9,087,000 military personnel served on active duty during the Vietnam
Era (August 5, 1964 - May 7, 1975).
8,744,000 GIs were on active duty
during the war (Aug 5, 1964-March
28,1973).
2,709,918 Americans served in
Vietnam, this number represents 9.7%
of their generation. |
Of the 2.6 million, between 1-1.6
million (40-60%) either fought in
combat, provided close support or
were at least fairly regularly
exposed to enemy attack.
7,484 women (6,250 or 83.5% were
nurses) served in Vietnam.
Peak troop strength in Vietnam:
543,482 (April 30, 1968).
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3,403,100 (Including 514,300
offshore) personnel served in the
broader Southeast Asia Theater
(Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, flight
crews based in Thailand, and sailors
in adjacent South China Sea
waters).
2,594,000 personnel served within
the borders of South Vietnam (Jan.
1,1965 - March 28, 1973). Another
50,000 men served in Vietnam between
1960 and 1964. |