What ugly war saw the United States suffer its one millionth battle death since 1775?

Zbeckabee

America's Wars Total Military service during war 41,891,368 Battle deaths 651,030 Other deaths in service (theater) 308,800 Other deaths in service (nontheater) 230,279 Nonmortal woundings 1,431,290 Living war veterans 17,456,0004 Living veterans 23,442,000 What am I missing here? This says total battle deaths are 651,030: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004615.html Jul 19 10, 10:13 PM

29CoveRoad

the Korean war is the one Jul 19 10, 10:19 PM

serpa

If I added correctly WWII is the answer. American Revolutionary War 22,674 War of 1812 11,700 Mexican-American War 13,271 American Civil War (1860-1865) 618,000 Spanish-American War 5,385 Filipino Insurrection 4,196 World War I (1917-1918) 117,465 World War II (1941-1945) 418,500 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_casualties_of_war Jul 19 10, 11:05 PM

star_gazer

Don't forget the American Indian Wars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Wars Jul 19 10, 11:12 PM

serpa

I think Zb's link might list only "battle" deaths? My link also lists "other" deaths. Civil War had more than 350,000 "other" deaths. WWII more than 110,000 "other" deaths, etc. Jul 19 10, 11:22 PM

Zbeckabee

My link lists both "battle" and "other" deaths. The question specifically asks for "battle"...so, my take on it would be...there is no answer for the question. Jul 20 10, 5:13 AM

Zbeckabee

I think it should be pointed out that there is a marked difference between "battle" deaths and "other war" deaths. "War fatality statistics may be compiled with very different research needs in mind and there are a number of classification schemes for doing so. In this article, however, we seek to distinguish three of the most common: counts of combatant deaths, battle deaths (which we use synonymously with combat deaths), and war deaths." "This project maintains a dataset on battle deaths (soldiers and civilians killed in combat) in state-based armed conflicts." http://www.prio.no/CSCW/Datasets/Armed-Conflict/Battle-Deaths/ http://www.prio.no/upload/974/Monitoring%20trends%20in%20global%20combat%20EJP.pdf Jul 20 10, 5:28 AM

serpa

My bad, the question does ask for battle deaths. Sorry Zb. Jul 20 10, 7:57 AM

29CoveRoad

sorry I guess it's my fault I should have been more specific...I thought it was the Korean war thanks people for the correction Jul 20 10, 9:26 AM