US War Casualties Since the Civil War

Civil War - Approximately 620,000 Americans died. The Union lost almost 365,000 troops and the Confederacy about 260,000. More than half of these deaths were caused by disease.


World War I - 116,516 Americans died, more than half from disease.


World War II - 405,399 Americans died.


Korean War - 36,574 Americans died.


Vietnam Conflict - 58,220 Americans died. More than 47,000 Americans were killed in action and nearly 11,000 died of other causes.


Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm - 148 U.S. battle deaths and 145 non-battle deaths.


Operation Iraqi Freedom - 4,422 U.S. service members died.


Operation New Dawn - 66 U.S. service members died.


Operation Enduring Freedom - 2,318 U.S. service members have died as of May 12, 2014.


Pulled the numbers from an email sent by The Glock Store Performance Center