Our Past
America has had a long and bloody history of war and strife, some for the better, others not so much. But remains constant is the dedication and courage our armed forces have shown throughout the ages in the pursuit of America's ideals, liberty, justice and the pursuit of happiness.
This site has been created in tribute of the men and men and woman who have given there life for the sake of these ideals as well as those left behind in the aftermath.
America's Wars
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Total U.S. Servicemembers217,000
Battle Deaths4,435
Non-mortal Woundings6,188
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Total U.S. Servicemembers286,730
Battle Deaths2,260
Non-mortal Woundings4,505
Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898)
Total U.S. Servicemembers (VA estimate)106,000
Battle Deaths (VA estimate)1,000
Mexican War (1846-1848)
Total U.S. Servicemembers78,718
Battle Deaths1,733
Other Deaths (In Theater)11,550
Non-mortal Woundings4,152
Civil War (1861-1865)
Total U.S. Servicemembers (Union)2,213,363
Battle Deaths (Union)140,414
Other Deaths (In Theater) (Union)224,097
Non-mortal Woundings (Union)281,881
Total Servicemembers (Conf.)1,050,000
Battle Deaths (Confederate)74,524
Other Deaths (In Theater) (Confederate)59,297
Non-mortal Woundings (Confederate)Unknown
Spanish-American War (1898-1902)
Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)306,760
Battle Deaths385
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)2,061
Non-mortal Woundings1,662
World War I (1917-1918)
Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)4,734,991
Battle Deaths53,402
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)63,114
Non-mortal Woundings204,002
World War II (1941-1945)
Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)16,112,566
Battle Deaths291,557
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)113,842
Non-mortal woundings670,846
Living Veterans389,000
Korean War (1950-1953)
Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)8,744,000
Total Serving (In Theater)3,403,000
Battle Deaths47,434
Other Deaths (In Theater)10,786
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)32,000
Non-mortal Woundings153,303
Living Veterans6,262,000
Vietnam War (1964-1975)
Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)2,225,000
Deployed to Southeast Asia694,550
Battle Deaths148
Other Deaths (In Theater)235
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)1,565
Non-mortal Woundings467
Living Veterans1,680,000
Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-1991)
Total U.S. Servicemembers (Worldwide)41,892,128
Deployed to Gulf651,031
Battle Deaths308,800
Other Deaths (In Theater)230,254
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)1,430,290
Non-mortal Woundings14,918,000
Living Veterans19,210,000
America’s Wars Total (1775 -1991)
U.S. Military Service during Wartime5,720,000
Battle Deaths1,789,000
Other Deaths (In Theater)33,739
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)2,835
Non-mortal woundings17,672
Living War Veterans103,284
Living Veterans (Periods of War & Peace)1,165,000
Global War on Terror (Oct 2001 - )
The Global War on Terror (GWOT), including Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), are ongoing conflicts. For the most current GWOT statistics visit the following Department of Defense Website: