After the outbreak of Korean War on 25 June 1950, sixteen countries provided combat troops for South Korea, forming the United Nations Forces.[1] In order of arrival/deployment, these were the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Netherlands, Canada, France, New Zealand, Philippines, Turkey, Thailand, South Africa, Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ethiopia and Colombia.
United States
- Units:
- Deployment: 27 June 1950 (Air Force, Navy), 1 July 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 5 July 1950
- Withdrawal: October 1954 (main force)
- Participants: Total about 1,789,000[4]
- Casualties
- As of 2023, MIAs and Unaccounted Remains: 7,428[5]
- As of 2022, according to the list of Wall of Remembrance in the Korean War Veterans Memorial, killed soldiers were 36,634.[6][7] But this figure fluctuates depending on the ongoing correction of list.[8][9]
- As of 2021, United States Department of Veterans Affairs[4]
- Killed: 36,574 (Battle Deaths: 33,739, Other Deaths: 2,835)
- Wounded: 103,284
- As of 2014
| Deaths and Woundings |
Army |
Air Force |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Total |
|---|
| Total Killed (a+b+c+d+e) |
27,728 |
1,198 |
492 |
4,268 |
36,516 |
| Killed in action (a) |
19,754 |
198 |
364 |
3,321 |
23,637 |
| Killed in Wounding (b) |
1,904 |
16 |
28 |
536 |
2,484 |
| Killed in Missing (c) |
3,317 |
960 |
97 |
385 |
4,759 |
| Killed in POW Camps (d) |
2,753 |
24 |
3 |
26 |
2,806 |
Other Deaths (e)
(Non-battle Deaths) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2,830 |
| Wounded |
... |
... |
... |
... |
92,134[a]
103,284[b] |
| POWs and MIAs |
Army |
Air Force |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Total |
|---|
| Total POWs and MIAs (a+b+c+d) |
|
|
|
|
8,123 |
| Total captured POWs (a+b+c) |
5,356 |
926 |
286 |
677 |
7,245 |
| Killed in POW Camps (a) |
2,753 |
24 |
3 |
26 |
2,806 |
| Living POWs (Returned) (b) |
|
|
|
|
4,418 |
| Living POWs (Defectors) (c) |
|
|
|
|
21 |
| Unaccounted (d) |
... |
... |
... |
... |
931 |
- ↑ Counted as the 1 person – wounded soldiers with over 2 woundings
- ↑ Counted as the each person – wounded soldiers with over 2 woundings
Mexicans and Puerto Ricans
Many Mexicans and Puerto Ricans served in the United States Army during the Korean War.
United Kingdom
- Units:
- Deployment: 1 July 1950 (Navy), 28 August 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 4 September 1950
- Withdrawal: March 1955 (Navy), 1954–1957 (Army)
- Participants: Total about 56,000[10]
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 1,078 |
2,674 |
179 |
978 |
4,909 |
Australia
- Units:
- Deployment: 1 July 1950 (Air Force, Navy), 27 September 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 5 October 1950
- Withdrawal: November 1953 (Air Force),1955 (Navy), 24 March 1956 (Army)
- Participants: Total 17,164
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 340 |
1,216 |
N/A |
28 |
1,584 |
Netherlands
- Units:
- Deployment: 19 July 1950 (Navy), 23 November 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 11 December 1950
- Withdrawal: 9 October, 9 November, 6 December 1954 (Army), 24 January 1955 (Navy)
- Participants: Total 5,322
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 120 |
645 |
N/A |
3 |
768 |
Canada
- Units:
- Deployment: 28 July 1950 (Air Force), 30 July 1950 (Navy), 18 December 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 15 February 1951
- Withdrawal: July 1953 (Air Force), September 1955 (Navy), June 1957 (Army)
- Participants: Total 26,791
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 516 |
1,212 |
1 |
32 |
1,761 |
France
- Units:
- Deployment: 29 July 1950 (Navy), 29 November 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 13 December 1950
- Withdrawal: December 1950 (Navy), 22 October 1953 (Army)
- Participants: Total 3,421
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 262 |
1,008 |
7 |
12 |
1,289 |
New Zealand
- Units:
- Deployment: 30 July 1950 (Navy), 31 December 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 28 January 1951
- Withdrawal: 2 March 1954 (Navy), 8 November 1954 (Army)
- Participants: Total 3,794
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 23 |
79 |
1 |
N/A |
103 |
Philippines
- Units:
- Deployment: 19 September 1950
- First Battle: 1 October 1950
- Withdrawal: 13 May 1955
- Participants: Total 7,420
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 113 |
313 |
16 |
41 |
483 |
Turkey
- Units:
- Deployment: 17 October 1950
- First Battle: 12 November 1950
- Withdrawal: Summer 1954 (main force), 27 June 1971
- Participants: Total 21,212
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 721 |
2,111 |
168 |
244 |
3,244 |
Thailand
- Units:
- Deployment: 7 November 1950 (Army, Navy), 18 June 1951 (Air Force)
- First Battle: 22 November 1950
- Withdrawal: 1954 (Army) – main force, January 1955 (Navy), 6 November 1964 (Air Force), 23 June 1972 (Army)
- Participants: Total 6,326
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 129 |
1,139 |
5 |
N/A |
1,273 |
South Africa
- Units:
- Deployment: 12 November 1950
- First Battle: 19 November 1950
- Withdrawal: 29 October 1953
- Participants: Total 826
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 36 |
N/A |
N/A |
8 |
44 |
Greece
- Units:
- Deployment: 1 December 1950 (Air Force), 9 December 1950 (Army)
- First Battle: 5 January 1951
- Withdrawal: April 1955 (Air Force), 22 January 1956 (Army) – main force, December 1955 (Army)
- Participants: Total 4,992
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 192 |
543 |
N/A |
3 |
738 |
Belgium
- Units:
- Deployment: 31 January 1951
- First Battle: 6 March 1951
- Withdrawal: 15 June 1955
- Participants: Total 3,498
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 99 |
336 |
4 |
1 |
440 |
Luxembourg
- Units:
- Deployment: 31 January 1951
- First Battle: 13 March 1951
- Withdrawal: 7 January 1953
- Participants: Total 100
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 2 |
13 |
N/A |
N/A |
15 |
Ethiopia
- Units:
- Deployment: 6 May 1951
- First Battle: 11 July 1951
- Withdrawal: 3 March 1965
- Participants: Total 3,518
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 122 |
536 |
N/A |
N/A |
658 |
Colombia
- Units:
- Deployment: 8 May 1951 (Navy), 15 June 1951 (Army)
- First Battle: 1 August 1951
- Withdrawal: 29 October 1954 (Army), 11 October 1955 (Navy)
- Participants: Total 5,100
- Casualties
| Killed |
Wounded |
MIA |
POW |
Total |
|---|
| 213 |
448 |
N/A |
28 |
689 |
Memorial Day
- 11 November: UN Veterans International Memorial Day (Turn Toward Busan) / 유엔참전용사 국제추모의 날
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