U.S. Military Manpower in South
Vietnam
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Table 2-22 from Department of Defense: Selected Manpower Statistics – Fiscal Year 1997 (7.25 MB PDF)
A: All figures are rounded except where noted.
B: Totals for all Services combined were less than 250.
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DATE |
TOTAL (APPROX.) |
U.S.A. |
U.S.N. |
U.S.M.C. |
USAF |
USCG |
|
Dec 1960 |
900 |
800 |
15 |
2 |
68 |
- |
|
Dec 1961 |
3,200 |
2,100 |
100 |
5 |
1,000 |
- |
|
Jun 1962 |
9,000 |
5,900 |
300 |
700 |
2,100 |
- |
|
Date 1962 |
11,300 |
7,900 |
500 |
500 |
2,400 |
- |
|
Jun 1963 |
15,400 |
10,200 |
600 |
600 |
4,000 |
- |
|
Dec 1963 |
16,300 |
10,100 |
800 |
800 |
4,600 |
- |
|
Jun 1964 |
16,500 |
9,900 |
1,000 |
600 |
5,000 |
- |
|
Dec 1964 |
23,200 |
14,700 |
1,100 |
900 |
6,600 |
- |
|
Jun 1965 |
134,800 |
27,300 |
17,000 |
53,700 |
36,400 |
400 |
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Dec 1966 |
385,300 |
239,400 |
23,300 |
69,200 |
52,900 |
500 |
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Jun 1967 |
448,800 |
285,700 |
28,500 |
78,400 |
55,700 |
500 |
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Dec 1967 |
485,600 |
319,500 |
31,700 |
78,000 |
55,900 |
500 |
|
Jun 1968 |
534,700 |
354,300 |
35,600 |
83,600 |
60,700 |
500 |
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Dec 1968 |
536,100 |
359,800 |
36,100 |
81,400 |
58,400 |
400 |
|
Apr 1969 |
543,400 |
363,300 |
36,500 |
81,800 |
61,400 |
400 |
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Jun 1969 |
538,700 |
360,500 |
35,800 |
81,500 |
60,500 |
400 |
|
Dec 1969 |
475,200 |
331,100 |
30,200 |
55,100 |
58,400 |
400 |
|
Jun 1970 |
414,900 |
298,600 |
25,700 |
39,900 |
50,500 |
200 |
|
Dec 1970 |
334,600 |
249,600 |
16,700 |
25,100 |
43,100 |
100 |
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Jun 1971 |
239,200 |
190,500 |
10,700 |
500 |
37,400 |
100 |
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Dec 1971 |
156.800 |
119,700 |
7,600 |
600 |
28,800 |
100 |
|
Jun 1972 |
47,000 |
31,800 |
2,200 |
1,400 |
11,500 |
100 |
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Dec 1972 |
24,200 |
13,800 |
1,500 |
1,200 |
7,600 |
100 |
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Jun 1973 |
(B) |
(B) |
(B) |
(B) |
(B) |
(B) |
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Dec 1973 |
(B) |
(B) |
(B) |
(B) |
(B) |
(B) |