From 1961-1965 US casualties were about 10,000 men, of which about 1,864 were KIAs.
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.
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)
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Back in 1963.
(US Dead-Vietnam War) Approximately: 1. US Army 38,209 2. US Marine Corps 14,838 3. US Air Force 2,584 4. US Navy 2,555 5. US Coast Guard 7
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.
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The US phase of the The Vietnam War, (also known as the Second Indochina War) lasted from 1963 to 1975. (It actually started in 1959 but the US was not involved then). Not sure about 1963, however the Vietnam War covered 1961-1975, hope this helped.
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.
The Vietnam war. Or the Resistance War Against America.