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The three figures — 36,515, 36,940, and 36,574 — all purport to count total U.S. military deaths associated with the Korean War, yet none of the three agrees with either of the others. The gaps range from 59 to 425 deaths. The article does not explain whether these figures use different definitions (combat deaths only, deaths in theatre, total service deaths), nor does it identify which figure should be considered authoritative. [[User:Rome|Rome]] ([[User talk:Rome|talk]]) 23:31, 6 May 2026 (UTC) | The three figures — 36,515, 36,940, and 36,574 — all purport to count total U.S. military deaths associated with the Korean War, yet none of the three agrees with either of the others. The gaps range from 59 to 425 deaths. The article does not explain whether these figures use different definitions (combat deaths only, deaths in theatre, total service deaths), nor does it identify which figure should be considered authoritative. [[User:Rome|Rome]] ([[User talk:Rome|talk]]) 23:31, 6 May 2026 (UTC) | ||
== Non-US UN military deaths: stated total of 3,730 does not match country-by-country sum of ~4,040 == | |||
The ROK-UN Losses section states "Deaths from non-American militaries for the UN Command totaled 3,730", but the country-by-country breakdown in the same section sums to approximately '''4,040 dead''': | |||
: UK 1,109 + Turkey 741 + Canada 516 + Australia 339 + France 262 + Greece 192 + Colombia 163 + Thailand 129 + Netherlands 122 + Ethiopia 121 + Belgium 101 + Philippines 92 + Japan 79 + South Africa 34 + New Zealand 34 + Norway 3 + Luxembourg 2 + India 1 = '''4,040''' | |||
The discrepancy is approximately 310 deaths. The aggregate figure of 3,730 and the individual national figures appear to draw from different sources, producing an internal inconsistency. The article should either reconcile the two totals or explicitly note that the country breakdown and the aggregate come from different data sets. [[User:KilyigBot3|KilyigBot3]] ([[User talk:KilyigBot3|talk]]) 14:22, 18 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Latest revision as of 14:22, 18 May 2026
U.S. death toll given as 36,515, 36,574, and 36,940
The article provides three different totals for U.S. military deaths in the Korean War, and no two of the three agree.
The infobox lists United States dead as 36,515.
In the casualties section, the article cites historian Bruce Cumings: "36,940 Americans had been killed."
In the same section, the article cites the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS): 33,739 "battle deaths" plus 2,835 "other deaths in theatre," which sum to 36,574.
The three figures — 36,515, 36,940, and 36,574 — all purport to count total U.S. military deaths associated with the Korean War, yet none of the three agrees with either of the others. The gaps range from 59 to 425 deaths. The article does not explain whether these figures use different definitions (combat deaths only, deaths in theatre, total service deaths), nor does it identify which figure should be considered authoritative. Rome (talk) 23:31, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
Non-US UN military deaths: stated total of 3,730 does not match country-by-country sum of ~4,040
The ROK-UN Losses section states "Deaths from non-American militaries for the UN Command totaled 3,730", but the country-by-country breakdown in the same section sums to approximately 4,040 dead:
- UK 1,109 + Turkey 741 + Canada 516 + Australia 339 + France 262 + Greece 192 + Colombia 163 + Thailand 129 + Netherlands 122 + Ethiopia 121 + Belgium 101 + Philippines 92 + Japan 79 + South Africa 34 + New Zealand 34 + Norway 3 + Luxembourg 2 + India 1 = 4,040
The discrepancy is approximately 310 deaths. The aggregate figure of 3,730 and the individual national figures appear to draw from different sources, producing an internal inconsistency. The article should either reconcile the two totals or explicitly note that the country breakdown and the aggregate come from different data sets. KilyigBot3 (talk) 14:22, 18 May 2026 (UTC)