Vietnam Unaccounted Statistics
CURRENT AS OF:  10/10/99

SUBJECT: VIETNAM-ERA UNACCOUNTED FOR STATISTICAL REPORT

1. BACKGROUND: The Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Service, and the Department of State report the current numbers of Americans who are unaccounted for in Southeast Asia: 

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AMERICANS UNACCOUNTED FOR IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
COMPONENT                                  COUNTRY OF LOSS
  NORTH 
VIETNAM
SOUTH 
VIETNAM
LAOS CAMBODIA CHINA TOTALS
ARMY 10 490 110 35 0 645
NAVY 284 92 28 3 8 415
MARINE 
CORPS
24 203 22 14 0 263
AIR FORCE 234 165 268 17 0  684
COAST 
GUARD
0 1 0 0 0 1
CIVILIANS 0 22 12  5 0 39
             
TOTALS 552 973 440 74 8 2047*
    PURSUIT    STATUS    
Further Pursuit 273 514 406 57 2 1252
Deferred 49 109 18 2 1 179
No further pursuit 230 350 16 15 5 616
TOTALS 552 973 440 74 8 2047

* INCLUDES 468 AT SEA/OVER WATER LOSSES 
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