Monday, May 10, 2004

Excerpted from Resource Shelf:

U.S. Military
Source: DOD
Military Casualty Information
"The Department of Defense site lists United States war casualties from the Revolutionary War up through the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. It also lists all active military deaths from 1980 through 2002. The data for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom includes the names of those killed as well as other personal information."
Other sites with military casualty information:
+ America's Wars (fact sheet from the V.A.)
+ State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel (NARA)
+ State-level Lists of Casualties from the Korean Conflict (1951-1957) and the Vietnam Conflict (1956-) (NARA)
+ Statistical Information About Casualties of the Vietnam Conflict (NARA)
+ World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing -- Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (NARA)
See also: Military Assistance Program: Casualty and Mortuary Affairs (DoD Directives, links to related resources, etc.)