After the outbreak of Korean War on 25 June 1950, 16 countries (deploying / arrival order): United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Netherlands, Canada, France, New Zealand, Philippines, Turkey, Thailand, South Africa, Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ethiopia and Colombia provided combat troops for South Korea and they organized the United Nations Forces.[1]
Source of statistics in this article is the official book about Korean War statistics published by South Korean Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History in June 2014.[2][3]
Statistics in this article may differ from the statistics of each countries.
- Units:
- Deployment: 27 June 1950 (Air Force, Navy), 1 July 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 5 July 1950
- Withdrawal: October 1954 (main force)
- Participants: Total about 1,789,000
- Casualties
- As of 2023, MIAs and Unaccounted Remains: 7,428[4]
- As of 2022, according to the list of Wall of Remembrance in the Korean War Veterans Memorial, killed soldiers were 36,634.[5][6] But this figure fluctuate depending on the ongoing correction of list.[7][8]
- As of 2021, United States Department of Veterans Affairs[9]
- Killed: 36,574 (Battle Deaths: 33,739, Other Deaths: 2,835)
- Wounded: 103,284
- As of 2014
More information Deaths and Woundings, Army ...
Deaths and Woundings |
Army |
Air Force |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Total |
Total Killed (a+b+c+d+e) |
27,728 |
1,198 |
492 |
4,268 |
36,516 |
Killed in action (a) |
19,754 |
198 |
364 |
3,321 |
23,637 |
Killed in Wounding (b) |
1,904 |
16 |
28 |
536 |
2,484 |
Killed in Missing (c) |
3,317 |
960 |
97 |
385 |
4,759 |
Killed in POW Camps (d) |
2,753 |
24 |
3 |
26 |
2,806 |
Other Deathes (e) (Non-battle Deaths) |
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2,830 |
Wounded |
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92,134[lower-alpha 1] 103,284[lower-alpha 2] |
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More information POWs and MIAs, Army ...
POWs and MIAs |
Army |
Air Force |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Total |
Total POWs and MIAs (a+b+c+d) |
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|
|
8,123 |
Total captured POWs (a+b+c) |
5,356 |
926 |
286 |
677 |
7,245 |
Killed in POW Camps (a) |
2,753 |
24 |
3 |
26 |
2,806 |
Living POWs (Returned) (b) |
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|
|
|
4,418 |
Living POWs (Defectors) (c) |
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|
|
|
21 |
Unaccounted (d) |
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931 |
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Counted as the 1 person – wounded soldiers with over 2 woundings
Counted as the each person – wounded soldiers with over 2 woundings
Mexicans and Puerto Ricans
Many Mexicans and Puerto Ricans served in the United States Army during the Korean War.
- Units:
- Deployment: 1 July 1950 (Navy), 28 August 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 4 September 1950
- Withdrawal: March 1955 (Navy), 1954–1957 (Army)
- Participants: Total about 56,000
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
1,078 |
2,674 |
179 |
978 |
4,909 |
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- Units:
- Deployment: 1 July 1950 (Air Force, Navy), 27 September 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 5 October 1950
- Withdrawal: November 1953 (Air Force),1955 (Navy), 24 March 1956 (Army)
- Participants: Total 17,164
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
340 |
1,216 |
N/A |
28 |
1,584 |
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- Units:
- Deployment: 19 July 1950 (Navy), 23 November 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 11 December 1950
- Withdrawal: 9 October, 9 November, 6 December 1954 (Army), 24 January 1955 (Navy)
- Participants: Total 5,322
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
120 |
645 |
N/A |
3 |
768 |
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- Units:
- Deployment: 28 July 1950 (Air Force), 30 July 1950 (Navy), 18 December 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 15 February 1951
- Withdrawal: July 1953 (Air Force), September 1955 (Navy), June 1957 (Army)
- Participants: Total 26,791
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
516 |
1,212 |
1 |
32 |
1,761 |
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- Units:
- Deployment: 29 July 1950 (Navy), 29 November 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 13 December 1950
- Withdrawal: December 1950 (Navy), 22 October 1953 (Army)
- Participants: Total 3,421
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
262 |
1,008 |
7 |
12 |
1,289 |
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- Units:
- Deployment: 30 July 1950 (Navy), 31 December 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 28 January 1951
- Withdrawal: 2 March 1954 (Navy), 8 November 1954 (Army)
- Participants: Total 3,794
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
23 |
79 |
1 |
N/A |
103 |
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- Units:
- Deployment: 19 September 1950
- First Battle: 1 October 1950
- Withdrawal: 13 May 1955
- Participants: Total 7,420
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
112 |
299 |
16 |
41 |
468 |
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- Units:
- Deployment: 17 October 1950
- First Battle: 12 November 1950
- Withdrawal: Summer 1954 (main force), 27 June 1971
- Participants: Total 21,212
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
966 |
1,155 |
N/A |
244 |
2,365 |
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- Units:
- Deployment: 7 November 1950 (Army, Navy), 18 June 1951 (Air Force)
- First Battle: 22 November 1950
- Withdrawal: 1954 (Army) – main force, January 1955 (Navy), 6 November 1964 (Air Force), 23 June 1972 (Army)
- Participants: Total 6,326
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
129 |
1,139 |
5 |
N/A |
1,273 |
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- Units:
- Deployment: 12 November 1950
- First Battle: 19 November 1950
- Withdrawal: 29 October 1953
- Participants: Total 826
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
36 |
N/A |
N/A |
8 |
44 |
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- Units:
- Deployment: 1 December 1950 (Air Force), 9 December 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 5 January 1951
- Withdrawal: April 1955 (Air Force), 22 January 1956 (Army) – main force, December 1955 (Army)
- Participants: Total 4,992
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
192 |
543 |
N/A |
3 |
738 |
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- Units:
- Deployment: 31 January 1951
- First Battle: 6 March 1951
- Withdrawal: 15 June 1955
- Participants: Total 3,498
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
99 |
336 |
4 |
1 |
440 |
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- Units:
- Deployment: 31 January 1951
- First Battle: 13 March 1951
- Withdrawal: 7 January 1953
- Participants: Total 100
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
2 |
13 |
N/A |
N/A |
15 |
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- Units:
- Deployment: 6 May 1951
- First Battle: 11 July 1951
- Withdrawal: 3 March 1965
- Participants: Total 3,518
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
122 |
536 |
N/A |
N/A |
658 |
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- Units:
- Deployment: 8 May 1951 (Navy), 15 June 1951 (Army)
- First Battle: 1 August 1951
- Withdrawal: 29 October 1954 (Army), 11 October 1955 (Navy)
- Participants: Total 5,100
- Casualties
More information Killed, Wounded ...
Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
213 |
448 |
N/A |
28 |
689 |
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