The Price of Freedom
Military Casualties-Source Department of Defense
Since the inception of the United States of America on July 4, 1776 every generation of Americans have been called on to defend freedom and liberty. Over the years more than forty two million American men and women have served their country in time of war. More than a million have secured the blessings of liberty with their lives. Below, are statistics from the Department of Defense detailing the casualties of all the major wars of our countries history. We offer these statistics as proof of the price of freedom.
We realize that many smaller conflicts that saw loss of life are not necessarily included in these statistics. We continue to search for the most complete and accurate public information regarding all U.S. Military Casualties in all conflicts and will update this information as we receive it. We welcome any assistance in obtaining reliable information. You can go to "Contact Us" with any helpful information.
WAR/CONFLICT | TOTAL DEATHS |
Revolutionary War 1775 - 1783 |
4,435 |
Franco-American Naval War 1798 - 1800 |
20 |
Barbary Wars 1801 - 1815 |
35 |
USS Chesapeake VS HMS Leopard 1807 - 1807 |
3 |
War of 1812 1812 - 1815 |
2,260 |
Indian Wars 1817 - 1898 All Conflicts |
1,000 |
Marquesas Islands 1814 - 1814 |
4 |
Peru 1820 - 1820 |
2 |
West Indies 1822 - 1825 |
3 |
Sumatra 1832 - 1832 |
2 |
Mexican War 1846 - 1848 |
13,283 |
Japan 1853 - 1853 |
5 |
Fiji 1855 - 1855 |
1 |
Paraguay 1855 - 1855 |
1 |
China 1855 - 1855 |
14 |
Texas Border Cortina War 1859 - 1860 |
5 |
Vera Cruz, Mexico 1860 - 1860 |
1 |
Civil War North 1861 - 1865 |
364,511 |
Civil War South 1861 - 1865 |
199,110 |
Formosa 1867 - 1867 |
1 |
Mexico 1870 - 1870 |
1 |
Korea 1871 - 1871 |
4 |
Chile 1891 - 1891 |
2 |
Spanish - American War 1898 - 1899 |
2,446 |
Somoa 1899 - 1899 |
4 |
Philippines Insurection 1899 - 1902 |
4,273 |
China Boxer Rebellion 1900 - 1900 |
53 |
Moro Campaigns 1902 - 1913 |
130 |
Dominican Republic 1904 - 1904 |
1 |
Mexico Campaign 1911 - 1919 |
19 |
Nicaragua 1912 - 1912 |
5 |
Vera Cruz, Mexico 1914 - 1914 |
19 |
Haiti 1915 - 1920 |
146 |
Dominican Republic 1916 - 1922 |
144 |
World War I 1917 - 1918 |
116,516 |
Russia North Expedition 1918 - 1919 |
246 |
Russia Siberia Expedition 1918 - 1920 |
170 |
China Yangtze Service 1921 - 1932 |
5 |
Nicaragua 1927 - 1932 |
136 |
North Atlantic Naval Conflict 1941 - 1941 |
141 |
World War II 1941 - 1946 |
405,399 |
Italy Trieste 1945 - 1947 |
6 |
China Civil War 1945 - 1947 |
12 |
Korean War 1950 - 1953 |
36,574 |
Matsu and Quemoy 1954 - 1954 |
3 |
Cuba Bay of Pigs 1962 - 1962 |
9 |
Panama Canal Riots 1964 - 1964 |
4 |
Dominican Republic 1965 - 1966 |
59 |
Vietnam 1965 - 1975 |
58,209 |
South Korea Border Incidents 1966 - 1969 |
89 |
USS Liberty - Israel 1967 - 1967 |
34 |
USS Mayaguez - Cambodia 1975 - 1975 |
18 |
Iran Operation Desert One 1980 - 1980 |
8 |
Lebanon Peacekeeping 1982 - 1984 |
265 |
>Urgent Fury, Grenada 1983 - 1983 |
16 |
El Salvador 1983 - 1991 |
20 |
Honduras 1984 - 1989 |
1 |
Libya 1986 - 1986 |
2 |
USS Stark - Persian Gulf 1987 - 1987 |
37 |
Persian Gulf 1987 - 1987 |
148 |
Just Cause, Panama 1989 - 1990 |
22 |
Persian Gulf War 1990 - 1991 |
382 |
Restore Hope, Somalia 1992 - 1994 |
31 |
Uphold Democracy, Haiti 1994 - 1996 |
3 |
Khobar Towers / Saudi Arabia 1996 - 1996 |
19 |
U.S. Embassy - Kenya 1998 - 1998 |
3 |
Kosovo 1999 - 1999 |
1 |
USS Cole - Yemen 2000 - 2000 |
17 |
Operation Endure Freedom - Afghanistan 2001 - 2014 |
2,352 |
Operation Endure Freedom -Philippines 2002 - 2002 |
64 |
Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003 - 2010 |
4,425 |
Operation New Dawn 2010 - 2011 |
74 |
Operation Freedom's Sentinel January 1, 2015 - present |
94 |
Operation Inherent Resolve September 22, 2015 |
99 |