During the United States' war in Vietnam against the communist-controlled government of North Vietnam and the insurgency of the Viet Cong in South Vietnam, several thousand U.S. military personnel went missing in action (MIA) or were captured as prisoners of war (POWs). As of 2022, the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency classifies 470 of the 1244 soldiers still unaccounted for in Vietnam as "non-recoverable", meaning that there is conclusive evidence that the persons were killed during the conflict, but that it is not believed that it will be possible to recover their bodies. Joint U.S.-Vietnamese teams continue to work on identifying and excavating the bodies of the remaining unaccounted for service personnel.
Total number of U.S. military personnel missing in action from the Vietnam War from 1964 to 2022
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US Department of Defense. (April 13, 2022). Total number of U.S. military personnel missing in action from the Vietnam War from 1964 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1334409/vietnam-war-us-military-personnel-mia/
US Department of Defense. "Total number of U.S. military personnel missing in action from the Vietnam War from 1964 to 2022." Chart. April 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1334409/vietnam-war-us-military-personnel-mia/
US Department of Defense. (2022). Total number of U.S. military personnel missing in action from the Vietnam War from 1964 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1334409/vietnam-war-us-military-personnel-mia/
US Department of Defense. "Total Number of U.S. Military Personnel Missing in Action from The Vietnam War from 1964 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1334409/vietnam-war-us-military-personnel-mia/
US Department of Defense, Total number of U.S. military personnel missing in action from the Vietnam War from 1964 to 2022 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1334409/vietnam-war-us-military-personnel-mia/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Total number of U.S. military personnel missing in action from the Vietnam War from 1964 to 2022 [Graph], US Department of Defense, April 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1334409/vietnam-war-us-military-personnel-mia/
