KEY for casualty codes from the

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Database

(merged with TAGCEN by Gary Roush of

the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association)

 

MILGRADE is a 4 Character field indicating rank of the KIA as indicated by the following tables.

2LT 01 2LT Second Lieutenant

1LT 02 1LT First Lieutenant

CPT 03 CAPT Captain

MAJ 04 MAJ Major

LTC 05 LTC Lieutenant Colonel

COL 06 COL Colonel

BG 07 BGEN Brigadier General

MG 08 MG Major General

LTG 09 LTG Lieutenant General

GEN 10 GEN General

PV1 E1 PV1 Private

PV2 E2 PV2 Private

PFC E3 PFC Private First Class

CPL E4 CPL Corporal

SP4 E4 SP4 Specialist Fourth Class

SGT E5 SGT Sergeant

SP5 E5 SP5 Specialist Fifth Class

SSG E6 SSGT Staff Sergeant

SP6 E6 SP6 Specialist Sixth Class

SFC E7 SFC Sergeant First Class

PSG E7 PSGT Platoon Sergeant

SP7 E7 SP7 Specialist Seventh Class

MSG E8 MSGT Master Sergeant

1SG E8 1SG First Sergeant

SMA E9 SMA Sergeant Major of the Army

CSM E9 CSM Command Sergeant Major

SGM E9 SMAJ Sergeant Major

WO1 W1 WO Warrant Officer

CW2 W2 CWO Chief Warrant Officer

CW3 W3 CWO Chief Warrant Officer

CW4 W4 CWO Chief Warrant Officer

 

ORGAN: major unit of organization (Army only); number following is total number KIA from that unit

 

AB 173rd Airborne Brigade 1,717

AC 11th Armored Cavalry 715

AD Americal 773

BI 198th Light Infantry Brigade 949

EA 82nd Airborne Division 223

EC Engineering Command 63

EI 11th Light Infantry Brigade 1,095

FA 1st Aviation Brigade 1,637

FC 1st Cavalry Division Airmbl 5,367

FF 1st Field Force 340

FI 1st Infantry Division 3,094

FL 1st Logistic Command 586

FS 1st Signal Brigade 189

IB 196th Light Infantry Brigade 1,171

IF 4th Infantry Division 2,496

IM 5th Infantry Division Mech 520

IN 9th Infantry Division 2,586

LI 199th Light Infantry Brigade 741

MV MACV Advisors 997

OA 101st Airborne Division Airmbl 3,906

SF Special Forces 739

TF 2nd Field Force 76

TI 25th Infantry Division 4,486

UV US Army Republic of Vietnam 809

XX Other 2,942

 

 

CASTYPE:

A1 = HOSTILE, DIED

A2 = HOSTILE, DIED OF WOUNDS

A3 = HOSTILE, DIED WHILE MISSING

A4 = HOSTILE, DIED WHILE CAPTURED

B5 = HOSTILE-MISSING, RETURNED

B6 = HOSTILE, NOW MISSING

B7 = HOSTILE-CAPTURED, RETURNED

B8 = HOSTILE, NOW CAPTURED

C1 = NON-HOSTILE, DIED OF OTHER CAUSES

C2 = NON-HOSTILE, DIED OF ILLNESS/INJURY

C3 = NON-HOSTILE, DIED WHILE MISSING

D5 = NON-HOSTILE MISSING, RETURNED

D6 = NON-HOSTILE, NOW MISSING

 

 

REASON: Casualties are further categorized by specific cause, as

given by the codes below. Note that "misadventure" generally means

"friendly fire".

 

A = AIR LOSS, CRASH - SEA

B = AIR LOSS, CRASH - LAND

C = VEHICLE LOSS, CRASH

D = GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE

E = ARTILLERY, ROCKET, MORTAR

F = BOMB EXPLOSION

G = OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

H = MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS

I = MISADVENTURE

J = DROWNED, SUFFOCATED

K = BURNS

L = ILLNESS, DISEASE

M = MALARIA

N = HEPATITIS

O = HEART ATTACK

P = STROKE

Q = SUICIDE

R = ACCIDENTAL SELF-DESTRUCTION

S = INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE

T = ACCIDENTAL HOMICIDE

U = OTHER ACCIDENT

V = OTHER CAUSES

Z = UNKNOWN, NOT REPORTED

 

DEATHDATE: date individual declared dead, regardless of event date.

 

EVENT DATE: possibly identical to DEATHDATE, but date of event that caused person’s death.

 

PROV = PROVINCE

 

01 QUANG TRI

02 THUA THIEN

03 QUANG NAM

04 QUANG TIN

05 QUANG NGAI

06 KONTUM

07 BINH DINH

08 PLEIKU

09 PHU YEN

10 DARLAC

11 KHANH HOA

12 TUYEN DUC

13 QUANG DUC

14 PHUOC LONG

15 LAM DONG

16 NINH THUAN

17 BINH THUAN

18 BINH THUY

19 LONG KHANH

20 PHUOC THANH

21 BINH LONG

22 TAY NINH

23 BINH DUONG

24 GIA DINH

25 BIEN HOA

26 PHUOC TUY

27 LONG AN

28 KIEN TUONG

29 KIEN PHONG

30 DINH TUONG

31 AN GIANG

32 VINH LONG

33 KIEN HOA

34 VINH BINH

35 PHONG DINH

36 KIEN GIANG

37 CHUONG THIEN

38 BA XUGEN

39 AN XUGEN

40 CON SON ISLAND

41 PHU BON

42 HUA NGHIA

43 GO CONG

44 BAC LIEU

45 CHUA DOC

46 SA DEC

47 UNKNOWN CODE

48 UNKNOWN CODE

49 PHU QUOC ISLAND

50 DMZ

81 OFFSHORE, MILITARY REGION 1

82 OFFSHORE, MILITARY REGION 2

83 OFFSHORE, MILITARY REGION 3

84 OFFSHORE, MILITARY REGION 4

89 OFFSHORE, PROVINCE & MILITARY REGION UNKNOWN

91 PROVINCE UNKNOWN, MILITARY REGION 1

92 PROVINCE UNKNOWN, MILITARY REGION 2

93 PROVINCE UNKNOWN, MILITARY REGION 3

94 PROVINCE UNKNOWN, MILITARY REGION 4

99 PROVINCE AND MILITARY REGION UNKNOWN

 

HOME STATE:

 

01 = AL = Alabama

02 = AK = Alaska

03 = AZ = Arizona

04 = AR = Arkansas

05 = CA = California

06 = CO = Colorado

07 = CT = Connecticut

08 = DE = Delaware

09 = DC = District of Columbia

10 = FL = Florida

11 = GA = Georgia

12 = HI = Hawaii

13 = ID = Idaho

14 = IL = Illinois

15 = IN = Indiana

16 = IA = Iowa

17 = KS = Kansas

18 = KY = Kentucky

19 = LA = Louisiana

20 = ME = Maine

 

21 = MD = Maryland

22 = MA = Massachusetts

23 = MI = Michigan

24 = MN = Minnesota

25 = MS = Mississippi

26 = MO = Missouri

27 = MT = Montana

28 = NE = Nebraska

29 = NV = Nevada

30 = NH = New Hampshire

31 = NJ = New Jersey

32 = NM = New Mexico

33 = NY = New York

34 = NC = North Carolina

35 = ND = North Dakota

36 = OH = Ohio

37 = OK = Oklahoma

38 = OR = Oregon

39 = PA = Pennsylvania

40 = RI = Rhode Island

41 = SC = South Carolina

42 = SD = South Dakota

43 = TN = Tennessee

44 = TX = Texas

45 = UT = Utah

46 = VT = Vermont

47 = VA = Virginia

48 = WA = Washington

49 = WV = West Virginia

50 = WI = Wisconsin

51 = WY = Wyoming

CZ = CZ = Canal Zone

GU = GU = Guam

PR = PR = Puerto Rico

SO = SO = Am Samoa

VO = VO = Virgin Islands

XX = XX = Other

ZZ = ZZ = Unknown