Talk:Korean War

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)