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V'nam CasualtiesA. Enlisted
B. Officer
| Enlisted | USA | USMC | USN | USAF | Married | 9180 (27.3) | 2125 (15.2) | 598 (31.2) | 492 (54.3) | Single | 23343 (69.5) | 11773 (84.7) | 1323 (68.8) | 344 (38.0) | Officer | USA | USMC | USN | USAF | Married | 2599 (56.0) | 534 (57.9) | 398 (64.0) | 1245 (74.5) | Single | 2030 (43.7) | 387 (42.0) | 222 (35.8) | 333 (19.9) |
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The USMC, youngest of all the enlisted men, had the lowest percentage of married men. Air Force enlisted men, older and with longer service, had a majority of married men.
The marital status of 108 officer casualties (1.3%) was unknown.
Officers, generally older with longer service and greater means, had a 60% married rate among its casualties. Almost 3-quarters of all Air Force officers were married. Over 70% of all Air Force casualties were married men.
Data compiled William F. Abbott from figures obtained shortly after the construction of the Vietnam War Memorial
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