War Talk

War is not a foreign concept to me, and the reasoning behind war is so varied and convoluted that to try and pinpoint a core cause of war is nearly impossible. So, what are some facts about war? Well here is a breakdown of just a glimpse at the United States history of military actions;

American Revolutionary War

(1775–1783)

Cherokee–American wars
(1776–1795)

Northwest Indian War
(1785–1793)

Shays' Rebellion
(1786–1787)

Whiskey Rebellion
(1791–1794)

Quasi-War
(1798–1800)

First Barbary War
(1801–1805)

1811 German Coast Uprising
(1811)

Tecumseh's War
(1811)

War of 1812
(1812–1815)

Creek War
(1813–1814)

Second Barbary War
(1815)

First Seminole War
(1817–1818)

Texas–Indian wars
(1820–1875)

Arikara War
(1823)

Aegean Sea Anti-Piracy Operations of the United States
(1825–1828)

Winnebago War
(1827)

First Sumatran expedition
(1832)

Black Hawk War
(1832)

Second Seminole War
(1835–1842)

Second Sumatran expedition
(1838)

Aroostook War
(1838)

Ivory Coast Expedition
(1842)

Mexican–American War
(1846–1848)

Cayuse War
(1847–1855)

Apache Wars
(1851–1900)

Puget Sound War
(1855–1856)

First Fiji Expedition
(1855)

Rogue River Wars
(1855–1856)

Third Seminole War
(1855–1858)

Yakima War
(1855–1858)

Second Opium War
(1856–1859)

Utah War
(1857–1858)

Navajo Wars
(1858–1866)

Second Fiji Expedition
(1859)

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
(1859)

First and Second Cortina War
(1859–1861)

Paiute War
(1860)

American Civil War
(1861–1865)

Yavapai Wars
(1861–1875)

Dakota War of 1862
(1862)

Colorado War
(1863–1865)

Shimonoseki War
(1863–1864)

Snake War
(1864–1868)

Powder River War
(1865)

Red Cloud's War
(1866–1868)

Formosa Expedition
(1867)

Comanche Campaign
(1867–1875)

United States expedition to Korea
(1871)

Modoc War
(1872–1873)

Red River War
(1874–1875)

Las Cuevas War
(1875)

Great Sioux War of 1876
(1876–1877)

Buffalo Hunters' War
(1876–1877)

Nez Perce War
(1877)

Bannock War
(1878)

Cheyenne War
(1878–1879)

Sheepeater Indian War
(1879)

Victorio's War
(1879–1881)

White River War
(1879–1880)

Pine Ridge Campaign
(1890–1891)

Garza Revolution
(1891–1893)

Yaqui Wars
(1896–1918)

Second Samoan Civil War
(1898–1899)

Spanish–American War
(1898)

Philippine–American War
(1899–1902)

Moro Rebellion
(1899–1913)

Boxer Rebellion
(1899–1901)

Crazy Snake Rebellion
(1909)

Border War
(1910–1919)

Negro Rebellion
(1912)

Occupation of Nicaragua
(1912–1933)

Bluff War
(1914–1915)

Occupation of Veracruz
(1914)

Occupation of Haiti
(1915–1934)

Occupation of the Dominican Republic
(1916–1924)

World War I
(1914–1918)

Russian Civil War
(1918–1920)

Last Indian Uprising
(1923)

World War II
(1939–1945)

Korean War
(1950–1953)

Laotian Civil War
(1953–1975)

Lebanon Crisis
(1958)

Bay of Pigs Invasion
(1961)

Vietnam War
(1965–1973, 1975)

Communist insurgency in Thailand
(1965-1983)

Korean DMZ Conflict
(1966–1969)

Dominican Civil War
(1965)

Insurgency in Bolivia
(1966–1967)

Cambodian Civil War
(1967–1975)

War in South Zaire
(1978)

Operation Eagle Claw
(1980)

Gulf of Sidra encounter
(1981)

Lebanese Civil War
(1982–1984)

Invasion of Grenada
(1983)

Action in the Gulf of Sidra
(1986)

Bombing of Libya
(1986)

Tanker War
(1987–1988)

Tobruk encounter
(1989)

Invasion of Panama
(1989–1990)

Gulf War
(1990–1991)

Iraqi No-Fly Zone Enforcement
(1991–2003)

First Intervention in the Somali Civil War
(1992–1995)

Bosnian War
(1992–1995)

Intervention in Haiti
(1994–1995)

Kosovo War
(1998–1999)

Operation Infinite Reach
(1998)

War in Afghanistan
(2001–present)

Iraq War
(2003–2011)

War in North-West Pakistan
(2004–present)

War in Somalia
(2007–present)

Operation Ocean Shield
(2009–2016)

American-led intervention in Libya
(2011)

American-led intervention in Iraq
(2014–2017)

American-led intervention in Syria
(2014–present)

Yemeni Civil War
(2015–present)

American intervention in Libya
(2015–present)

Looking at this "short list" of conflicts, wars, actions, interventions, and incidents gives quite a unique look at the United States. There is not a period in this history where more than five years without a military action has occurred. The amount of financial gain per war varies greatly, some even accruing heavy economic losses. 

Here is a copy of the "American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Nese F. DeBruyne Senior Research Librarian April 26, 2017"

American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Nese F. DeBruyne Senior Research Librarian April 26, 2017 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RL32492 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 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 Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Casualty Statistics............................................................................................................................ 1 Resources....................................................................................................................................... 31 Sources of Statistics................................................................................................................ 31 Sources of Published Lists of Names of War Dead or Other Demographic Indicators........... 32 World War I....................................................................................................................... 32 World War II ..................................................................................................................... 32 Korean War ....................................................................................................................... 32 Vietnam War ..................................................................................................................... 33 Persian Gulf War (Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield) ...................................... 33 Global War on Terror ........................................................................................................ 33 Related Sources................................................................................................................. 33 Wars Prior to World War I................................................................................................. 33 Additional Websites.......................................................................................................... 34 CRS Reports............................................................................................................................ 34 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 ............................................................................. 10 Table 9. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF): Casualty Summary by Casualty Category............11 Table 10. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF): Military Deaths.................................................. 12 Table 11. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF): Military Wounded in Action .............................. 14 Table 12. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF): Casualty Summary by Casualty Category ................. 16 Table 13. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF): Military Deaths.......................................................... 17 Table 14. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF): Wounded in Action..................................................... 19 Table 15. Operation New Dawn (OND): Casualty Summary by Casualty Category.................... 21 Table 16. Operation New Dawn (OND): Military Deaths............................................................. 22 Table 17. Operation New Dawn: Military Wounded in Action ..................................................... 23 Table 18. U.S. Coast Guard Service Casualties............................................................................. 24 Table 19. Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR): Casualty Summary by Casualty Category ............ 25 Table 20. Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR): Military Deaths ..................................................... 26 Table 21. Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR): Military Wounded in Action.................................. 27 Table 22. Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS): Casualty Summary by Casualty Category ........ 28 Table 23. Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS): Military Deaths................................................. 29 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service Table 24. Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS): Military Wounded in Action ............................. 30 Contacts Author Contact Information .......................................................................................................... 34 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 1 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 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, or operations for which the Congressional Research Service (CRS) receives numerous requests. 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 Branch of Service Number Serving Total Deaths Battle Deaths Other Deaths Wounds Not Mortala Revolutionary Warb 1775-1783 Total — 4,435 4,435 — 6,188 Army — 4,044 4,044 — 6,004 Navy — 342 342 — 114 Marines — 49 49 — 70 War of 1812c 1812-1815 Total 286,730 2,260 2,260 — 4,505 Army — 1,950 1,950 — 4,000 Navy — 265 265 — 439 Marines — 45 45 — 66 Mexican Warc 1846-1848 Total 78,718 13,283 1,733 11,550 4,152 Army — 13,271 1,721 11,550 4,102 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 2 Casualties War or Conflict Branch of Service Number Serving Total Deaths Battle Deaths Other Deaths Wounds Not Mortala Navy — 1 1 — 3 Marines — 11 11 — 47 Civil Warcd (Union Forces Only)e 1861-1865 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 Marines f 460 148 312 131 Spanish-American War 1898-1901 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 Marines 3,321 6 6 — 21 World War I 1917-1918 Total 4,734,991 116,516 53,402 63,114 204,002 Armyh 4,057,101 106,378 50,510 55,868 193,663 Navy 599,051 7,287 431 6,856 819 Marines 78,839 2,851 2,461 390 9,520 World War IIi 1941-1946j 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 Marines 669,100 24,511 19,733 4,778 67,207 Korean Warm 1950-1953 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 Marines 424,000 4,509 4,267 242 23,744 Air Force 1,285,000 1,552 1,238 314 368 Vietnam Conflictn 1964-1973 Total 8,744,000 58,220 47,434 10,786 Hosp. Care Req’d: 153,303 No Hospital Care: 150,341 Army 4,368,000 38,224 30,963 7,261 Hosp. Care Req’d: 96,802 No Hospital Care: 104,723 Navy 1,842,000 2,566 1,631 935 Hosp. Care Req’d: 4,178 No Hospital Care: 5,898 Marines 794,000 14,844 13,095 1,749 Hosp. Care Req’d: 51,392 No Hospital American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 3 Casualties War or Conflict Branch of Service Number Serving Total Deaths Battle Deaths Other Deaths Wounds Not Mortala Care: 37,202 Air Force 1,740,000 2,586 1,745 841 Hosp. Care Req’d: 931 No Hospital Care: 2,518 Persian Gulf Waro 1990-1991 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 Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS), https://www.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. m. Worldwide military deaths during the Korean War totaled 54,246. In-theater casualty records are updated annually. n. 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 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 4 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. o. For this conflict, Coast Guard numbers are included with Navy. Report does not include one servicemember missing in action (Captain Michael “Scott” Speicher, whose remains were recovered in Iraq in 2009). Table 2. Worldwide U.S. Active Duty Military Deaths in Selected Military Operations (1980-1996) Military Operation/Incident Casualty Type Total Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Iranian Hostage Rescue Mission April 25, 1980 Nonhostilea 8 0 0 5 3 Lebanon Peacekeeping August 25, 1982-February 26, 1984 Hostileb 256 3 19 0 234 Nonhostile 9 5 2 0 2 Total 265 8 21 0 236 Urgent Fury, Grenada 1983 Hostile 18 11 4 0 3 Nonhostile 1 1 0 0 0 Total 19 12 4 0 3 Just Cause, Panama 1989 Hostile 23 18 4 0 1 Persian Gulf War 1990-1991 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 Uphold Democracy, Haiti 1994-1996 Nonhostile 4 3 0 0 1 Source: DCAS, https://www.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 16, 2014, uses the term nonbattle casualty for nonhostile casualty. See http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/new_pubs/jp1_02.pdf. b. The dictionary named above 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 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 5 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. c. United Nations Operation in Somalia (April 1992-March 1993). Table 3. Active Duty Military Deaths: Race/Ethnicity Summary (as of July 25, 2009) 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 Percentagea 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 Source: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/Documents/RACEOMB-WC.pdf. Note: 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 Ltino” refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 6 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 (as of November 2011) 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 Source: DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_by_year_manner.xhtml. Note: Official Department of Defense (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). American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 7 Table 5. U.S. Active Duty Military Deaths, 1980- 2010, Part II: Cause of Death (as of November 2011) 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 Source: DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_by_year_manner.xhtml. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 8 Table 6. Korean War: Casualty Summary (as of April 24, 2017) 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 Total Hostile Deaths 33,739 27,731 1,238 4,267 503 Missing—Presumed Dead 8 4 4 0 0 Other Deaths 2,827 2,121 310 242 154 Total Nonhostile Deaths 2,835 2,125 314 242 154 Total In-Theater 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 Killed in Action (No Remains) 1,521 1,072 49 252 148 Died of Wounds (No Remains) 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 Nonhostile Missing—Presumed Dead (No Remains) 8 4 4 0 0 Nonhostile Other Deaths (No Remains) 84 5 37 6 36 Total—No Remains 8,075 6,229 910 655 281 Wounded—Not Mortal 103,284 77,596 368 23,744 1,576 Number Serving Worldwideb 5,720,000 2,834,000 1,285,00 0 424,000 1,177,00 0 Number Serving In-Theaterb 1,789,000 1,153,000 241,000 130,000 265,000 Source: DCAS, https://www.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. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 9 Table 7. Vietnam Conflict: Casualty Summary (as of April 24, 2017) Casualty Type Total Army Air Force Marine Corps Navya 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 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 Total—No Remains 1,741 561 582 219 379 Wounded—Not Mortal 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 Source: DCAS, https://www.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. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 10 Table 8. Persian Gulf War: Casualty Summary (Desert Shield and Desert Storm; as of April 24, 2017) Casualty Type Total Army Air Force Marine Corps Navya Killed in Action 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 Total Hostile Deaths 147 98 20 24 5 Missing—Presumed Dead 12 0 2 8 2 Other Deaths 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 Nonhostile Missing—Presumed Dead (No Remains) 12 0 2 8 2 Total—No Remains 14 0 2 8 4 Wounded—Not Mortal 467 354 9 92 12 Serving Worldwideb 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 Source: DCAS, https://www.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. 1 Data for OEF are updated on a daily basis. Daily casualty summaries are available at DOD’s website: http://www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf. 1 Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) database, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/casualties_oef.xhtml. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 11 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 Review of the Racial and Ethnic Standards to the OMB Concerning Changes at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/fedreg_directive_15. Table 9. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF): Casualty Summary by Casualty Category (as of April 24, 2017) Casualty Type Total Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Killed in Action 1,369 999 77 245 48 Died of Woundsa 472 329 6 133 4 Died of Terrorist Activities 2 0 0 0 2 Total Hostile Deaths 1,843 1,328 83 378 54 Accident 304 194 24 52 34 Illness/Injury 61 39 12 5 5 Homicide 13 10 0 3 0 Self-Inflicted 114 83 7 19 5 Undetermined 10 7 1 1 1 Total Nonhostile Deaths 503 333 45 80 45 Total Deaths 2,346 1,661 128 458 99 Total Wounded In Action 20,092 14,204 422 4,946 520 Source: DCAS, https://www.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. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 12 Table 10. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF): Military Deaths (as of April 24, 2017) Totals Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Casualty Type Hostile Hostile 1,843 1,328 83 378 54 Nonhostile 503 333 45 80 45 Total 2,346 1,661 128 458 99 Gender Female 50 36 4 2 8 Male 2,296 1,625 124 456 91 Total 2,346 1,661 128 458 99 Officer/Enlisted E1-E4 1,123 772 35 293 23 E5-E9 928 680 74 131 43 Officer 295 209 19 34 33 Total 2,346 1,661 128 458 99 Age <22 512 336 15 156 5 22-24 538 365 18 137 18 25-30 728 535 38 123 32 31-35 262 186 33 23 20 >35 306 239 24 19 24 Total 2,346 1,661 128 458 99 Component Active Duty 2,027 1,379 121 436 91 Reserve 100 67 7 22 4 National Guard 219 215 0 0 4 Total 2,346 1,661 128 458 99 Race American Indian or Alaska Native 30 15 7 6 2 Asian 62 47 6 8 1 Black or African American 191 147 10 28 6 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 8 5 1 2 0 White 1,995 1,410 97 409 79 Multiple Races 30 19 6 1 4 Unknown 30 18 1 4 7 Total 2,346 1,651 128 458 99 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 13 Totals Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Ethnicity Asian (Other) 15 6 2 3 4 Chinese 1 0 0 1 0 Cuban 3 3 0 0 0 Filipino 17 11 3 3 0 Guamanian 9 9 0 0 0 Hispanic or Spanish 95 65 9 18 3 Indian 3 2 0 1 0 Indian Tribes U.S. 18 11 1 4 2 Japanese 1 0 0 0 1 Korean 9 8 1 0 0 Latin American 36 17 3 15 1 Melanesian 1 0 0 0 1 Mexican 39 24 0 13 1 None 1,916 1,343 104 388 81 Other 124 111 3 8 3 Micronesian 3 3 0 0 0 Pacific Islander (Other) 13 11 1 1 0 Polynesian 4 3 1 0 0 Puerto Rican 26 21 0 3 2 Vietnamese 1 1 0 0 0 Not Specified 12 12 0 0 0 Total 2,346 1,661 128 458 99 Source: DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oef_deaths.xhtml. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 14 Table 11. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF): Military Wounded in Action (as of April 24, 2017) Totals Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Casualty Type Hostile 20,092 14,204 422 4946 520 Total 20,092 14,204 422 4,946 520 Gender Female 383 314 6 29 34 Male 19,644 13,890 375 4,894 485 Not Specified 65 0 41 23 1 Total 20,092 14,204 422 4,946 520 Officer/Enlisted E1-E4 11,915 7,938 212 3,597 168 E5-E9 6,836 5,200 183 1,151 302 Officer 1,325 1,051 27 197 50 Total 20,076 14,189 422 4,945 520 Age <22 4,927 3,070 59 1,767 31 22-24 5,714 3,849 112 1,641 112 25-30 5,911 4,427 122 1,156 206 31-35 1,846 1,475 46 241 84 >35 1,534 1,291 41 117 85 Unknown 160 92 42 24 2 Total 20,092 14,204 422 4,946 520 Component Active Duty 17,619 12,102 402 4,675 440 Reserve 800 489 20 271 20 National Guard 1,673 1,613 0 0 60 Total 20,092 14,204 422 4,946 520 Race American Indian or Alaska Native 188 116 23 45 4 Asian 390 307 18 58 7 Black or African American 1,408 1,154 30 191 33 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 79 25 8 42 4 White 16,365 12,220 247 3,448 450 Multiple Races 199 133 19 43 4 Unknown 1,463 249 77 1,119 18 Total 20,092 14,204 422 4,946 520 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 15 Totals Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force 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 Guamanian 7 4 1 2 0 Hispanic or Spanish 430 256 46 125 3 Indian 33 14 1 17 1 Indian Tribes U.S. 53 21 7 23 2 Japanese 9 5 1 3 0 Korean 23 14 1 7 1 Latin American 138 89 8 38 3 Mexican 323 125 5 187 6 None 2,730 1,458 209 598 465 Other 13,661 11,369 8 2,260 24 Micronesian 8 7 1 0 0 Pacific Islander (Other) 37 21 1 15 0 Polynesian 6 3 0 3 0 Puerto Rican 84 58 2 21 3 Vietnamese 10 6 0 4 0 Not Specified 162 52 39 71 0 Unknown 2,208 622 79 1,502 5 Total 20,092 14,204 422 4,946 520 Source: DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oef_wounded.xhtml. 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, 2003.2 Major combat operations ended on September 1, 2010.3 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, will be included in OIF statistics. 2 DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/casualties_oif.xhtml. 3 DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/casualties_ond.xhtml. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 16 Table 12. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF): Casualty Summary by Casualty Category (as of April 24, 2017) Casualty Type Total Army Navya Marine Corps Air Force Killed in Action 2,675 1,920 62 664 29 Died of Wounds 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 Total Hostile Deaths 3,481 2,536 64 852 29 Accident 566 413 19 121 13 Illness/Injury 94 72 10 6 6 Homicide 36 23 4 7 2 Self-Inflicted 223 180 4 37 2 Undetermined 11 9 2 0 0 Total Nonhostile Deaths 930 697 39 171 23 Total Deaths 4,411 3,233 103 1,023 52 Total Wounded in Action 31,954 22,230 648 8,626 450 Source: DCAS, https://www.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. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 17 Table 13. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF): Military Deaths (as of April 24, 2017) Totals Army Navya Marine Corps Air Force Casualty Type Hostile 3,481 2,536 64 852 29 Nonhostile 930 697 39 171 23 Total 4,411 3,233 103 1,023 52 Gender Female 110 89 10 8 3 Male 4,301 3,144 93 1,015 49 Total 4,411 3,233 103 1,023 52 Officer/Enlisted E1-E4 2,539 1,709 43 774 13 E5-E9 1,445 1,195 49 174 27 Officer 427 329 11 75 12 Total 4,411 3,233 103 1,023 52 Age <22 1,283 789 15 473 6 22-24 1,073 790 17 257 9 25-30 1,126 875 31 204 16 31-35 426 353 16 49 8 >35 503 426 24 40 13 Total 4,411 3,233 103 1,023 52 Component Active Duty 3,501 2,492 79 884 46 Reserve 413 246 24 139 4 National Guard 497 495 0 0 2 Total 4,411 3,233 103 1,023 52 Race American Indian or Alaska Native 43 27 1 15 0 Asian 77 63 5 9 0 Black or African American 439 372 12 48 7 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 17 10 1 6 0 White 3,641 2,627 82 892 40 Multiple Races 62 46 0 16 0 Unknown 132 88 2 37 5 Total 4,411 3,233 103 1,023 52 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 18 Totals Army Navya Marine Corps Air Force Ethnicity Asian (Other) 17 8 1 8 0 Chinese 6 5 0 1 0 Cuban 3 3 0 0 0 Eskimo 1 1 0 0 0 Filipino 41 29 2 8 2 Guamanian 1 1 0 0 0 Hispanic or Spanish 213 133 4 75 1 Indian 5 4 0 1 0 Indian Tribes U.S. 51 35 1 15 0 Japanese 2 2 0 0 0 Korean 14 11 0 3 0 Latin American 66 33 6 27 0 Melanesian 1 1 0 0 0 Mexican 136 88 1 45 2 None 3,459 2,565 87 767 40 Other 242 206 0 33 3 Micronesian 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 Not Specified 53 16 0 34 3 Total 4,411 3,233 103 1,023 52 Source: DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oif_all.xhtml. a. Navy totals include one Coast Guard death. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 19 Table 14. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF): Wounded in Action (as of April 24, 2017) Totals Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Casualty Type Hostile 31,954 22,230 648 8,626 450 Total 31,954 22,230 648 8,626 450 Gender Female 627 547 6 41 33 Male 31,220 21,683 547 8,573 417 Not Specified 107 0 95 12 0 Total 31,954 22,230 648 8,626 450 Officer/Enlisted E1-E4 19,686 12,510 362 6,640 174 E5-E9 10,387 8,328 247 1,575 237 Officer 1,880 1,392 38 411 39 Total 31,953 22,230 647 8,626 450 Age <22 8,893 5,262 134 3,432 65 22-24 7,998 5,765 153 1,974 106 25-30 7,544 5,928 140 1,345 131 31-35 3,064 2,557 81 372 54 >35 2,865 2,444 94 234 93 Unknown 1,590 274 46 1,269 1 Total 31,954 22,230 648 8,626 450 Component Active Duty 24,934 16,444 544 7,573 373 Reserve 2,839 1,663 104 1,053 19 National Guard 4,181 4,123 0 0 58 Total 31,9454 22,230 648 8,626 450 Race American Indian or Alaska Native 344 220 25 95 4 Asian 528 413 20 90 5 Black or African American 2,727 2,348 44 306 29 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 57 32 2 21 2 White 25,909 18,050 489 7,000 370 Multiple Races 322 243 15 57 7 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 20 Totals Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Unknown 2,067 925 53 1,057 33 Total 31,954 22,229 647 8,626 450 Ethnicity Aleut 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 Guamanian 14 13 1 0 0 Hispanic or Spanish 696 509 20 161 6 Indian 63 41 1 21 0 Indian Tribes U.S. 247 182 8 56 1 Japanese 15 12 2 1 0 Korean 57 52 0 3 2 Latin American 198 158 6 32 2 Melanesian 5 3 0 2 0 Mexican 819 549 15 238 17 None 7,144 6,023 191 557 373 Other 13,246 12,703 13 506 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 Unknown 7,678 1,269 331 6,068 10 Total 31,954 22,230 648 8,626 450 Source: DCAS, https://www.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 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 21 Gulf, Qatar, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Personnel injured in OND who die after December 31, 2011, will be included in OND statistics. 4 Table 15. Operation New Dawn (OND): Casualty Summary by Casualty Category (as of April 24, 2017) 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 Accident 6 3 0 0 2 Illness/Injury 10 8 1 0 1 Homicide 3 3 0 0 0 Self-Inflicted 13 10 2 0 1 Undetermined 3 1 2 0 0 Total Nonhostile Deaths 35 25 6 0 4 Total Deaths 73 63 6 0 4 Total—Wounded in Action 295 293 0 0 2 Source: DCAS, https://www.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. 4 DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/casualties_ond.xhtml. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 22 Table 16. Operation New Dawn (OND): Military Deaths (as of April 24, 2017) Totals Army Navya Marine Corps Air Force Casualty Type Hostile 38 38 0 0 0 Nonhostile 35 25 6 0 4 Total 73 63 6 0 4 Gender Female 1 0 1 0 0 Male 72 63 5 0 4 Total 73 63 6 0 4 Officer/Enlisted E1-E4 38 33 1 0 4 E5-E9 27 23 4 0 0 Officer 8 7 1 0 0 Total 73 63 6 0 4 Age <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 14 11 3 0 0 Total 73 63 6 0 4 Component Active Duty 59 50 5 0 4 Reserve 6 5 1 0 0 National Guard 8 8 0 0 0 Total 73 63 6 0 4 Race Asian 1 1 0 0 0 Black or African American 8 6 2 0 0 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 White 62 54 4 0 4 Multiple Races 1 1 0 0 0 Total 73 63 6 0 4 Ethnicity Hispanic or Spanish 8 8 0 0 0 None 61 52 5 0 4 Other 1 0 1 0 0 Polynesian 1 1 0 0 0 Puerto Rican 2 2 0 0 0 Total 73 63 6 0 4 Source: DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_ond_deaths.xhtml. a. Navy totals include Coast Guard. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 23 Table 17. Operation New Dawn: Military Wounded in Action (as of April 24, 2017) Totals Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Casualty Type Hostile 295 293 0 0 2 Total 295 293 0 0 2 Gender Female 12 11 0 0 1 Male 283 282 0 0 1 Total 295 293 0 0 2 Officer/Enlisted E1-E4 177 177 0 0 0 E5-E9 99 97 0 0 2 Officer 19 19 0 0 0 Total 295 293 0 0 2 Age <22 62 62 0 0 0 22-24 67 67 0 0 0 25-30 103 102 0 0 1 31-35 28 28 0 0 0 >35 34 33 0 0 1 Unknown 1 1 0 0 0 Total 295 293 0 0 2 Component Active 218 217 0 0 1 Reserve 16 16 0 0 0 National Guard 61 60 0 0 1 Total 295 293 0 0 2 Race Asian 7 7 0 0 0 Black or African American 39 39 0 0 0 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 White 241 239 0 0 2 Multiple Races 4 4 0 0 0 Unknown 3 3 0 0 0 Total 295 293 0 0 2 Ethnicity 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 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 24 Totals Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force None 27 25 0 0 2 Other 233 233 0 0 0 Pacific Islander (Other) 1 1 0 0 0 Puerto Rican 4 4 0 0 0 Unknown 15 15 0 0 0 Total 295 293 0 0 2 Source: DCAS, https://www.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). Table 18. U.S. Coast Guard Service Casualties (as of January 1, 2016) War or Conflict 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 Spanish-American War 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 Mayaguez Incident 8e 0 0 0 Grenada: Operation Urgent Fury 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 Operation Iraqi Freedom 1,250 1 1 2 Operation Enduring Freedom 27g 0 1 1 Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard. “Coast Guard History, Frequently Asked Questions,” at http://www.uscg.mil/history/faqs/wars.asp. a. Number is not exact. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 25 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 currently being updated. In an address to the American people on September 10, 2014, President Barack Obama described a four-part strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). 5 Subsequently, on September 22, 2014, the President authorized U.S. Central Command to carry out military actions against the ISIL terrorists.6 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, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the Mediterranean Sea east of 25° longitude, the Persian Gulf, and the Red Sea. Table 19. Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR): Casualty Summary by Casualty Category (as of April 24, 2017) Casualty Category Total Army Navy Marines Air Force Killed in Action 6 2 3 1 0 Died of Wounds 3 2 1 0 0 Total Hostile Deaths 9 4 4 1 0 Accident 9 4 1 1 3 Illness/Injury 6 1 1 0 4 Self-Inflicted 12 6 3 1 2 Pending 2 1 1 0 0 Total NonHostile Deaths 29 12 6 2 9 Total Deaths 38 16 10 3 8 Total Wounded in Action 33 11 5 16 1 Source: DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oir_type.xhtml. 5 David Hudson, “President Obama: ‘We Will Degrade and Ultimately Destroy ISIL,’” The White House Blog, September 10, 2014, at http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/10/president-obama-we-will-degrade-and-ultimatelydestroy-isil. 6 The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, “Statement by the President on Airstrikes in Syria,” September 23, 2014, at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/23/statement-president-airstrikes-syria. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 26 Table 20. Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR): Military Deaths (as of April 24, 2017) Totals Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Casualty Type Hostile 9 4 4 1 0 Nonhostile 29 12 6 2 9 Total 38 16 10 3 9 Gender Female 2 0 0 0 2 Male 36 16 10 3 7 Total 38 16 10 3 9 Officer/Enlisted E1-E-4 13 6 4 2 1 E5-E9 16 6 6 1 3 Officer 9 4 0 0 5 Total 38 16 10 3 9 Age <22 8 3 3 2 0 22-24 5 3 1 0 1 25-30 13 6 1 1 5 31-35 4 2 2 0 0 >35 8 2 3 0 3 Total 38 16 10 3 9 Component Active Duty 35 15 10 3 7 Reserve 1 0 0 0 1 National Guard 2 1 0 0 0 Total 38 16 10 3 9 Race Black or African American 5 3 1 0 1 White 32 13 8 3 8 Unknown 1 0 1 0 0 Total 38 16 10 3 9 Ethnicity Hispanic or Spanish 4 2 1 0 1 Latin American 2 1 0 0 1 None 29 10 9 3 7 Other 3 3 0 0 0 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 27 Totals Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Total 38 16 10 3 9 Source: DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oir_deaths.xhtml. Table 21. Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR): Military Wounded in Action (as of April 24, 2017) Totals Army Navy Marines Air Force Casualty Type Hostile 33 11 5 16 1 Total 33 11 5 16 1 Gender Female Male 31 10 5 15 1 Not Specified 2 1 0 1 0 Total 33 11 5 16 1 Officer/Enlisted E1-E4 11 3 0 8 0 E5-E9 21 9 4 8 1 Officer 1 0 0 0 Total 33 11 5 16 1 Age <22 4 1 0 3 0 22-24 6 1 0 5 0 25-30 14 6 2 5 1 31-35 6 2 2 2 0 >35 2 1 1 0 0 Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 Total 33 11 5 16 1 Component Active Duty 29 7 5 16 1 Reserve National Guard 4 4 0 0 0 Total 33 11 5 16 1 Race American Indian/Alaska Native 1 0 1 0 0 White 30 10 4 15 1 Unknown 2 1 0 1 0 Total 33 11 5 16 1 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 28 Totals Army Navy Marines Air Force Ethnicity Hispanic or Spanish 3 3 0 0 0 Indian Tribes US 1 0 1 0 0 Mexican 2 0 0 2 0 None 10 3 4 2 1 Other 14 4 0 10 0 Puerto Rican 1 0 0 1 0 Unknown 2 1 0 1 Total 33 11 5 16 1 Source: DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_oir_wound.xhtml. In a press statement released by the U.S. Department of Defense (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. 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 (OFS): Casualty Summary by Casualty Category (as of April 24, 2017) Casualty Type Total Army Navy Marines Air Force Killed in Action 12 4 0 0 8 Died of Wounds 7 7 0 0 0 Total Hostile Deaths 20 12 0 0 8 Accident 9 1 0 0 8 Illness/Injury 2 1 0 0 1 Homicide 1 1 0 0 0 Pending 1 1 0 0 0 Total NonHostile Deaths 13 4 0 0 9 Total Deaths 33 16 0 0 17 Total Wounded in Action 166 144 4 2 16 Source: DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_ofs_type.xhtml. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 29 Table 23. Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS): Military Deaths (as of April 24, 2017) Totals Army Navy Marines Air Force Casualty Type 0 Hostile 120 12 0 0 8 Nonhostil e 13 4 0 0 9 Total 33 16 0 0 17 Gender Female 4 0 0 0 4 Male 29 16 0 0 13 Total 33 16 0 0 17 Officer/Enlist ed E1-E-4 7 4 0 0 3 E5-E9 19 11 0 0 8 Officer 7 1 0 0 6 Total 33 16 0 0 17 Age <22 3 1 0 0 2 22-24 1 1 0 0 0 25-30 13 6 0 0 7 31-35 7 4 0 0 3 >35 9 4 0 0 5 Total 33 16 0 0 17 Component Active Duty 30 15 0 0 15 Reserve National Guard 3 1 0 0 2 Total 33 16 0 0 17 Race Black or African American 4 1 0 0 3 White 27 15 0 0 12 Unknown 2 0 0 0 2 Total 33 16 0 0 17 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 30 Totals Army Navy Marines Air Force Ethnicity Hispanic or Spanish 2 2 0 0 0 Mexican 1 0 0 0 1 None 26 11 0 0 15 Other 4 3 0 0 1 Total 33 16 0 0 17 Source: DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_ofs_deaths.xhtml. Table 24. Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS): Military Wounded in Action (as of April 24, 2017) Totals Army Navy Marines Air Force Casualty Type Hostile 166 144 4 2 16 Total 166 144 4 2 16 Gender Female 11 8 0 0 3 Male 155 136 4 2 12 Total 166 144 4 2 16 Officer/Enlisted E1-E4 51 47 0 0 4 E5-E9 86 75 0 1 10 Officer 29 22 4 1 2 Total 166 144 4 2 16 Age <22 11 11 0 0 0 22-24 36 33 0 0 3 25-30 48 42 0 0 6 31-35 38 33 0 1 5 >35 33 26 4 1 2 Total 166 144 4 2 16 Component Active Duty 151 130 3 2 16 Reserve 7 6 1 0 0 National Guard 8 8 0 0 0 Total 166 144 4 2 16 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 31 Totals Army Navy Marines Air Force Race Asian 8 6 0 0 2 Black or African American 18 16 1 0 1 White 130 114 2 2 12 Multiple Races 4 4 0 0 0 Unknown 6 4 1 0 1 Total 166 144 4 2 16 Ethnicity Asian (other) 4 2 0 0 1 Cuban 1 1 0 0 0 Hispanic or Spanish 9 9 0 0 0 Japanese 1 1 0 0 0 Korean 1 1 0 0 0 Mexican 4 4 0 0 0 None 48 31 2 2 13 Other 86 84 1 0 1 Puerto Rican 4 2 1 0 1 Not Specified 3 3 0 0 0 Unknown 5 5 0 0 0 Total 166 144 4 2 16 Source: DCAS, https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_ofs_wound.xhtml. Resources 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://www.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. http://www.uscg.mil/history/faqs/wars.asp American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 32 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, from the collection of the Harvard University Library. Available through the Internet Archive in various formats, including a digitized PDF by Google that may be accessed at https://archive.org/details/soldiersgreatwa02doylgoog. 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 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 at https://research.archives.gov/search? q=miitary%20personnel%20casualty%20lists&f.oldScope=archives.gov&tabType=web. 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 American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 33 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 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 Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) 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 (OIF) 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= Related Sources Defense Prisoner of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Accounting Agency (DPAA)) 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. Currently, 82,708 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/OurMissing/RecentlyAccountedFor.aspx 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 http://www.ngaus.org/state-national-guard-information, 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. American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics Congressional Research Service 34 

These numbers are astounding, and incomplete as not all conflicts are listed. This post will be updated and maintained so keep an eye out for updates.