Casualties
by Richard Dieterle
The following sets out the cumulative casualties for "A" Company, 1/8 Cavalry for the period indicated. The Company strength for this period ran from a low of 63 men, to a high of 123 (see the chart of company strength). The statistic were obtained from the data presented in the Daily Staff Reports for this time period.
4/30/67 | 5/20/67 | 5/26/67 | 5/27/67 | 5/30/67 | 5/31/67 | 6/22/67 | 6/24/67 | 7/2/67 | 7/4/67 | 7/9/67 | 7/12/67 | 7/14/67 | 7/17/67 | 7/19/67 | 7/25/67 | |
Injuries | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 46 |
Deaths | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
8/2/67 | 8/10/67 | 8/21/67 | 8/22/67 | 8/31/67 | 9/2/67 | 9/3/67 | 9/6/67 | 9/19/67 | 9/24/67 | 9/25/67 | 10/5/67 | 10/6/67 | 10/15/67 | 10/18/67 | 10/27/67 | |
Injuries | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 |
Deaths | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
11/2/67 | 11/4/67 | 11/9/67 | 11/23/67 | 11/25/67 | 11/28/67 | 12/3/67 | 12/7/67 | 12/8/67 | 12/17/67 | 12/20/67 | 1/6/68 | 1/9/68 | 1/13/68 | 2/1/68 | 2/11/68 | |
Injuries | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 109 |
Deaths | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
3/2/68 | 3/13/68 | 3/18/68 | 3/25/68 | 4/2/68 | 4/9/68 | 4/12/68 | 4/20/68 | 4/24/68 | 4/25/68 | 5/17/68 | 5/19/68 | 5/20/68 | 5/31/68 | |
Injuries | 110 | 111 | 112 | 131 | 132 | 132 | 136 | 137 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 141 | 151 | 151 |
Deaths | 32 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 44 |