Battle of Ia Drang
Casualties
Both sides routinely exaggerated the number of casualties inflicted on the other, and figures vary considerably depending on source. Four American helicopters were shot down and 55 damaged.

Battle of Ia Drang

Section Title: Casualties
Table Section Text: Both sides routinely exaggerated the number of casualties inflicted on the other, and figures vary considerably depending on source. Four American helicopters were shot down and 55 damaged.

Source	Action	US Killed	US Wounded	US Missing	NVA Killed (body count)	NVA Killed (estimated)	NVA Captured

American

LZ X-Ray	79	121	–	634	1,215	4–6

LZ Albany	155	124	4	403	503	2

LZ Columbus	3	13	–	–	27	–

Total	499	1,070–1,753

North Vietnamese	Total	1,500–1,700	1,228 (559 killed and 669 wounded)

Sentence(s)

The U.S. reported the bodies of 634 NVA soldiers were found.

final_sentence: The U.S. reported the bodies of 634 NVA soldiers were found.