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Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
America's Wars: Casualties and Veterans
American Revolution (17751783)
Total service members
217,000
Battle deaths
4,435
Nonmortal woundings
6,188
War of 1812 (18121815)
Total service members
286,730
Battle deaths
2,260
Nonmortal woundings
4,505
Indian Wars (approx. 18171898)
Total service members
106,0001
Battle deaths
1,0001
Mexican War (18461848)
Total service members
78,718
Battle deaths
1,733
Other deaths in service (non-theater)
11,550
Non-mortal woundings
4,152
Civil War (18611865)
Total service members (Union)
2,213,363
Battle deaths (Union)
140,414
Other deaths in service (non-theater) (Union)
224,097
Non-mortal woundings (Union)
281,881
Total service members (Conf.)
1,050,000
Battle deaths (Conf.)
74,524
Other deaths in service (non-theater) (Conf.)
59,2972
Non-mortal woundings (Conf.)
unknown
Spanish American War (18981902)
Total service members
306,760
Battle deaths
385
Other deaths in service (non-theater)
2,061
Non-mortal woundings
1,662
World War I (19171918)
Total service members
4,734,991
Battle deaths
53,402
Other deaths in service (non-theater)
63,114
Non-mortal woundings
204,002
Living veterans
2,5031
World War II (19401945)
Total service members
16,112,566
Battle deaths
291,557
Other deaths in service (non-theater)
113,842
Non-mortal woundings
671,846
Living veterans
5,451,3781
Korean War (19501953)
Total service members
5,720,000
Battle deaths
33,686
Other deaths in service (theater)
2,830
Other deaths in service (non-theater)
17,730
Non-mortal woundings
103,284
Living veterans
3,913,7491
Vietnam War (19641975)
Total service members
9,200,000
Deployed to Southeast Asia
3,100,000
Battle deaths
47,410
Other deaths in service (theater)
10,788
Other deaths in service (non-theater)
32,000
Non-mortal woundings
153,303
Living veterans
8,300,1061
Gulf War (19901991)
Total service members
2,322,332
Deployed to Gulf
1,136,658
Battle deaths
148
Other deaths in service (theater)
235
Other deaths in service (non-theater)
914
Non-mortal woundings
467
Living veterans
1,753,5301
America's Wars Total
Military service during war
42,348,460
Battle deaths
650,954
Other deaths in service (theater)
13,853
Other deaths in service (non-theater)
229,661
Non-mortal woundings
1,431,290
Living war veterans
19,421,2661
Living veterans
25,497,6911
Iraqi War (2003- )
1. Veterans Administration estimate.
2. Estimated figure. Does not include 26,00031,000 who died in Union prisons.
Source: Department of Defense and Veterans Administration, May 2001.
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