1. Bullets
2. Shrapnel (Artillery/Mortars)
3. Mines/booby traps (these also killed US Riverine Sailors on Swift Boats, etc.)
4. Anti-Aircraft Missiles/Fire (killed many US pilots/aircrewmen
5. Helicopter/Jet/Propeller driven Airplane Crashes (both combat & operational)
Approximately 18,618 US servicemen were killed by gunfire (small arms) in Vietnam. About 8,456 men were killed by artillery, mortar, and rocket shrapnel.
It's unknown which category airmen would be placed in, as they died as a result of a combination from all of the above when their fighter/bombers were shot down over North/South Vietnam.
Most American deaths were caused by booby traps and VC ambushes. Most VC deaths were caused by American air and artilllery stikes
18,618 from bullets, about 8,456 from shrapnel, the other 35,000 from other causes.
See: Statistics About the Vietnam War. Recommended by the History Channel.
The Civil War had the most AMERICAN deaths
623,123 deaths
Mustard Gas caused the most casualties and deaths in WWI.
Military:1,177,426 highest estimate Civilian:420,000-2,500,000 Total:1,597,426-3,677,426
3,027
Disease.
The Vietnam War was caused by the rise of a Communist government in south Asia. The effect was millions of American soldier deaths.
LBJ escalated the Vietnam War
There was no war in Vietnam in 1979.
See: Statistics About the Vietnam War. Recommended by the History Channel.
Around 58,000
Most people accept the spread of communism as the prime cause of the Vietnam War, a battle of the cold war.
Cold war.
No. World War 2 had 418,500 US Deaths. Vietnam had 58,217 US Deaths. and 155,359 Wounded/MIA (1,947 are MIA)
Here is a breakdown for the Vietnam War: Vietnam War (1964–1975) Total servicemembers 8,744,000 Serving in-theater 3,403,000 Battle deaths 47,410 Other deaths in service (theater) 10,789 Other deaths in service (nontheater) 32,000 Nonmortal woundings 153,303
The Civil War had the most AMERICAN deaths