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  2. Vietnam War casualties - Wikipedia

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    During the Vietnam War, 30% of wounded service members died of their wounds. Around 30–35% of American deaths in the war were non-combat or friendly fire deaths; the largest causes of death in the U.S. armed forces were small arms fire (31.8%), booby traps including mines and frags (27.4%), and aircraft crashes (14.7%).

  3. United States military casualties of war - Wikipedia

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    12. Spanish–American War. 1898. 2,246. 9.6. 62,022,250. 0.004% (1890) "Deaths per day" is the total number of Americans killed in military service, divided by the number of days between the commencement and end of hostilities.

  4. Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    Vietnam War. FULRO fought an insurgency against both South Vietnam and North Vietnam with the Viet Cong and was supported by Cambodia for much of the war. The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 [A 1] to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina ...

  5. United States in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    United States involvement in the Vietnam War began shortly after the end of World War II in Asia, first in an extremely limited capacity and escalating over a period of 20 years. The U.S. military presence peaked in April 1969, with 543,000 American military personnel stationed in Vietnam. [1] By the conclusion of the United States's ...

  6. List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    United States aircraft Captured American-made RVNAF warplanes in Saigon's War Remnants Museum United States Air Force. All told, the U.S. Air Force flew 5.25 million sorties over South Vietnam, North Vietnam, northern and southern Laos, and Cambodia, losing 2,251 aircraft: 1,737 to hostile action, and 514 in accidents. 2,197 of the losses were fixed-wing, and the remainder rotary-wing.

  7. American units with the highest percentage of casualties per ...

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    Regarding killed in action the 2nd Infantry Division was the unit with the highest ratio with 7,094 KIA and 16,575 wounded. ^ 1st Cavalry Division was the unit with most casualties suffered during the Vietnam War with 32,036; including 5,444 KIA and 26,592 wounded. Regarding killed in action the 1st Marine Division was the unit with the highest ...

  8. List of wars by death toll - Wikipedia

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    Vietnam War: 1,300,000–4,300,000 1955–1975 South Vietnam and allies vs. North Vietnam and allies Vietnam American casualties in the Vietnam War included 58,226 dead and 304,000 wounded. – Also known as the Second Indochina War - Includes deaths in Cambodia and Laos First Sudanese Civil War: 500,000+ 1955–1972

  9. 1969 in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    1969 in the Vietnam War. The inauguration of Richard Nixon in January led to a reevaluation of the U.S. role in the war. U.S. forces peaked at 543,000 in April. U.S. military strategy remained relatively unchanged from the offensive strategy of 1968 until the Battle of Hamburger Hill in May which led to a change a more reactive approach.

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