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Yahoo! Observes Memorial Day 2010

Service Members in America's Wars

1775-1783 American Revolution
War of 1812
1817-1898 Indian Wars
1846-1848 Mexican War
1861-1865 Civil War
1898-1902 Spanish-American War
1917-1918 World War I
1941-1945 World War II
1950-1953 Korean War
1964-1975 Vietnam War
1990-1991 Desert Shield/Desert Storm
2001-Present War on Terror

1775-1783 American Revolution

  • Total Service Members: 217,000
  • Battle Deaths: 4,435
  • Non-mortal Woundings: 6,188

    • War of 1812

  • Total Service Members: 286,730
  • Battle Deaths: 2,260
  • Non-mortal Woundings: 4,505

    • 1817-1898 Indian Wars

  • Total Service Members: 106,000
  • Battle Deaths: 1,000

    • 1846-1848 Mexican War

  • Total Service Members: 78,718
  • Battle Deaths: 1,733
  • Other Deaths in Service: 11,550
  • Non-mortal Woundings: 4,152

    • 1861-1865 Civil War

  • Total U.S. Service Members, Union: 2,213,363
  • Battle Deaths, Union: 140,414
  • Other Deaths in Theater, Union: 224,097
  • Non-mortal Woundings, Union: 281,881
  • Total Service Members, Confederate: 1,050,000
  • Battle Deaths, Confederate: 74,524
  • Other Deaths in Theater, Confederate: 59,297
  • Non-mortal Woundings, Confederate: Unknown

    • 1898-1902 Spanish-American War

  • Total Service Members (Worldwide): 306,760
  • Battle Deaths: 385
  • Other Deaths in Service Non-Theater: 2,061
  • Non-mortal Woundings: 1,662

    • 1917-1918 World War I

  • Total Service Members (Worldwide): 4,734,991
  • Battle Deaths: 53,402
  • Other Deaths in Service Non-Theater: 63,114
  • Non-mortal Woundings: 204,002
  • Living Veterans: 1

    • 1941-1945 World War II

  • Total Service Members (Worldwide): 16,112,566
  • Battle Deaths: 291,557
  • Other Deaths in Service Non-Theater: 113,842
  • Non-mortal Woundings: 671,846
  • Living Veterans: 2,306,000

    • 1950-1953 Korean War

  • Total Service Members (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: 2,307,000

    • 1964-1975 Vietnam War

  • Total Service Members (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: 7,125,000

    • 1990-1991 Desert Shield/Desert Storm

  • Total Service Members (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: 2,269,000

    • 2001-Present War on Terror

    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 Department of Defense website.

    • American Revolution

    • War of 1812

    • Indian Wars

    • Mexican War

    • Civil War

    • Spanish-American War

    • World War I

    • World War II

    • Korean War

    • Vietnam War

    • Desert Shield/Desert Storm

    • War on Terror