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American Revolution (1775-1783)
Total Servicemembers ..................................217,000
Battle Deaths ..................................................4,435
Non-mortal Woundings......................................6,188
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War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Total Servicemembers...................................286,730
Battle Deaths..................................................2,260
Non-mortal Woundings.....................................4,505
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Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898)
Total Servicemembers...................................106,000
Battle Deaths...................................................1,000
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Mexican War (1846-1848)
Total Servicemembers.....................................78,718
Battle Deaths...................................................1,733
Other Deaths in Service...................................11,550
Non-mortal Woundings......................................4,152
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Civil War (1861-1865)
Total Servicemembers (Union).....................2,213,363
Battle Deaths (Union)....................................140,414
Other Deaths in Service (Union)......................224,097
Non-mortal Woundings (Union).......................281,881
Total Servicemembers (Conf.)......................1,050,000
Battle Deaths (Confederate).............................74,524
Other Deaths in Service (Confed.)....................59,297 *
Non-mortal Woundings (Confed.) .................Unknown
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Spanish-American War (1898-1902)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide).................306,760
Battle Deaths......................................................385
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)................2,061
Non-mortal Woundings......................................1,662
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World War I (1917-1918)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)...............4,734,991
Battle Deaths.................................................53,402
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)..............63,114
Non-mortal Woundings..................................204,002
Living Veterans.......................................................4
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World War II (1941-1945)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide).............16,112,566
Battle Deaths................................................291,557
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater).............113,842
Non-mortal Woundings..................................671,846
Living Veterans..........................................2,914,000
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Korean War (1950-1953)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)..............5,720,000
Battle Deaths.................................................33,741
Other Deaths (In Theater)..................................2,833
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)..............17,672
Non-mortal Woundings..................................103,284
Living Veterans..........................................2,970,000
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Vietnam War (1964-1975)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)..............8,744,000
Deployed to Southeast Asia........................3,403,000
Battle Deaths.................................................47,424
Other Deaths (In Theater)................................10,785
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)..............32,000
Non-mortal Woundings..................................153,303
Living Veterans..........................................7,230,600
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Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-1991)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)..............2,322,000
Deployed to Gulf...........................................694,550
Battle Deaths......................................................147
Other Deaths (In Theater).....................................235
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)................1,590
Non-mortal Woundings.........................................467
Living Veterans...........................................2,271,000
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America's Wars Total
U.S. Military Service During War................43,185,893
Battle Deaths................................................653,708
Other Deaths (In Theater).................................14,560
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater).............525,930
Non-mortal Woundings................................1,447,281
Living War Veterans..................................17,835,000
Living Veterans (War & Peacetime)............23,698,000
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* Does not include 26,000 to 31,000 who died in Union prisons.
Source: Department of Defense (DoD), except living veterans, which are VA estimates. Estimates are as of September 30, 2006.
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NOTES:
1. Exact number is unknown. Posted figure is the median of estimated range from 184,000 – 250,000.
2. Exact number is unknown. Posted figure is median of estimated range from 600,000 – 1,500,000.
3. Death figures are based on incomplete returns.
4. Does not include 26,000 to 31,000 who died in Union prisons.
5. Estimate based upon new population projection methodology.
6. VA estimate does not include those still on active duty and may include veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense (DOD), except living veterans, which are VA estimates as of May 2007. |
Global War on Terror (Oct. 2001 - )
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)...............1,384,968
Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan....................165,000
Battle Deaths...................................................2,333
Other Deaths (In Theater).....................................707
Non-mortal Woundings....................................21,649
Living Veterans.............................................588,923***
The Global War on Terror (GWOT), including Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) are ongoing conflicts. For the most current GWOT statistics, visit: the following Department of Defense Website: http://siadapp.dior.whs.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/castop.htm
| American Revolution |
Last Veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109
Last Widow, Catherine S. Damon, died 11/11/06, age 92
Last Dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter, died 4/25/11, age 90 |
| War of 1812 |
Last Veteran, Hiram Cronk, died 5/13/05, age 105
Last Widow, Carolina King, died 6/28/36, age unknown
Last Dependent, Esther A.H. Morgan, died 3/12/46, age 89 |
| Indian Wars |
Last Veteran, Fredrak Fraske, died 6/18/73, age 101 |
| Mexican War |
Last Veteran, Owen Thomas Edgar, died 9/3/29, age 98
Last Widow, Lena James Theobald, died 6/20/63, age 89
Last Dependent, Jesse G. Bivens, died 11/1/62, age 94 |
| Civil War |
Last Union Veteran, Albert Woolson, died 8/2/56, age 109
Last Confederate Veteran, John Salling, died 3/16/58, age 112
Last Union Widow, Gertrude Janeway, died 1/17/2003, age 93
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| Spanish-American War |
Last veteran, Nathan E. Cook, died 9/10/92, age 106 |
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It is estimated that the number of living World War II U.S. veterans will be:
| 9/30/07.....2,795,000 |
9/30/08.....2,457,000 |
9/30/09.....2,143,000 |
9/30/10.....1,850,000 |
| 9/30/11.....1,581,000 |
9/30/12.....1,336,000 |
9/30/13.....1,117,000 |
9/30/14........921,000 |
| 9/30/15........750,000 |
9/30/16........602,000 |
9/30/17........477,000 |
9/30/18........371,000 |
| 9/30/19........285,000 |
9/30/20........214,000 |
9/30/21........158,000 |
9/30/22........115,000 |
| Estimates have changed based on new population estimates. |
Veterans and Dependents on the
Compensation and Pension Rolls as of
April, 2007
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VETERANS
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CHILDREN
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PARENTS
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SURVIVING SPOUSES
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Civil War
|
-
|
3
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-
|
-
|
|
Indian Wars
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Spanish-American War
|
-
|
108
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-
|
125
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|
Mexican Border
|
-
|
16
|
-
|
63
|
|
World War I
|
4
|
3,639
|
-
|
6,670
|
|
World War II
|
406,289
|
15,300
|
186
|
227,412
|
|
Korean Conflict
|
221,923
|
3,348
|
372
|
60,917
|
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Vietnam Era
|
1,109,576
|
9,647
|
3,426
|
155,258
|
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Gulf War (1)
|
729,426
|
12,919
|
826
|
13,759
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Nonservice-connected
|
324,686
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19,764
|
-
|
181,585
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Service-connected
|
2,735,559
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28,454
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6,132
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315,192
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(1) For compensation and pension purposes, the Persian Gulf War period has not yet been terminated and includes veterans of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.
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