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