KOREAN WAR - CASUALTY SUMMARY
As of May 16, 2008
CASUALTY TYPE
Killed in Action Died of Wounds Missing in Action - Declared Dead Captured - Declared Dead TOTAL HOSTILE DEATHS
TOTAL
23,613 2,460 4,817 2,849 33,739
ARMY
19,715 1,887 3,337 2,792 27,731
AIR FORCE
209 14 991 24 1,238
MARINES
3,320 532 386 29 4,267
NAVY
369 27 103 4 503
Missing - Presumed Dead Other Deaths TOTAL NON-HOSTILE DEATHS
8 2827 2835
4 2,121 2,125
4 310 314 242 242 154 154
TOTAL IN-THEATER DEATHS* TOTAL NON-THEATER DEATHS TOTAL DEATHS Killed in Action - No Remains Died of Wounds - No Remains Missing in Action - Declared Dead - No Remains Captured - Declared Dead - No Remains Non-hostile Missing - Presumed Dead - No Remains Non-hostile Other Deaths - No Remains TOTAL - NO REMAINS WOUNDED - NOT MORTAL
36,574 17,672 54,246 1,521 22 4,549 1,891 8 84 8,075 103,284
29,856 7,277 37,133 1,072 22 3,276 1,850 4 5 6,229 77,596
1,552 5,532 7,084 49
4,509 1,019 5,528 252
657 3,844 4,501 148
807 13 4 37 910 368
372 25
94 3
6 655 23,744
36 281 1,576
NUMBER SERVING WORLDWIDE** NUMBER SERVING IN-THEATER**
5,720,000 1,789,000
2,834,000 1,153,000
1,285,000 241,000
424,000 130,000
1,177,000 265,000
*Inclusive dates are June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953. Casualty dates after the end date represent service members who were wounded during the period and subsequently died as a result of those wounds and those service members who where involved in an incident during the period and were later declared dead. **Estimated Figures Prepared by: Defense Manpower Data Center