beyond the numbers

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By Scott Crandall Miller

Ira Hayes Pima Indian Iwo Jima Flag raising

Marine Corps Casualties 1775-1998

Campaign KIA WIARevolutionary War 49 70

World War I 2,457 8,894

World War II 19,733 67,207

Korean War 4,267 23,744

Dominican Republic (1965) 9 25

Vietnam War 13,067 88,633

Iwo Jima (1945, Feb 19 – Mar 16) USMC 6,891 US 18,070Japan 19,788

UNIT

Killed in Action Died of WoundsWounded in

Action Total

Off Enl Off Enl Off Enl Off Enl

V Corps2 1 25 0 14 22 212 23 249

3d Marine Division

Division Troops3 6 151 2 41 25 573 33 775

9th Marines

H&S and Weapons 0 15 0 5 7 74 7 94

1st Bn 5 124 1 34 14 423 20 581

2d Bn 4 170 2 41 20 389 26 600

3d Bn 32 104 3 24 19 326 54 454

etc                

4th Marine Division

Division Troops4 16 105 2 24 23 504 41 633

etc                

5th Marine Division

Division Troops5 22 393 2 107 32 941 56 1,441

etc                

Marine air units and ships' detachments6

2 23 0 0 5 28 7 51

Total Marine Casualties7 215 4,339 60 1,271 826 16,446 1,101 22,056

Total KIA Officers Enlisted

275 5,610

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