Talk:United States military casualties of war
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Philippine American War casualties
editThe most common number is a over 4,000 killed, yet this has the total at 3,000. I believe this is incorrect. It should also list the number of Philippine Constabulary casualties which numbers 2,000 dead and wounded, which nearly all of these are American.
Gulf War
editWhy is the Gulf War not included? 142.68.64.88 (talk) 16:34, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
World War I / World War II dates
editThe dates given here for WWI and WWII are the dates of the entire conflict, not the dates of American participation. This gives a false perception of the time frame during which the casualties took place. Unless the casualty figures for those wars somehow include personnel lost before America's formal entry into the wars, I strongly suggest that the dates be changed to "1917-1918" and "1941-1945", respectively. 64.30.93.144 (talk) 17:59, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
Casualties Numbers Do Not Match Historical Sources
editThe numbers given do not coincide with any historical sources. The entire section needs to be verified — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1702:26E0:3E30:F9CD:1D2F:4FDE:6F42 (talk) 06:57, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
Other conflicts
editWhy are the Toledo and Aroostock Wars not included? Kdammers (talk) 23:29, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
- No one died in the Toledo "War." There were deaths in the Aroostock War and it should be listed once a source is found. 111.118.24.109 (talk) 08:05, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
Should the "Total Casualties" count include injuries that are not counted as "Wounded"?
editThe heading for the Wounded column links to the Wounded in action page, which fits with the common usage of the term.
the helper text above the table explains that Total Casualties = Deaths (Combat) + Deaths (Other) + Wounded
This leaves out non-combat injuries that aren't fatal (eg an accident that kills two servicemen and injures three others would be tallied as +2 total casualties).
Just wanted to double-check that I am reading it correctly