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U.S. MILITARY KOREAN WAR
STATISTICS
BATTLE DEAD* 33,742
(*Includes 4,735 findings of presumptive death under the Missing Persons Act)
| Killed in Action |
23,615 |
| Died of Wounds |
2,459 |
| Died While Missing (MIA) |
4,821 |
| Died While Captured (POW) |
2,847 |
| Total: |
33,742 |
NON-BATTLE DEATHS 2,830
TOTAL DEATHS IN THEATER:
36,516
DIED ELSEWHERE (Worldwide during Korean
War) 17,730
WOUNDED (Number of personnel)
92,134
WOUNDED (Number of incidences*)
103,284 (*Includes individual personnel wounded multiple times)
UNACCOUNTED FOR (Bodies not
identified/bodies not recovered) 8,176
| Prisoner of War |
2,045 |
| Killed in Action |
1,794 |
| Missing in Action |
4,245 |
| Non-battle |
92 |
| Total: |
8,176 |
PRISONERS OF WAR 7,245
| POWs Returned to U.S.
Control |
4,418 |
| POWs Who Died While Captured |
2,806 |
| POWs Who Refused
Repatriation |
21 |
| Total: |
7,245 |
NUMBER WHO SERVED WORLDWIDE 5,720,000
NUMBER WHO SERVED IN KOREAN THEATER
1,789,000
| SERVICE STATISTICS |
Total |
ARMY |
USAF |
USMC |
USN |
| Killed in Action |
23, 637 |
19,754 |
198 |
3,321 |
364 |
| Died of Wounds |
2,484 |
1,904 |
16 |
536 |
28 |
| Died While Missing (MIA) |
4,759 |
3,317 |
960 |
385 |
97 |
| Died While POW/Interned |
2,806 |
2,753 |
24 |
26 |
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| TOTAL BATTLE DEAD |
33,686 |
27,728 |
1,198 |
4,268 |
492 |
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| Prisoners of War |
7,245 |
5,356 |
926 |
677 |
286 |
Sources: "Unaccounted For" data from:
Defense Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Office (DPMO); all other data from:
Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and
Reports (WHS/DIOR). Data released: June 1, 2000.
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