With some exceptions, such as the TET offensive of '68, and some of the larger battles towards the end of the war in the '70's...the average US Death Rate was about 200 to 300 men a week.
Total American deaths in Vietnam from 1959 through the end of 1963 were 195. Therefore the total by Nov. 1963 would not be more than that and possibly somewhat fewer. Reference: http://www.militaryfactory.com/vietnam/casualties.asp#13
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.
See: Statistics About the Vietnam War. Recommended by the History Channel.
About 12 percent.
there were about 300,000 deaths in vietnam out of the 500,000 that went
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.
Total American deaths in Vietnam from 1959 through the end of 1963 were 195. Therefore the total by Nov. 1963 would not be more than that and possibly somewhat fewer. Reference: http://www.militaryfactory.com/vietnam/casualties.asp#13
From 1961-1965 US casualties were about 10,000 men, of which about 1,864 were KIAs.
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.
See: Statistics About the Vietnam War. Recommended by the History Channel.
Around 58,000
The total number of deaths vary widely. Allied military deaths 282,000. NVA/VC military 444,000. Civilian, north and south Vietnan 627,000. Total 1,353,000.
3,027
The US suffered 58,220 deaths .
There were no American deaths in Vietnam during the administration of Harry Truman. The first deaths occurred in 1959 under Eisenhower.
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