Helicopter Pilots Killed in Action (KIA)
Detailed KIA information is on the VHPA web site at http://www.flyarmy.org/KIAINDEX.HTM
VHPA STATISTICS FOR THE VIETNAM WAR PERIOD (1961 - 1975)
VHPA STATISTICS FOR THE VIETNAM WAR PERIOD (1961 - 1975)
Total in all U. S. military services
8,744,000
Serving in Southeast Asia
3,385,000
Serving in South Vietnam
2,594,000
Killed or Body Not Returned
58,220
Helicopter pilots KIA or BNR
2,197
Helicopter Pilot KIAs by Service and Estimated
Total Number with SEA Service
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VHPA |
Service or Organization |
Killed In |
Body Not |
Remains |
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Estimated Total Number |
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AR |
Army |
1732 |
104 |
33 |
1869 |
37,500 |
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MC |
Marine Corps |
176 |
22 |
2 |
200 |
4,500 |
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AF |
Air Force |
33 |
9 |
6 |
48 |
2,000 |
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AA, CV |
Air America & other Civilian Companies |
26 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
900 |
Located anywhere in Southeast Asia |
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NA |
Navy |
24 |
8 |
1 |
33 |
400 |
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AN, AY, RA |
Australian (all) |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
200 |
Includes New Zealand |
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VF |
RVN Air
Force |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
750 |
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CG |
Coast
Guard |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
Served with USAF |
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KO |
Korean
Army |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
120 |
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LA, TH,
PA |
Lao,
Thailand, etc. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
300 |
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Totals |
2,011 |
143 |
43 |
2197 |
46,681 |
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Note: All MIAs have been declared dead
by the Department of Defense |
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KIA by Rank |
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KIA by Location |
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KIA by Age |
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Ave |
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Area |
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KIA |
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KIA |
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WO1 |
854 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
855 |
23.1 |
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Cambodia |
50 |
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19 |
61 |
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CW2 |
290 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
290 |
26.7 |
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Laos |
77 |
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20 |
161 |
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CW3 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
28.2 |
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Thailand |
8 |
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21 |
279 |
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CW4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
42.5 |
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North Vietnam |
22 |
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22 |
272 |
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ENS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
23.2 |
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South Vietnam |
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23 |
212 |
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PO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
n/a |
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I Corps |
649 |
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24 |
258 |
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2LT |
14 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
24.8 |
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II Corps |
347 |
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25 |
205 |
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SLT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
N/a |
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III Corps |
516 |
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26 |
128 |
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X1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
n.a |
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IV Corps |
195 |
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27 |
100 |
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1LT |
268 |
107 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
379 |
24.7 |
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Unk |
320 |
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28 |
73 |
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LJG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
25.6 |
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SVN Total |
2027 |
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29 |
69 |
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CPT |
289 |
61 |
29 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
402 |
27.1 |
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Unk Country |
13 |
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30 |
64 |
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LT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
29.1 |
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31-34 |
150 |
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MAJ |
75 |
24 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
111 |
33.2 |
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Total |
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2197 |
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35-39 |
90 |
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LCR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
34.0 |
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40-44 |
21 |
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LTC |
16 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
38.3 |
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45-49 |
9 |
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COL |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
40.9 |
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50+ |
2 |
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BG |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
46.9 |
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Unk |
43 |
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MG |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
48.3 |
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Totals |
1869 |
200 |
48 |
33 |
26 |
7 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
2197 |
25.5 |
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Total |
2197 |
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Facts about Vietnam helicopter pilot
deaths
First to
be killed = FO Charles H. Mateer and CPT Walter L. Wizbowski on 30
May 1961 in Laos flying for Air America
Youngest
to be killed = WO1 Raymond H. Chase, Jr., KIA 10 Nov 1967 DOB 13 Aug
1948, 7028 days old, 19.3 years old
Average
tour length before being killed = 154 days
First
U.S. military to be killed = CW2 Joseph A. Goldberg 15 July 1962
Last to
be killed = USAF 2LT Richard Vande Geer on 15 May 1975