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America's Wars: U.S. Casualties and Veterans
American Revolution (1775–1783) |
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Total servicemembers |
217,000 |
Battle deaths |
4,435 |
Nonmortal woundings |
6,188 |
War of 1812 (1812–1815) |
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Total servicemembers |
286,730 |
Battle deaths |
2,260 |
Nonmortal woundings |
4,505 |
Indian Wars (approx. 1817–1898) |
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Total servicemembers |
106,0001 |
Battle deaths |
1,0001 |
Mexican War (1846–1848) |
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Total servicemembers |
78,718 |
Battle deaths |
1,733 |
Other deaths in service (nontheater) |
11,550 |
Nonmortal woundings |
4,152 |
Civil War (1861–1865) |
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Total servicemembers (Union) |
2,213,363 |
Battle deaths (Union) |
140,414 |
Other deaths in service (nontheater) (Union) |
224,097 |
Nonmortal woundings (Union) |
281,881 |
Total servicemembers (Conf.) |
1,050,000 |
Battle deaths (Conf.) |
74,524 |
Other deaths in service (nontheater) (Conf.) |
59,2972 |
Nonmortal woundings (Conf.) |
unknown |
Spanish-American War (1898–1902) |
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Total servicemembers |
306,760 |
Battle deaths |
385 |
Other deaths in service (nontheater) |
2,061 |
Nonmortal woundings |
1,662 |
World War I (1917–1918)3 |
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Total servicemembers |
4,734,991 |
Battle deaths |
53,402 |
Other deaths in service (nontheater) |
63,114 |
Nonmortal woundings |
204,002 |
Living veterans |
fewer than 500 |
World War I (1917–1918)3 |
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Total servicemembers |
4,734,991 |
Battle deaths |
53,402 |
Other deaths in service (nontheater) |
63,114 |
Nonmortal woundings |
204,002 |
Living veterans |
fewer than 500 |
World War II (1940–1945)3 |
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Total servicemembers |
16,112,566 |
Battle deaths |
291,557 |
Other deaths in service (nontheater) |
113,842 |
Nonmortal woundings |
671,846 |
Living veterans |
4,762,0001 |
Korean War (1950–1953) |
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Total servicemembers |
5,720,000 |
Serving in-theater |
1,789,000 |
Battle deaths |
33,741 |
Other deaths in service (theater) |
2,827 |
Other deaths in service (nontheater) |
17,730 |
Nonmortal woundings |
103,284 |
Living veterans |
3,734,0001 |
Vietnam War (1964–1975) |
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Total servicemembers |
8,744,000 |
Serving in-theater |
3,403,000 |
Battle deaths |
47,410 |
Other deaths in service (theater) |
10,789 |
Other deaths in service (nontheater) |
32,000 |
Nonmortal woundings |
153,303 |
Living veterans |
8,295,0001 |
Gulf War (1990–1991) |
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Total servicemembers |
2,183,000 |
Serving in-theater |
665,476 |
Battle deaths |
147 |
Other deaths in service (theater) |
382 |
Other deaths in service (nontheater) |
1,565 |
Nonmortal woundings |
467 |
Living veterans |
1,852,0001 |
America's Wars Total |
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Military service during war |
42,348,460 |
Battle deaths |
651,008 |
Other deaths in service (theater) |
13,998 |
Other deaths in service (nontheater) |
525,256 |
Nonmortal woundings |
1,431,290 |
Living war veterans |
17,578,5004 |
Living veterans |
25,038,459 |
1. Veterans Administration estimate as of Sept. 30, 2002.
2. Estimated figure. Does not include 26,000–31,000 who died in Union prisons.
3. Years of U.S. involvement in war.
4. Approximately 1,065,000 veterans had service in multiple conflicts.
They are counted under each conflict, but only once in the total.
Source: Department of Defense and Veterans Administration. |