SEAsia Missing Statistics
  

Missing in Southeast Asia
Recorded by
Service and Country of Loss

The following chart shows the Americans who remain missing in Southeast Asia divided by military service,  country of loss, and status of investigation into loss incident.  This data is taken from the Defense POW-Missing Personnel website.   Go to the site, look under the Vietnam War databases,  and click on the statistical reports link.

(Note:  When you get to the DPMO Statiscal Reports page, you will see a chart with years across the top and months down the side and numbers in the cells of the chart.  The numbers indicate the DATE of the report.  By listing the reports in this manner, DPMO makes it possible for a researcher to view previous reports and compare statistics.  Study the chart for a minute and you will see how to use it.)

 

Service Country of loss * Totals **
VN VS LA CB CH
Army 9 444 85 24 0 563
Navy 260 86 19 0 7 374
Marine Corps 22 172 16 8 0 218
Air Force 191 153 220 17 0 584
Coast Guard 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civilians 1 19 8 6 0 34

Totals

 483 874 348 55 7 1,767**
Pursuit status ***
VN VS LA CB CH
Further pursuit 192 482 298 44 4 1026
Deferred 36 45 9 7 0 97
No further pursuit 255 347 41 4 3 650

Totals

 483 874 348 55 7 1,767

*  Country of loss:  VN = North Vietnam      VS = South Vietnam     LA = Laos      CB = Cambodia     CH = China

** Includes 468 who were lost at sea or overwater

*** Pursuit status refers to the current status of continuing analysis, research, or other investigation of a missing man's loss. 

bulletFurther pursuit means that information collected and analyzed to date indicates that US investigators should continue to investigate this case, possibly even excavate a site.
bulletDeferred means that further investigation is necessary but that no action is being taken now; the investigation will become active later.
bulletNo further pursuit means that all possible leads have been followed on this loss and no further action will be taken unless new information becomes available.

American Remains Identified Since 1973

Remains returned or repatriated from: Number
Vietnam   623*
China   3 **
Laos   224
Cambodia   29
Total   879 ***

*  Includes 34 remains that were on the Died in Captivity lists provided by the Vietnamese in 1973.

**  Ashes of two men were returned by the Chinese.   Their aircraft were shot down over North Vietnam but crashed across the border in China.

***  Remains of four men were recovered by indigenous personnel and returned to US custody:  one from North Vietnam and three from Laos.   They are included in the country count.

Information current as of:  October 22, 2007

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