American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics

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Abstract:

This report is written in response to numerous requests for war casualty statistics and lists of war dead. It provides tables, compiled by sources at the Department of Defense DoD, indicating the number of casualties among American military personnel serving in principal wars and combat actions. 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, and the ongoing Operation Enduring Freedom OEF and Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF. For the more recent conflicts, starting with the Korean War, more detailed information on types of casualties, and, when available, demographics have been included. This report also cites sources of published lists of military personnel killed in principal wars and combat actions. The report will be updated as events warrant.

Author(s):
Leland, Anne ; Oboroceanu, Mari-jana
Author Organization(s):
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Descriptive Note:
Congressional rept.
Supplementary Note:
CRS Report for Congress.
Pagination:
0031

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
CRS-RL32492
Monitor Series:
CRS/DC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_7.2.1_Mitigate Lethal Effects; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_7_Protection; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_6.2.1_Information Sharing; JCA_6.2.2_Computing Services; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6.2_Enterprise Services; JCA_JCA_4.1.2_Sustain the Force; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2.2_Non-Kinetic Means; JCA_8.1.1_Inform Domestic and Foreign Audiences
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*STATISTICAL DATA, *WARFARE, *MILITARY PERSONNEL, *CASUALTIES, *DEATH, *MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES), *MILITARY OPERATIONS, IRAQI WAR, SOMALIA, PANAMA, HAITI, GRENADA, AMPUTATION, FIRST WORLD WAR, KOREAN WAR, PERSIAN GULF WAR, SECOND WORLD WAR, VIETNAM WAR, CIVIL WAR(UNITED STATES), AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT, ETHNIC GROUPS, RACE(ANTHROPOLOGY), TABLES(DATA), ACTIVE DUTY, DEMOGRAPHY, MILITARY RESERVES, LEBANON, WOUNDS AND INJURIES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Weapons Effects (Biological), Statistics and Probability, Military Forces and Organizations, Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
Keyword(s):
*WAR CASUALTIES, *WAR DEATHS, WAR WOUNDED, CAUSE OF DEATH, CASUALTY TYPE, BATTLE DEATHS, OTHER DEATHS, KILLED IN ACTION, WOUNDED IN ACTION, REVOLUTIONARY WAR(UNITED STATES), WAR OF 1812, MEXICAN WAR, SPANISH AMERICAN WAR, IRANIAN HOSTAGE RESCUE MISSION, LEBANON PEACEKEEPING OPERATION, URGENT FURY OPERATION, JUST CAUSE OPERATION, DESERT SHIELD OPERATION, DESERT STORM OPERATION, RESTORE HOPE OPERATION, UPHOLD DEMOCRACY OPERATION, OEF(ENDURING FREEDOM OPERATION), OIF(IRAQI FREEDOM OPERATION), WEB SITES, INFORMATION SOURCES
Report Date:
2010 Feb 26
Creation Date:
2010 Apr 07