Helicopter Pilots Killed in Action (KIA)
Detailed KIA information is on the VHPA web site at http://www.flyarmy.org/KIAINDEX.HTM
VHPA STATISTICS FOR THE VIETNAM WAR PERIOD (1961 -
1975)
Total in all U. S. military
services .......................... 8,744,000
Serving
in Southeast Asia .................................... 3,385,000
Serving
in South Vietnam ..................................... 2,594,000
Killed or
Body Not Returned ..................................... 58,220
Helicopter
pilots KIA or BNR ...................................... 2,197
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VHPA |
Service or Organization |
Killed In |
Body Not |
Remains |
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Estimated Total
Number |
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AR |
Army |
1732 |
104 |
33 |
1869 |
37,500 |
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MC |
Marine Corps |
176 |
22 |
2 |
200 |
4,500 |
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AF |
Air Force |
33 |
9 |
6 |
48 |
2,000 |
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AA, CV |
Air America & other Civilian Companies |
26 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
900 |
Located
anywhere in Southeast Asia |
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NA |
Navy |
24 |
8 |
1 |
33 |
400 |
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AN, AY, RA |
Australian (all) |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
200 |
Includes New Zealand |
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VF |
RVN Air Force |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
750 |
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CG |
Coast Guard |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
Served with USAF |
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KO |
Korean Army |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
120 |
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LA, TH, PA |
Lao, Thailand, etc. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
300 |
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Totals |
2,011 |
143 |
43 |
2197 |
46,681 |
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Note:
All MIAs have been declared dead by the Department of Defense |
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KIA by Location |
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KIA by Age |
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Ave |
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Area |
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KIA |
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KIA |
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WO1 |
854 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
855 |
23.1 |
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Cambodia |
50 |
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19 |
61 |
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CW2 |
290 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
290 |
26.7 |
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Laos |
77 |
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20 |
161 |
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CW3 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
28.2 |
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Thailand |
8 |
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21 |
279 |
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CW4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
42.5 |
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North Vietnam |
22 |
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22 |
272 |
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ENS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
23.2 |
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South Vietnam |
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23 |
212 |
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PO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
n/a |
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I Corps |
649 |
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24 |
258 |
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2LT |
14 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
24.8 |
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II Corps |
347 |
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25 |
205 |
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SLT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
N/a |
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III Corps |
516 |
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26 |
128 |
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X1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
n.a |
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IV Corps |
195 |
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27 |
100 |
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1LT |
268 |
107 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
379 |
24.7 |
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Unk |
320 |
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28 |
73 |
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LJG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
25.6 |
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SVN Total |
2027 |
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29 |
69 |
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CPT |
289 |
61 |
29 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
402 |
27.1 |
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Unk Country |
13 |
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30 |
64 |
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LT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
29.1 |
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31-34 |
150 |
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MAJ |
75 |
24 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
111 |
33.2 |
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Total |
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2197 |
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35-39 |
90 |
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LCR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
34.0 |
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40-44 |
21 |
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LTC |
16 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
38.3 |
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45-49 |
9 |
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COL |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
40.9 |
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