TABLE 2-23
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
PRINCIPAL WARS IN WHICH THE UNITED STATES PARTICIPATED
U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL SERVING AND CASUALTIES A/
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BRANCH OF NUMBER BATTLE OTHER WOUNDS NOT
WAR/CONFLICT SERVICE SERVING DEATHS DEATHS MORTAL B/
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR TOTAL - C/ 4,435 - 6,188
1775-1783 ARMY - 4,044 - 6,004
NAVY - 342 - 114
MARINES - 49 - 70
WAR OF 1812 TOTAL 286,730 D/ 2,260 - 4,505
1812-1815 ARMY - 1,950 - 4,000
NAVY - 265 - 439
MARINES - 45 - 66
MEXICAN WAR TOTAL 78,718 D/ 1,733 11,550 4,152
1846-1848 ARMY - 1,721 11,550 4,102
NAVY - 1 - 3
MARINES - 11 - 47
CIVIL WAR (UNION FORCES ONLY) TOTAL 2,213,363 140,414 224,097 281,881
1861-1865 E/ ARMY 2,128,948 D/ 138,154 221,374 280,040
NAVY - 2,112 2,411 1,710
MARINES 84,415 148 312 131
SPANISH - AMERICAN WAR TOTAL 306,760 385 2,061 1,662
ARMY F/ 280,564 369 2,061 1,594
NAVY 22,875 10 - 47
MARINES 3,321 6 - 21
WORLD WAR I TOTAL 4,734,991 53,402 63,114 204,002
1917-1918 ARMY G/ 4,057,101 50,510 55,868 193,663
NAVY 599,051 431 6,856 819
MARINES 78,839 2,461 390 9,520
WORLD WAR II TOTAL 16,112,566 291,557 113,842 671,846
1941-1946 H/ ARMY I/ 11,260,000 234,874 83,400 565,861
NAVY J/ 4,183,466 36,950 25,664 37,778
MARINES 669,100 19,733 4,778 68,207
KOREAN CONFLICT TOTAL 5,720,000 33,651 3,262 103,284
1950-1953 K/ ARMY 2,834,000 27,709 2,452 L/ 77,596
NAVY 1,177,000 475 173 1,576
MARINES 424,000 4,269 339 23,744
AIR FORC 1,285,000 1,198 298 368
VIETNAM CONFLICT TOTAL 8,744,000 47,378 10,799 153,303
1964-1973 M/ ARMY 4,368,000 30,922 7,273 96,802
NAVY 1,842,000 1,631 931 4,178
MARINES 794,000 13,084 1,753 51,392
AIR FORCE 1,740,000 1,741 842 931
Historical Background and Notes for Table 2-23