VIETNAM: THE IMPOSSIBLE WAR
Quick Facts about the Vietnam War
military patches of the war (please excuse download time):
1st Cavalry Division
1st Aviation Brigade
1st Special Forces
5th Special Force Beret Flash
1st Recon Battalion
619th Tactical Control Squandron
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
18th Engineer Brigade
5th Infantry Division
9th Infantry Division
25th Infantry Division
82nd Airborne Division
101st Airborne Division
173rd Airborne Brigade
11th Infantry Brigade (Light)
196th Infantry Brigade (Light)
198th Infantry Brigade (Light)
199th Infantry Brigade (Light)
1st Signal Brigade
362nd Signal Company
Americal 23rd Infantry Divison
USA Engineer Command
USA Security Agency
statistics about the Vietnam War:
deaths--Aug4,1964-Jan27,1963
|
army |
navy |
marines |
air force |
coast guard |
total |
| #serving |
4,368,000 |
1,842,000 |
794,000 |
174,000 |
-- |
8,744,000 |
| battle deaths |
30,911 |
1,631 |
13,083 |
1,739 |
5 |
47,369 |
| other deaths |
7,274 |
927 |
1,754 |
842 |
2 |
10,799 |
| wounded |
96,802 |
4,178 |
51,392 |
931 |
-- |
153,303 |
deaths-average age
| rank |
#of deaths |
average age |
| enlisted |
50,274 |
22.4y |
| officers |
6598 |
28.4y |
| warrants |
1276 |
24.7y |
| E1 |
525 |
20.3y |
| 11B MOS |
18,465 |
22.5y |
5 KIA were 16 years old--they were the youngest killed
1 KIA was 62 years old--he was the oldest killed
one out of every 10 Americans who served was a casulty
70% of KIA were volunteers--volunteers made up 2/3 of the men who served in Vietnam
86% of KIA were white, 12% were black, 2% were other races
12000 helicopters were used in Vietnam--mainly as MEDEVAC, combat, and cargo transports
79% of Americans in Vietnam had at least a high school education
AH-1G helicopters flew 1,038,969 hours
UH-1 helicopters flew 7,531,955 hours
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page author: Cedric Hodgeman