown
Total
163
52
40
71
0
2,229
622
101
1,501
5
20,149
14,223
452
4,946
528
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oef_wounded.xhtml.
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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.
Table 12. Operation Iraqi Freedom: Casualty Summary by Casualty Category
(as of July 16, 2020)
Casualty Type
Marine
Corps
Total
Army
Navya
2,675
1,920
62
664
29
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
3,481
2,536
64
852
29
570
415
20
122
13
Illness/Injury
97
75
11
6
5
Homicide
37
23
5
7
2
222
179
5
36
2
11
9
2
0
0
937
701
43
171
22
4,418
3,237
107
1,023
51
31,994
22,248
671
8,625
450
Killed in Action
Died of Wounds
Total Hostile Deaths
Accident
Self-Inflicted
Undetermined
Total Nonhostile Deaths
Total Deaths
Total Wounded in Action
Air Force
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.
a. Navy totals include Coast Guard.
Table 13. Operation Iraqi Freedom: Military Deaths
(as of July 16, 2020)
Totals
Army
Navya
Marine
Corps
Air Force
Casualty Type
Hostile
Nonhostile
Total
3,481
2,536
64
852
29
937
701
43
171
22
4,418
3,237
107
1,023
51
110
89
10
8
3
Gender
Female
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Totals
Male
Army
Marine
Corps
Navya
Air Force
4,307
3,148
97
1,014
49
1
0
0
1
0
4,418
3,237
107
1,023
51
E1-E4
2,539
1,710
43
773
13
E5-E9
1,450
1,198
51
175
26
429
329
13
75
12
Total
4,418
3,237
107
1,023
51
<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
1
0
0
1
4,418
3,237
107
1,023
51
3,505
2,493
82
884
46
Reserve
415
247
25
139
3
National Guard
499
497
0
0
2
4,418
3,237
107
1,023
51
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
3,645
2,629
86
891
39
62
46
0
16
0
133
88
2
38
5
4,418
3,237
107
1,023
51
17
8
1
8
0
Chinese
6
5
0
1
0
Cuban
3
3
0
0
0
Eskimo
1
1
0
0
0
Not Specified
Total
Officer/Enlisted
Officer
Age
Unknown
Total
Component
Active Duty
Total
Race
White
Multiple Races
Unknown
Total
Ethnicity
Asian (Other)
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Totals
Filipino
Army
Marine
Corps
Navya
Air Force
41
29
2
8
2
1
1
0
0
0
212
133
4
74
1
5
4
0
1
0
51
35
1
15
0
Japanese
2
2
0
0
0
Korean
14
11
0
3
0
Latin American
66
33
6
27
0
1
1
0
0
0
136
88
1
45
2
None
3,467
2,569
91
767
40
Other
241
206
0
33
2
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
54
16
0
35
3
4,418
3,237
107
1,023
51
Guamanian
Hispanic or Spanish
Indian
Indian Tribes U.S.
Melanesian
Mexican
Micronesian
Not Specified
Total
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/NathanBruckenthal/
Table 14. Operation Iraqi Freedom: Wounded in Action
(as of July 16, 2020)
Totals
Army
Marine
Corps
Navy
Air Force
Casualty Type
Hostile
31,994
22,248
671
8,625
450
Total
31,994
22,248
671
8,625
450
627
547
6
41
33
31,238
21,701
548
8,572
417
129
0
117
12
0
31,994
22,248
671
8,625
450
19,694
12,516
365
6,639
174
Gender
Female
Male
Not Specified
Total
Officer/Enlisted
E1-E4
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Army
Marine
Corps
Navy
Air Force
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
<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
31,994
22,248
671
8,625
450
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
31,994
22,248
671
8,625
450
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
25,924
18,065
490
6,999
370
322
243
15
57
7
2,089
924
75
1,057
33
31,994
22,248
671
8,625
450
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
14
13
1
0
0
696
509
20
161
6
63
41
1
21
0
Age
Total
Component
Active Duty
Total
Race
White
Multiple Races
Unknown
Total
Ethnicity
Aleut
Guamanian
Hispanic or Spanish
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Indian Tribes U.S.
Army
Marine
Corps
Navy
Air Force
247
182
8
56
1
Japanese
15
12
2
1
0
Korean
57
52
0
3
2
198
158
6
32
2
6
4
0
2
0
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
7,703
1,273
353
6,067
10
31,994
22,248
671
8,625
450
Latin American
Melanesian
Mexican
Unknown
Total
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oif_woundall.xhtml.
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.
Table 15. Operation New Dawn: Casualty Summary by Casualty Category
(as of July 16, 2020)
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
7
4
1
0
2
10
8
1
0
1
3
3
0
0
0
13
10
2
0
1
3
1
2
0
0
36
26
6
0
4
Accident
Illness/Injury
Homicide
Self-Inflicted
Undetermined
Total Nonhostile Deaths
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Casualty Category
Total
Total Deaths
Total—Wounded in Action
Marine
Corps
Air
Force
Army
Navya
74
64
6
0
4
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.
Table 16. Operation New Dawn: Military Deaths
(as of July 16, 2020)
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
Female
1
0
1
0
0
Male
73
64
5
0
4
Total
74
64
6
0
4
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
<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
Active Duty
60
51
5
0
4
Reserve
6
5
1
0
0
National Guard
8
8
0
0
0
74
64
6
0
4
Gender
Officer/Enlisted
Age
Component
Total
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Army
Navya
Marine
Corps
Air Force
Race
Asian
1
1
0
0
0
Black or African
American
Native Hawaiian or
Pacific Islander
White
8
6
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
63
55
4
0
4
Multiple Races
1
1
0
0
0
74
64
6
0
4
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
74
64
6
0
4
Total
Ethnicity
Total
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/
Table 17. Operation New Dawn: Military Wounded in Action
(as of July 16, 2020)
Totals
Army
Navy
Marine
Corps
Air Force
Casualty Type
Hostile
298
295
1
0
2
Total
298
295
1
0
2
Female
13
11
0
0
1
Male
284
282
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
298
293
0
0
2
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
<22
62
62
0
0
0
Gender
Unknown
Total
Officer/Enlisted
Age
22-24
69
69
0
0
0
25-30
103
102
0
0
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Army
Navy
Marine
Corps
Air Force
31-35
28
28
0
0
0
>35
34
33
0
0
1
Unknown
2
1
1
0
0
298
293
1
0
2
Active
220
218
1
0
1
Reserve
16
16
0
0
0
National Guard
61
61
0
0
1
298
295
1
0
2
Asian
7
7
0
0
0
Black or African
American
Native
Hawaiian or
39
39
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Pacific Islander
White
243
241
0
0
2
Multiple Races
4
4
0
0
0
Unknown
4
3
1
0
0
298
295
1
0
2
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
Total
Component
Total
Race
Total
Ethnicity
None
27
25
0
0
2
Other
235
235
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Pacific Islander (Other)
Puerto Rican
4
4
0
0
0
Unknown
16
15
1
0
0
298
295
1
0
2
Total
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).
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Table 18. U.S. Coast Guard Service Casualties by Conflict
(as of July 16, 2020)
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
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
8e
0
0
0
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
1,250
1
1
2
27g
0
1
1
War or Conflict
Spanish-American War
Mayaguez Incident
Grenada: Operation Urgent Fury
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States 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 GuardU.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,
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-andultimately-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.
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Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the Mediterranean Sea east of 25° longitude, the Persian Gulf, and
the Red Sea.
Table 19. Operation Inherent Resolve:
Casualty Summary by Casualty Category
(as of July 16, 2020)
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.
Table 20. Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Deaths
(as of July 16, 2020)
Totals
Army
Navy
Marine
Corps
Air Force
Hostile
21
11
5
4
1
Nonhostile
75
39
14
2
20
Total
96
50
19
6
21
Casualty Type
Gender
Female
7
2
3
0
2
Male
89
48
16
6
19
Total
96
50
19
6
21
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
<22
16
9
5
2
0
22-24
17
11
4
0
2
Officer/Enlisted
Age
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Totals
Army
Navy
Marine
Corps
Air Force
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
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
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
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
Component
Race
Ethnicity
Source: DCAS, https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oir_deaths.xhtml.
Table 21. Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Wounded in Action
(as of July 16, 2020)
Totals
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Hostile
230
178
14
26
12
Total
230
178
14
26
12
Casualty Type
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Totals
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Female
20
17
0
0
3
Male
201
159
10
23
9
9
2
4
3
0
230
178
14
26
12
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
<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
230
178
14
26
12
174
125
14
26
9
Reserve
5
5
0
0
0
National Guard
51
48
0
0
3
Total
230
178
14
26
12
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
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
Not Specified
Total
Officer/Enlisted
Age
Total
Component
Active Duty
Race
Ethnicity
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Totals
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
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.
Table 22. Operation Freedom’s Sentinel:
Casualty Summary by Casualty Category
(as of July 16, 2020)
Casualty Type
Total
Army
Killed in Action
39
27
0
3
9
Died of Wounds
25
25
0
0
0
Total Hostile Deaths
64
52
0
3
9
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
570
511
6
18
35
Accident
Total Wounded in Action
Navy
Marines
Air Force
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.
“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/.
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Table 23. Operation Freedom’s Sentinel: Military Deaths
(as of July 16, 2020)
Totals
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Hostile
64
52
0
3
9
Nonhostile
29
17
1
0
11
Total
93
69
1
3
20
Female
4
0
0
0
4
Male
89
69
1
3
14
Total
93
69
1
3
20
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
<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
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
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
Filipino
2
2
0
0
0
Hispanic or Spanish
3
3
0
0
0
Casualty Type
Gender
Officer/Enlisted
Age
Component
Race
Ethnicity
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Totals
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
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.
Table 24. Operation Freedom’s Sentinel: Military Wounded in Action
(as of July 16, 2020)
Totals
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Casualty Type
Hostile
571
512
6
18
35
Total
571
512
6
18
35
20
17
0
0
3
545
495
6
12
32
1
0
0
3
0
571
512
6
18
35
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
<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
85
74
4
3
4
9
2
0
7
0
571
512
6
18
35
487
435
4
15
33
Reserve
24
19
2
3
0
National Guard
60
58
0
0
2
Gender
Female
Male
Not Specified
Total
Officer/Enlisted
Age
>35
Unknown
Total
Component
Active Duty
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Totals
Total
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
571
512
6
18
35
2
2
0
0
0
Asian
22
19
0
0
3
Black or African American
49
44
3
1
1
474
434
2
9
29
6
6
0
0
0
18
7
1
8
2
571
512
6
18
35
10
9
0
0
1
Cuban
2
2
0
0
0
Filipino
4
4
0
0
0
Guamanian
1
1
0
0
0
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
21
21
0
0
0
None
161
126
4
3
28
Other
288
279
1
4
4
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
571
512
6
18
35
Race
American Indian/Alaska Native
White
Multiple Races
Unknown
Total
Ethnicity
Asian (other)
Hispanic or Spanish
Mexican
Pacific Islander (Other)
Total
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.
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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.
Table 25. World War 1
State
Alabama
Total Deaths
Total Casualtiesa
1,251
5,160
6
15
Arizona
150
557
Arkansas
853
2,658
California
1,747
6,650
2
3
537
1,759
1,265
6,625
87
303
D.C.
202
773
Florida
467
1,171
1,530
4,425
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
Alaska
Canal Zone
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Hawaii
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State
Total Deaths
Nevada
Total Casualtiesa
71
250
358
1,535
2,367
10,166
228
860
New York
9,196
40,222
North Carolina
1,610
5,799
700
2,560
Ohio
4,082
16,007
Oklahoma
1,471
6,358
512
1,577
7,898
35,042
Philippines
3
7
Puerto Rico
1
11
355
1,562
1,138
3,919
554
1,867
Tennessee
1,836
6,190
Texas
2,722
10,133
Utah
302
1,006
Vermont
300
1,170
1,635
6,130
87
3,070
West Virginia
1,063
4,018
Wisconsin
2,649
9,813
Wyoming
233
676
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Virginia
Washington
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.
a. Includes, Battle Deaths, Wounded in Action (WIA), Missing in Action (MIA), Prisoner of War (POW).
Table 26. World War II
Army and Army Air Force Honor List of Dead and Missing
States and
the U.S.
Territories
Alabama
Killed in
Actiona
Died of
Woundsb
Died of
Injuriesc
Died
Non
Battled
Finding
of Deathe
Total
Casualties
Missing
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
2,172
330
9
1,073
217
13
3,814
Arkansas
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States and
the U.S.
Territories
Died of
Woundsb
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
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
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
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
California
Canal
Zoneg
Nebraska
New York
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Injuriesc
Died
Non
Battled
Killed in
Actiona
Finding
of Deathe
Total
Casualties
Missing
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States and
the U.S.
Territories
Died of
Woundsb
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
1,923
267
10
1,010
189
24
3,423
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
South
Carolina
South Dakota
Died of
Injuriesc
Died
Non
Battled
Killed in
Actiona
Finding
of Deathe
Total
Casualties
Missing
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, 77 th 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.
h. Hawaii also counted within the U.S. Territories.
i.
Puerto Rico also counted within the U.S. Territories.
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Table 27. World War II
Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel
State Summary of War Casualties
States, U.S. Territories and
Possessions of the United States
and Foreign Countries
Dead
Combat
Prison Camp
Total
Casualtiesa
Alabama
1,063
8
2,519
Alaskabc
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
Guambc
52
1
58
Hawaiibc
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
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
74
2
196
321
5
702
2,160
22
5,022
Canal Zonebc
Kansas
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
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State Summary of War Casualties
States, U.S. Territories and
Possessions of the United States
and Foreign Countries
New Mexico
Dead
Combat
Prison Camp
Total
Casualtiesa
219
5
580
New York
5,159
48
12,186
North Carolina
1,364
14
3,377
303
10
662
3,111
37
7,722
Oklahoma
951
30
2,393
Oregon
880
33
1,859
Pennsylvania
4,102
40
10,200
Philippinesbc
222
63
369
Puerto Ricobc
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
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
North Dakota
Ohio
West Virginia
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,
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Switzerland, Virgin Islands, British West Indies, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Newfoundland, Poland, Samoa, and Scotland.
Table 28. Korean War
U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Home State of Record
State
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Total Deaths
700
10
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
New Hampshire
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State
Total Deaths
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.
Table 29. Vietnam War
U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Home State of Record
State
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Total Deaths
1,208
57
4
Arizona
619
Arkansas
592
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State
California
Canal Zone
Total Deaths
5,575
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
New Mexico
1,487
395
New York
4,119
North Carolina
1,613
North Dakota
Ohio
199
3,094
Oklahoma
987
Oregon
710
Pennsylvania
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State
Total Deaths
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.
Table 30. Persian Gulf War
U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Persian Gulf War for Home State of Record
State
Alabama
Total Deaths
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
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State
Total Deaths
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
Washington
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State
Total Deaths
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.
Resources
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.
Sources of Statistics
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:
World War I
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”
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
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World War II
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” 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
Korean War
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 War
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
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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.
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
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.
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 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=
Past Conflicts’ Source
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” webpage at http://www.dpaa.mil/Our-Missing/Recently-AccountedFor/.
Wars Prior to World War I
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.
Additional Websites
U.S. Casualty Status is a daily update of casualties published by DOD for OEF, OIF, OND, OIR,
and OFS.
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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 Reports
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.
Author Information
David A. Blum
Research Librarian
Nese F. DeBruyne
Senior Research Librarian
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