Oregon Service in U.S. Military
(By Major War or Conflict)*
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (1861-1865)
U.S. Total:
2,100,000 served
411,000 died
Oregonians:
1,812 served
48 died
SPANISH/AMERICAN WAR (1898)
U.S. Total:
280,000 served
2,446 died
Oregonians:
1,020 served
none died
PHILIPPINE/AMERICAN WAR (1899-1902)
U.S. Total:
125,000 served
4,196 died
Oregonians:
1,600 served
63 died
World War I (1917-1918)
U.S. Total:
4,700,000 served
116,516 died
Oregonians:
44,166 served
1,030 died
World War II (1941-1945)
U.S. Total:
16,112,566 served
407,316 died
Oregonians:
150,000 served
3,832 died
Korean WAR (1950-1953)
U.S. Total:
1,789,000 served
36,914 died
Oregonians:
74,000 served
283 died
Viet Nam WAR (1955-1975)
U.S. Total:
3,000,000 served
58,318 died/
1,579 MIA
Oregonians:
57,000 served
777 died/
28 MIA
IRAQ WAR (2003-11); WAR IN IRAQ (2013-17)
U.S. Total:
1,500,000+ served
4,586 died
Oregonians:
6,000 served
74 died
*Research to complete this post is in progress…please stay tuned!
It is very difficult to pin down exact numbers for U.S. military casualties related to particular conflicts. Reliable information about military operations–which often occur over large areas and periods of time–is widely scattered and/or otherwise hard to obtain. The U.S. military does not even disclose data on its intelligence and special operations missions. The United States may also sometimes declare a war or major conflict over, withdraw combat troops, but maintain a small military presence to deal with residual hostility within the war/conflict zone. Unless otherwise indicated, above statistics represent deaths of U.S. military personnel as a direct result of involvement in the theater/region where the war occurred (as opposed to anywhere worldwide) during the period of the indicated war/conflict.
References:
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_in_the_American_Civil_War
– Oregon Civil War History
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Oregon_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment
– https//www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/oregon_unit_in_the_phillipines/
– https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ww1/Pages/active-overview.aspx
– https://www.oregoncapitalinsider.com/news/final-victory-world-war-ii-75-years-later/article
– https://www.census.gov/history/www/homepage_archive/2017/june_2017.html
– https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-many-americans-died-in-korea/
– https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna48415369
– Iraq Coalition Casualty Count
– https://www.governing.com/archive/military-civilian-active-duty-employee-workforce-numbers-by-state.html