How many were missing in action from the Vietnam War?

Current Status of Unaccounted-for Americans Lost in the Vietnam War

How many Vietnamese were killed or listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War?

The U.S. military has estimated that between 200,000 and 250,000 South Vietnamese soldiers died. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., lists more than 58,300 names of members of the U.S. armed forces who were killed or went missing in action.

How many American soldiers are still missing from Vietnam War?

Of the more than 2,000 American soldiers still missing in Vietnam, most are listed as dead — despite a lack of supporting physical evidence. The U.S. government prefers to concentrate search efforts on what it calls “discrepancy” cases — those soldiers believed to be alive when they lost contact with American forces.

How many people are still missing from the Vietnam War?

The last American combat soldiers leave South Vietnam, though military advisors and Marines, who are protecting U.S. installations, remain. For the United States, the war is officially over. Of the more than 3 million Americans who have served in the war, almost 58,000 are dead, and over 1,000 are missing in action.

How many US casualties in Vietnam War?

America paid a terrible price for its involvement in the Vietnam War – nearly 60,000 killed-in-action, over 150,000 wounded, and some 1,600 missing. The officially-reported numbers and categories below cover American Vietnam War deaths by age group, branch of service, service component, type of death, reason for death, race, religion, sex, state/protectorate and deaths by war year (including post-war).

Are there still POWs in Vietnam?

the first American airman shot down over North Vietnam and the second longest held prisoner of war in American history.