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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Units: Deployment: 27 June 1950 (Air Force , Navy ), 1 July 1950 (Army ) First Battle: 5 July 1950 Withdrawal: October 1954 (main force) Participants: Total about 1,789,000 Casualties As of 2023, MIAs and Unaccounted Remains : 7,428[4] As of 2022, according to the list of Wall of Remembrance in the Korean War Veterans Memorial , killed soldiers were 36,634.[5] [6] But this figure fluctuate depending on the ongoing correction of list.[7] [8] As of 2021, United States Department of Veterans Affairs [9] Killed: 36,574 (Battle Deaths : 33,739, Other Deaths: 2,835) Wounded: 103,284 As of 2014 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
^ Counted as the 1 person – wounded soldiers with over 2 woundings ^ Counted as the each person – wounded soldiers with over 2 woundings Mexicans and Puerto Ricans [ edit ] Many Mexicans and Puerto Ricans served in the United States Army during the Korean War.
United Kingdom [ edit ] Units: Deployment: 1 July 1950 (Navy ), 28 August 1950 (Army ) First Battle: 4 September 1950 Withdrawal: March 1955 (Navy ), 1954–1957 (Army ) Participants: Total about 56,000 Casualties Killed Wounded MIA POW Total 1,078 2,674 179 978 4,909
Australia [ edit ] Units: Deployment: 1 July 1950 (Air Force , Navy ), 27 September 1950 (Army ) First Battle: 5 October 1950 Withdrawal: November 1953 (Air Force ),1955 (Navy ), 24 March 1956 (Army ) Participants: Total 17,164 Casualties Killed Wounded MIA POW Total 340 1,216 N/A 28 1,584
Netherlands [ edit ] Units: Deployment: 19 July 1950 (Navy ), 23 November 1950 (Army ) First Battle: 11 December 1950 Withdrawal: 9 October, 9 November, 6 December 1954 (Army ), 24 January 1955 (Navy ) Participants: Total 5,322 Casualties Killed Wounded MIA POW Total 120 645 N/A 3 768
Units: Deployment: 28 July 1950 (Air Force ), 30 July 1950 (Navy ), 18 December 1950 (Army ) First Battle: 15 February 1951 Withdrawal: July 1953 (Air Force ), September 1955 (Navy ), June 1957 (Army ) Participants: Total 26,791 Casualties Killed Wounded MIA POW Total 516 1,212 1 32 1,761
Units: Deployment: 29 July 1950 (Navy ), 29 November 1950 (Army ) First Battle: 13 December 1950 Withdrawal: December 1950 (Navy ), 22 October 1953 (Army ) Participants: Total 3,421 Casualties Killed Wounded MIA POW Total 262 1,008 7 12 1,289
New Zealand [ edit ] Units: Deployment: 30 July 1950 (Navy ), 31 December 1950 (Army ) First Battle: 28 January 1951 Withdrawal: 2 March 1954 (Navy ), 8 November 1954 (Army ) Participants: Total 3,794 Casualties Killed Wounded MIA POW Total 23 79 1 N/A 103
Philippines [ edit ] Units: Deployment: 19 September 1950 First Battle: 1 October 1950 Withdrawal: 13 May 1955 Participants: Total 7,420 Casualties Killed Wounded MIA POW Total 112 299 16 41 468
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 [ edit ] Units: Deployment: 7 November 1950 (Army , Navy ), 18 June 1951 (Air Force ) First Battle: 22 November 1950 Withdrawal: 1954 (Army ) – main force, January 1955 (Navy ), 6 November 1964 (Air Force ), 23 June 1972 (Army ) Participants: Total 6,326 Casualties Killed Wounded MIA POW Total 129 1,139 5 N/A 1,273
South Africa [ edit ] Units: Deployment: 12 November 1950 First Battle: 19 November 1950 Withdrawal: 29 October 1953 Participants: Total 826 Casualties Killed Wounded MIA POW Total 36 N/A N/A 8 44
Units: Deployment: 1 December 1950 (Air Force ), 9 December 1950 (Army ) First Battle: 5 January 1951 Withdrawal: April 1955 (Air Force ), 22 January 1956 (Army ) – main force, December 1955 (Army ) Participants: Total 4,992 Casualties Killed Wounded MIA POW Total 192 543 N/A 3 738
Belgium [ edit ] Units: Deployment: 31 January 1951 First Battle: 6 March 1951 Withdrawal: 15 June 1955 Participants: Total 3,498 Casualties Killed Wounded MIA POW Total 99 336 4 1 440
Luxembourg [ edit ] Units: Deployment: 31 January 1951 First Battle: 13 March 1951 Withdrawal: 7 January 1953 Participants: Total 100 Casualties Killed Wounded MIA POW Total 2 13 N/A N/A 15
Ethiopia [ edit ] Units: Deployment: 6 May 1951 First Battle: 11 July 1951 Withdrawal: 3 March 1965 Participants: Total 3,518 Casualties Killed Wounded MIA POW Total 122 536 N/A N/A 658
Colombia [ edit ] Units: Deployment: 8 May 1951 (Navy ), 15 June 1951 (Army ) First Battle: 1 August 1951 Withdrawal: 29 October 1954 (Army ), 11 October 1955 (Navy ) Participants: Total 5,100 Casualties Killed Wounded MIA POW Total 213 448 N/A 28 689
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-1 ( ETHIOPIA, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA, THAILAND, TURKEY) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1972 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-1 ( ETHIOPIA, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA, THAILAND, TURKEY) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1972 (PDF) Archived 2023-06-28 at the Wayback Machine The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-2 (AUSTRALIA, CANADA, INDIA, NEW ZEALAND, UNITED KINGDOM) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1981 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-2 (AUSTRALIA, CANADA, INDIA, NEW ZEALAND, UNITED KINGDOM) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1981 (PDF) Archived 2023-06-05 at the Wayback Machine The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-3 (BELGIUM, COLOMBIA, FRANCE, GREECE, LUXEMBOURG, NETHERLANDS, DENMARK, ITALY, NORWAY, SWEDEN) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1974 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-3 (BELGIUM, COLOMBIA, FRANCE, GREECE, LUXEMBOURG, NETHERLANDS, DENMARK, ITALY, NORWAY, SWEDEN) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1974 (PDF) Archived 2023-06-05 at the Wayback Machine The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-4 (UNITED STATES) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1975 (E-BOOK) The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-4 (UNITED STATES) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1975 (PDF) The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-5 (UNITED STATES) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1976 (E-BOOK) The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-5 (UNITED STATES) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1976 (PDF) The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-6 (SUMMARY) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1977 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War-6 (SUMMARY) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1977 (PDF) Archived 2023-06-28 at the Wayback Machine The Korean War and the UN Forces – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2015 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean) The Korean War and the UN Forces – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 2015 (PDF) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean) 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) 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) The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1998 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean) The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1998 (PDF) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean) The Summary of the Korean War – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1986 (PDF) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean) The History of the Korean War-10: The UN Forces (AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, CANADA, COLOMBIA, ETHIOPIA, FRANCE, GREECE, NETHERLANDS) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1980 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-06-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean) The History of the Korean War-10: The UN Forces (AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, CANADA, COLOMBIA, ETHIOPIA, FRANCE, GREECE, NETHERLANDS) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1980 (PDF) Archived 2023-06-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean) The History of the Korean War-11: The UN Forces (NEW ZEALAND, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, DENMARK, INDIA, ITALY, NORWAY, SWEDEN) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1980 (E-BOOK) Archived 2023-07-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean) The History of the Korean War-11: The UN Forces (NEW ZEALAND, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, DENMARK, INDIA, ITALY, NORWAY, SWEDEN) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1980 (PDF) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean) External links [ edit ]