- U.S. MILITARY CASUALTIES
IN SOUTHEAST ASIA -
- DEATHS BY CASUALTY TYPE AND SERVICE -
- AS OF MARCH 31, 1997 -
Since 1997 93 names have been added to the memorial
that are not show in the stats below.
CASUALTY TYPE
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
USCG
TOTAL
HOSTILE
KILLED
25,358
1,115
537
11,491
4
38,505
HOSTILE
DIED OF WOUNDS
3,566
150
49
1,476
1
5,242
HOSTILE
DIED WHILE MISSING
1,960
325
1,130
108
0
3,523
HOSTILE
DIED WHILE CAPTURED/INTERNED
45
36
25
10
0
116
NONHOSTILE
DIED OF OTHER CAUSES
4,907
579
531
1,436
2
7,455
NONHOSTILE
DIED OF ILLNESS/INJURIES
1,437
69
170
314
0
1,990
NONHOSTILE
DIED WHILE MISSING
928
281
141
3
0
1,353
TOTAL
38,196
2,555
2,583
14,837
7
58,178
Casualty Type and Branch Pay
Grade and Branch Pay Grade and Race State
and Branch Year and Branch Status
and Branch
-
U.S. MILITARY CASUALTIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA -
- DEATHS BY PAY GRADE AND SERVICE -
- REFLECTS POSTHUMOUS PROMOTIONS -
- AS OF MARCH 31, 1997 -
Since 1997 93 names have been added to the memorial
that are not show in the stats below.
RANK/PAY GRADE
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
USCG
TOTAL
MAJ GENERAL
REAR ADMIRAL (U)
2
0
2
1
0
5
BRIG GENERAL
REAR ADM (L)/COMMODORE
5
1
1
0
0
7
COLONEL
CAPTAIN
19
26
186
7
0
238
LT COLONEL
COMMANDER
117
93
186
30
0
426
MAJOR
LT COMMANDER
254
165
400
79
0
898
CAPTAIN
LIEUTENANT
1,018
164
651
211
1
2,045
1ST LIEUTENANT
LIEUTENANT (JG)
1,473
154
238
308
2
2,175
2ND LIEUTENANT
ENSIGN
496
18
8
284
0
806
W-04
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
6
0
4
2
0
12
W-03
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
59
0
0
2
0
61
W-02
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
283
0
0
7
0
290
W-01
WARRANT OFFICER
905
4
0
6
0
915
TOTAL OFFICERS
4,637
625
1,676
937
3
7,878
E-09
52
4
41
18
0
115
E-08
190
13
34
33
0
270
E-07
987
67
64
115
1
1,234
E-06
2,233
186
136
299
1
2,855
E-05
5,133
326
228
723
1
6,411
E-04
11,528
618
247
2,322
0
14,715
E-03
12,822
645
148
4,379
1
17,995
E-02
476
68
9
5,633
0
6,186
E-01
143
3
0
379
0
525
TOTAL ENLISTED
33,564
1,930
907
13,901
4
50,306
TOTAL DEATHS
38,196
2,555
2,583
14,837
7
58,178
Casualty Type and Branch Pay
Grade and Branch Pay Grade and Race State
and Branch Year and Branch Status
and Branch
-
U.S. MILITARY CASUALTIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA -
- DEATHS BY RACE AND PAY GRADE -
- REFLECTS POSTHUMOUS PROMOTIONS -
- AS OF MARCH 31, 1997 -
Since 1997 93 names have been added to the memorial
that are not show in the stats below.
RANK
PAY GRADE
WHITE
BLACK
ASIAN
AMERICAN
INDIAN
OTHER
TOTAL
MAJ GENERAL
REAR ADMIRAL (U)
5
0
0
0
0
5
BRIG GENERAL
REAR ADM (L)/COMMODORE
7
0
0
0
0
7
COLONEL
CAPTAIN
233
5
0
0
0
238
LT COLONEL
COMMANDER
410
9
0
0
7
426
MAJOR
LT COMMANDER
863
9
1
0
25
898
CAPTAIN
LIEUTENANT
1,948
44
1
3
49
2,045
1ST LIEUTENANT
LIEUTENANT (JG)
2,088
48
11
2
26
2,175
2ND LIEUTENANT
ENSIGN
789
16
0
0
1
806
W-04
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
12
0
0
0
0
12
W-03
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
59
1
1
0
0
61
W-02
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
281
6
1
1
1
290
W-01
WARRANT OFFICER
900
9
3
1
2
915
TOTAL OFFICERS
7,595
147
18
7
111
7,878
E-09
104
10
0
0
1
115
E-08
237
29
2
1
1
270
E-07
1,040
163
6
1
24
1,234
E-06
2,311
458
13
9
64
2,855
E-05
5,590
728
10
19
64
6,411
E-04
12,685
1,824
28
66
112
14,715
E-03
15,050
2,763
32
82
68
17,995
E-02
5,122
1,002
6
35
21
6,186
E-01
378
140
0
6
1
525
TOTAL ENLISTED
42,517
7,117
97
219
356
50,306
TOTAL DEATHS
50,112
7,264
115
226
467
58,178
Casualty Type and Branch Pay
Grade and Branch Pay Grade and Race State
and Branch Year and Branch Status
and Branch
-
U.S. MILITARY CASUALTIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA -
- DEATHS BY STATE HOME OF RECORD -
- AS OF MARCH 31, 1997 -
Since 1997 93 names have been added to the memorial
that are not show in the stats below.
HOME OF RECORD
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
USCG
TOTAL
ALABAMA
849
31
48
279
0
1,207
ALASKA
43
5
1
8
0
57
ARIZONA
397
41
30
155
0
623
ARKANSAS
396
34
25
133
0
588
CALIFORNIA
3,623
313
203
1,432
1
5,572
COLORADO
377
30
45
168
0
620
CONNECTICUT
348
25
38
200
0
611
DELAWARE
81
5
4
32
0
122
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
157
4
13
68
0
242
FLORIDA
1,290
77
112
472
1
1,952
GEORGIA
1,134
49
58
341
0
1,582
HAWAII
216
7
9
44
0
276
IDAHO
140
11
11
54
1
217
ILLINOIS
1,869
119
111
834
0
2,933
INDIANA
987
61
64
420
0
1,532
IOWA
543
58
50
202
0
853
KANSAS
388
48
43
148
0
627
KENTUCKY
766
22
51
216
0
1,055
LOUISIANA
575
40
39
227
1
882
MAINE
216
19
20
88
0
343
MARYLAND
647
34
38
295
0
1,014
MASSACHUSETTS
715
80
57
470
0
1,322
MICHIGAN
1,865
94
75
620
0
2,654
MINNESOTA
711
66
53
242
0
1,072
MISSISSIPPI
489
15
21
112
0
637
MISSOURI
949
57
80
326
0
1,412
MONTANA
169
24
16
59
0
268
NEBRASKA
263
28
23
81
0
395
NEVADA
87
14
5
45
0
151
NEW HAMPSHIRE
134
9
14
70
0
227
NEW JERSEY
929
65
68
422
0
1,484
NEW MEXICO
259
21
13
106
0
399
NEW YORK
2,660
148
190
1,122
0
4,120
NORTH CAROLINA
1,180
52
64
313
0
1,609
NORTH DAKOTA
134
14
13
37
0
198
OHIO
1,945
121
124
904
1
3,095
OKLAHOMA
672
39
57
220
0
988
OREGON
421
51
41
196
0
709
PENNSYLVANIA
1,870
152
148
972
0
3,142
RHODE ISLAND
138
6
14
49
0
207
SOUTH CAROLINA
657
22
30
187
0
896
SOUTH DAKOTA
140
12
11
32
0
195
TENNESSEE
888
33
54
316
0
1,291
TEXAS
2,203
147
176
887
2
3,415
UTAH
249
14
18
85
0
366
VERMONT
68
7
3
22
0
100
VIRGINIA
870
47
73
314
0
1,304
WASHINGTON
666
65
51
268
0
1,050
WEST VIRGINIA
502
21
27
181
0
731
WISCONSIN
768
72
36
284
0
1,160
WYOMING
84
6
6
23
0
119
AMERICAN SAMOA
1
0
0
3
0
4
GUAM
58
1
0
11
0
70
PUERTO RICO
322
2
4
17
0
345
VIRGIN ISLANDS
14
0
0
1
0
15
OTHER
76
17
5
25
0
123
UNKNOWN
3
0
0
0
0
3
TOTAL
38,196
2,555
2,583
14,837
7
58,178
Casualty Type and Branch Pay
Grade and Branch Pay Grade and Race State
and Branch Year and Branch Status
and Branch
-
U.S. MILITARY CASUALTIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA -
- DEATHS BY CALENDAR YEAR -
- Year of death may either be actual or based on a presumptive
finding of death -
- (originally declared missing and later declared dead). -
- AS OF MARCH 31, 1997 -
Since 1997 93 names have been added to the memorial
that are not show in the stats below.
YEAR
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
USCG
TOTAL
1957
1
0
0
0
0
1
1958
0
0
0
0
0
0
1959
2
0
0
0
0
2
1960
0
4
1
0
0
5
1961
7
1
8
0
0
16
1962
27
3
18
5
0
53
1963
73
4
31
10
0
118
1964
147
15
39
5
0
206
1965
1,079
114
162
508
0
1,863
1966
3,755
279
246
1,862
2
6,144
1967
6,467
583
317
3,786
0
11,153
1968
10,596
598
345
5,048
2
16,589
1969
8,186
426
305
2,694
3
11,614
1970
4,972
219
201
691
0
6,083
1971
2,131
55
90
81
0
2,357
1972
373
77
172
18
0
640
1973
34
52
75
7
0
168
1974
49
23
80
26
0
178
1975
23
22
83
32
0
160
1976
29
6
29
13
0
77
1977
29
24
39
4
0
96
1978
158
42
219
28
0
447
1979
38
3
101
6
0
148
1980 - 1995
25
5
22
14
0
66
TOTAL
DEATHS
38,196
2,555
2,583
14,837
7
58,178
Casualty Type and Branch Pay
Grade and Branch Pay Grade and Race State
and Branch Year and Branch Status
and Branch
-
U.S. MILITARY CASUALTIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA -
- DEATHS BY STATUS -
- AS OF MARCH 31, 1997 -
Since 1997 93 names have been added to the memorial
that are not show in the stats below.
STATUS
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
USCG
TOTAL
Regular
17,321
2,178
1,759
13,200
6
34,464
Reserve
3,774
376
653
954
1
5,758
National Guard
88
-
9
-
-
97
Selective Service
16,989
-
-
683
-
17,672
Unknown
24
1
162
-
-
187
TOTAL DEATHS
38,196
2,555
2,583
14,837
7
58,178
Casualty Type and Branch Pay
Grade and Branch Pay Grade and Race State
and Branch Year and Branch Status
and Branch