Question: how many us troops died in the vietnam war
Answer: 58,318 KIA or non-combat deaths ( including the missing & deaths in captivity ) 1,602 MIA ( originally 2,646 ) 153,303 WIA ( excluding 150,332 persons not requiring hospital care ) 766 -- 778 POW ( 652 -- 662 freed / escaped * , 114 -- 116 died in captivity )