TABLE 2-22


DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
U. S. MILITARY PERSONNEL IN SOUTH VIETNAM 1960 THROUGH 1973 A/

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE TOTAL ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE COAST GUARD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 DEC 1960 900 (APPROX) 800 15 2 68 - 31 DEC 1961 3,200 2,100 100 5 1,000 - 30 JUN 1963 9,000 5,900 300 700 2,100 - 31 DEC 1962 11,300 7,900 500 500 2,400 - 30 JUN 1963 15,400 10,200 600 600 4,000 - 31 DEC 1963 16,300 10,100 800 800 4,600 - 30 JUN 1964 16,500 9,900 1,000 600 5,000 - 31 DEC 1964 23,200 14,700 1,100 900 6,600 - 30 JUN 1965 134,800 27,300 17,000 53,700 36,400 400 31 DEC 1966 385,300 239,400 23,300 69,200 52,900 500 30 JUN 1967 448,800 285,700 28,500 78,400 55,700 500 31 DEC 1967 485,600 319,500 31,700 78,000 55,900 500 30 JUN 1968 534,700 354,300 35,600 83,600 60,700 500 31 DEC 1968 536,100 359,800 36,100 81,400 58,400 400 30 APR 1969 543,400 (PEAK) 363,300 36,500 81,800 61,400 400 30 JUN 1969 538,700 360,500 35,800 81,500 60,500 400 31 DEC 1969 475,200 331,100 30,200 55,100 58,400 400 30 JUN 1970 414,900 298,600 25,700 39,900 50,500 200 31 DEC 1970 334,600 249,600 16,700 25,100 43,100 100 30 JUN 1971 239,200 190,500 10,700 500 37,400 100 31 DEC 1971 156,800 119,700 7,600 600 28,800 100 30 JUN 1972 47,000 31,800 2,200 1,400 11,500 100 31 DEC 1972 24,200 13,800 1,500 1,200 7,600 100 30 JUN 1973 B/ B/ B/ B/ B/ B/ 31 DEC 1973 B/ B/ B/ B/ B/ B/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A/ ALL FIGURES ARE ROUNDED EXCEPT WHERE NOTED. B/ TOTALS FOR ALL SERVICES COMBINED WERE LESS THAN 250.