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United Nations Forces in the Korean War

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After the outbreak of Korean War on 25 June 1950, 16 countries (deploying / arrival order): United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Netherlands, Canada, France, New Zealand, Philippines, Turkey, Thailand, South Africa, Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ethiopia and Colombia provided combat troops for South Korea and they organized the United Nations Forces.[1]

Instruction

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Source of statistics in this article is the official book about Korean War statistics published by South Korean Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History in June 2014.[2][3]

Statistics in this article may differ from the statistics of each countries.

United States

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Deaths and Woundings Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Total
Total Killed (a+b+c+d+e) 27,728 1,198 492 4,268 36,516
Killed in action (a) 19,754 198 364 3,321 23,637
Killed in Wounding (b) 1,904 16 28 536 2,484
Killed in Missing (c) 3,317 960 97 385 4,759
Killed in POW Camps (d) 2,753 24 3 26 2,806
Other Deathes (e)
(Non-battle Deaths)
... ... ... ... 2,830
Wounded ... ... ... ... 92,134[a]
103,284[b]
POWs and MIAs Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Total
Total POWs and MIAs (a+b+c+d) 8,123
Total captured POWs (a+b+c) 5,356 926 286 677 7,245
Killed in POW Camps (a) 2,753 24 3 26 2,806
Living POWs (Returned) (b) 4,418
Living POWs (Defectors) (c) 21
Unaccounted (d) ... ... ... ... 931
  1. ^ Counted as the 1 person – wounded soldiers with over 2 woundings
  2. ^ Counted as the each person – wounded soldiers with over 2 woundings

Mexicans and Puerto Ricans

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Many Mexicans and Puerto Ricans served in the United States Army during the Korean War.

United Kingdom

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Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
1,078 2,674 179 978 4,909

Australia

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Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
340 1,216 N/A 28 1,584

Netherlands

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Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
120 645 N/A 3 768

Canada

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Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
516 1,212 1 32 1,761

France

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Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
262 1,008 7 12 1,289

New Zealand

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Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
23 79 1 N/A 103

Philippines

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Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
112 299 16 41 468

Turkey

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  • Units:
  • Deployment: 17 October 1950
  • First Battle: 12 November 1950
  • Withdrawal: Summer 1954 (main force), 27 June 1971
  • Participants: Total 21,212
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
966 1,155 N/A 244 2,365

Thailand

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Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
129 1,139 5 N/A 1,273

South Africa

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Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
36 N/A N/A 8 44

Greece

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Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
192 543 N/A 3 738

Belgium

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Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
99 336 4 1 440

Luxembourg

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Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
2 13 N/A N/A 15

Ethiopia

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Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
122 536 N/A N/A 658

Colombia

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Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
213 448 N/A 28 689

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 한국전 참전 16개국 기념 조형물을 찾아서
  2. ^ The Statistics of the Korean War – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2014 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
  3. ^ The Statistics of the Korean War – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2014 (PDF) Archived 2021-01-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
  4. ^ "Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency > Our Missing > Past Conflicts". www.dpaa.mil.
  5. ^ The Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembranc
  6. ^ 추모의 벽’ 준공…6·25전사 미군·카투사 4만여명 이름 각인
  7. ^ A Korean War Wall of Remembrance Set Hundreds of Errors in Stone
  8. ^ 워싱턴 '추모의 벽' 전사자 명단 오류와 관련하여 다음과 같이 설명드립니다
  9. ^ Fact Sheet: America's Wars" – U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
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