The US suffered 58,220 deaths .
No. World War 2 had 418,500 US Deaths. Vietnam had 58,217 US Deaths. and 155,359 Wounded/MIA (1,947 are MIA)
The Defense Department recorded 16 American deaths in Vietnam in 1961 , 53 in 1962 and 122 in 1963. This figure includes deaths by accident and suicide.
Our side (US): 50,000 Their side (VietCong): 2,000,000 (roughly, if counting deaths due to disease)
From 1961-1965 US casualties were about 10,000 men, of which about 1,864 were KIAs.
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There is a Estimation of over 300,000 casualties in The Vietnam war. Because in the year 1968, there was over 500,000 American soldiers fighting for the Southern part of Vietnam. And there could be less but no won knows or has a real number of the casualties.
US deaths by small arms fire were 31.8 percent of the total. US deaths by multiple fragmentation wounds (booby traps, mines) 27.4 %. US deaths by aircraft crashes were 14.7 percent. US deaths by artillery or rocket fire were 8.4 percent. US deaths by accident, vehicle crash or unknown were 9.8 percent. US deaths by friendly fire were 2.3 percent. US deaths by drowning and burns were 2.0 percent and the balance by illness, heart attack, suicide or stroke.
1. The US Air Forces waged aerial combat & bombing campaigns against NORTH Vietnam. 2. The US Navy waged Riverine Warfare against the enemy in South Vietnam. 3. The US Army/Marines waged ground warfare against the enemy in South Vietnam.
Military:1,177,426 highest estimate Civilian:420,000-2,500,000 Total:1,597,426-3,677,426
No, the Vietnam War was fought in South and North Vietnam, the adjacent waters, as well as along the Vietnam borders in Cambodia and Laos.
Yes, they jammed in the heat of battle.