Established on November 10, 1775 the United States Marine Corps is the next oldest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Sacrifices of U.S. Marine Corps personnel in all wars to-date are as follows:
| Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Wounds | |||
| Wars | Revolution | 49 | 70 | |
| 1812 | 45 | 66 | ||
| Mexican | 11 | 47 | ||
| Civil(North) | 460 | 131 | ||
| Spanish/American | 6 | 21 | ||
| WWI | 2,851 | 9,520 | ||
| WW2 | 24,511 | 67,207 | ||
| Korea | 4,609 | 23,744 | ||
| Vietnam | 14,837 | 51,392 | ||
| Persian Gulf | 50 | - | ||
| Totals | 47,429 | 152,198 | ||