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Numbers of Americans Killed/Wounded, by Action

 

The Commission realizes many incidents and conflicts have not been included on this Web site. We apologize for this and a great deal of effort will be put into including more in the near future.

 Years
Location
Killed
Wounded 
       
1775-1783 (1)
Revolutionary War
25324
8445
1789
Indian Wars
6125
2156
1798-1800
Franco-American Naval War
20
42
1801-1815
Barbary Wars
35
64
1812-1815
War of 1812
2260
4505
1814
Marquesas Islands
4
1
1822-1825
West Indies
3
5
1832
Sumatra
2
11
1835-1836
Texas War Of Independence
704
138
1846-1848
Mexican-American War
13283
32
1855
Fiji
1
2
1859-1860
Texas Border Cortina War
5
18
1861-1865 (2)
Civil War, North
363020
281104
1861-1865 (2)
Civil War, South
199110
137102
1863
Japan
5
6
1867
Formosa
1
0
1870
Mexico
1
4
1871
Korea
4
10
1898
Spanish-American War
2893
1637
1899-1902
Philippines War
4273
2840
1899
Samoa
4
5
1900
China Boxer Rebellion
53
253
1902-1913
Moro Campaigns
130
300
1904
Dominican Republic
1
0
1911-1919
Mexico
19
69
1912
Nicaragua
5
16
1914-1918 World War I
116708
204002
1915-1920
Haiti
146
26
1916-1922
Dominican Republic
144
50
1918-1919
Russia North Expedition
246
307
1918-1920
Russia Siberia Expedition
170
52
1921-1941
China Yangtze Service
5
80
1927- 1932
Nicaragua
136
66
1941
North Atlantic Naval War
141
44
1941-1945
World War II
408306
670846
1945-1947
Italy Trieste
6
14
1945-1947
China Civil War
12
42
1950-1953
Korean War
54246
103284
1954
Matsu and Quemoy
3
0
1958-1984
Lebanon
268
169
1961-1975 (3) Vietnam War
58219
153356
1962
Cuba
9
0
1964
Panama Canal Riots
4
85
1965-1966
Dominican Republic
59
174
1966-1969
South Korea
89
131
1967
USS Liberty
34
171
1980
Iran
8
0
1980-1991
Terrorism
28
0
1983
Grenada
19
100
1983-1991
El Salvador
20
0
1984-1989
Honduras
1
28
1986
Libya
2
0
1987 (4)
Persian Gulf
148
467
1989-1990
Panama
23
240
1990-1991
Persian Gulf, Op Desert Shield/Storm
363
357
1992-1994
Somalia, Op Restore Hope
44
(5)
2000
Yemen, USS Cole
17
(5)
2001
September 11th Attacks
2974
(5)

 

(1) Includes Indian scouts, private militia, civilians fighting with Army or Navy
(2) Adjusted for post war-related deaths
(3) To be adusted yearly with post-combat deaths
(4) 3 combat, 148 terrorist casualties
(5) Data not available

 

Source: Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Magazine

 

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