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Operation Iraqi Freedom

The Department of Defense records 4,418 U.S. military deaths in Operation Iraqi Freedom: 3,481 classed as hostile and 937 as non-hostile or pending. It records 31,994 service members wounded in action.

The totals

4,418
Deaths
3,481
Hostile
78.8% of the deaths recorded.
937
Non-hostile or pending
31,994
Wounded in action

By year

The years add to 1 fewer deaths than the total: the publisher holds 1 death in this operation that it does not assign to a month.

Operation Iraqi Freedom: U.S. military deaths and wounded in action by calendar year
YearDeathsHostileNon-hostile or pendingWounded
20034883151732,428
20048477121358,004
20058446731715,947
20068217041176,418
20079017641376,130
2008314221932,060
20091497475688
2010501535319
20123210

By service

Operation Iraqi Freedom: U.S. military deaths and wounded in action by service
ServiceDeathsHostileNon-hostile or pendingWounded
Army3,2372,53670122,248
Marine Corps1,0238521718,625
Navy1076443671
Air Force512922450

By casualty category

The same deaths as above, cut by the category the Department assigned. Wounded in action are not broken down this way by the publisher.

Operation Iraqi Freedom: U.S. military deaths by casualty category
Classed asCategoryDeaths
HostileKilled in Action2,675
HostileDied of Wounds798
HostileDied While Captured5
HostileDied While Detained1
HostileDied While Missing in Action1
HostileUndetermined1
Non-hostile or pendingAccident570
Non-hostile or pendingSelf-Inflicted222
Non-hostile or pendingIllness / Injury97
Non-hostile or pendingHomicide37
Non-hostile or pendingUndetermined11

Names of the fallen

The Department of Defense lists each of the 4,418 deaths by name. The names, in the list’s own order, each leading to the record.

Sources

Data retrieved