KEY for casualty codes from the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Database
(merged with TAGCEN by Gary Roush of
the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association)

MILGRADE is a 4 Character field indicating rank of the KIA as indicated by the following tables.  


 2LT 01 2LT  Second Lieutenant                 
 1LT 02 1LT  First Lieutenant                        
 CPT 03 CAPT Captain                                 
 MAJ 04 MAJ  Major                                   
 LTC 05 LTC  Lieutenant Colonel                      
 COL 06 COL  Colonel                                 
 BG  07 BGEN Brigadier General                       
 MG  08 MG   Major General                           
 LTG 09 LTG  Lieutenant General                      
 GEN 10 GEN  General                                 
 PV1 E1 PV1  Private                                 
 PV2 E2 PV2  Private                                 
 PFC E3 PFC  Private First Class                     
 CPL E4 CPL  Corporal                                
 SP4 E4 SP4  Specialist Fourth Class                 
 SGT E5 SGT  Sergeant                                
 SP5 E5 SP5  Specialist Fifth Class                  
 SSG E6 SSGT Staff Sergeant                          
 SP6 E6 SP6  Specialist Sixth Class                  
 SFC E7 SFC  Sergeant First Class                    
 PSG E7 PSGT Platoon Sergeant                        
 SP7 E7 SP7  Specialist Seventh Class                
 MSG E8 MSGT Master Sergeant                         
 1SG E8 1SG  First Sergeant                          
 SMA E9 SMA  Sergeant Major of the Army              
 CSM E9 CSM  Command Sergeant Major                  
 SGM E9 SMAJ Sergeant Major                          
 WO1 W1 WO   Warrant Officer                         
 CW2 W2 CWO  Chief Warrant Officer                   
 CW3 W3 CWO  Chief Warrant Officer                   
 CW4 W4 CWO  Chief Warrant Officer

ORGAN: major unit of organization (Army only); number following is total number KIA from that unit

 AB      173rd Airborne Brigade                 1,717
 AC      11th Armored Cavalry                   715
 AD      Americal                               773
 BI      198th Light Infantry Brigade           949
 EA      82nd Airborne Division                 223
 EC      Engineering Command                    63
 EI      11th Light Infantry Brigade            1,095
 FA      1st Aviation Brigade                   1,637
 FC      1st Cavalry Division Airmbl            5,367
 FF      1st Field Force                        340
 FI      1st Infantry Division                  3,094
 FL      1st Logistic Command                   586
 FS      1st Signal Brigade                     189
 IB      196th Light Infantry Brigade           1,171
 IF      4th Infantry Division                  2,496
 IM      5th Infantry Division Mech             520
 IN      9th Infantry Division                  2,586
 LI      199th Light Infantry Brigade           741
 MV      MACV Advisors                          997
 OA      101st Airborne Division Airmbl         3,906
 SF      Special Forces                         739
 TF      2nd Field Force                        76
 TI      25th Infantry Division                 4,486
 UV      US Army Republic of Vietnam            809
 XX      Other                                  2,942


CASTYPE:
	   A1  =  HOSTILE, DIED
	   A2  =  HOSTILE, DIED OF WOUNDS
	   A3  =  HOSTILE, DIED WHILE MISSING
	   A4  =  HOSTILE, DIED WHILE CAPTURED
	   B5  =  HOSTILE-MISSING, RETURNED
	   B6  =  HOSTILE, NOW MISSING
	   B7  =  HOSTILE-CAPTURED, RETURNED
	   B8  =  HOSTILE, NOW CAPTURED
	   C1  =  NON-HOSTILE, DIED OF OTHER CAUSES
	   C2  =  NON-HOSTILE, DIED OF ILLNESS/INJURY
	   C3  =  NON-HOSTILE, DIED WHILE MISSING
	   D5  =  NON-HOSTILE MISSING, RETURNED
	   D6  =  NON-HOSTILE, NOW MISSING


REASON: Casualties are further categorized by specific cause, as
given by the codes below.  Note that "misadventure" generally means
"friendly fire".

	    A  =  AIR LOSS, CRASH - SEA
	    B  =  AIR LOSS, CRASH - LAND
	    C  =  VEHICLE LOSS, CRASH
	    D  =  GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
	    E  =  ARTILLERY, ROCKET, MORTAR
	    F  =  BOMB EXPLOSION
	    G  =  OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
	    H  =  MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
	    I  =  MISADVENTURE
	    J  =  DROWNED, SUFFOCATED
	    K  =  BURNS
	    L  =  ILLNESS, DISEASE
	    M  =  MALARIA
	    N  =  HEPATITIS
	    O  =  HEART ATTACK
	    P  =  STROKE
	    Q  =  SUICIDE
	    R  =  ACCIDENTAL SELF-DESTRUCTION
	    S  =  INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE
	    T  =  ACCIDENTAL HOMICIDE
	    U  =  OTHER ACCIDENT
	    V  =  OTHER CAUSES
	    Z  =  UNKNOWN, NOT REPORTED

DEATHDATE: date individual declared dead, regardless of event date.

EVENT DATE: possibly identical to DEATHDATE, but date of event that caused person's death. 

PROV =  PROVINCE  

	  01    QUANG TRI
	  02    THUA THIEN
	  03    QUANG NAM
	  04    QUANG TIN
	  05    QUANG NGAI
	  06    KONTUM
	  07    BINH DINH
	  08    PLEIKU
	  09    PHU YEN
	  10    DARLAC
	  11    KHANH HOA
	  12    TUYEN DUC
	  13    QUANG DUC
	  14    PHUOC LONG
	  15    LAM DONG
	  16    NINH THUAN
	  17    BINH THUAN
	  18    BINH THUY
	  19    LONG KHANH
	  20    PHUOC THANH
	  21    BINH LONG
	  22    TAY NINH
	  23    BINH DUONG
	  24    GIA DINH
	  25    BIEN HOA
	  26    PHUOC TUY
	  27    LONG AN
	  28    KIEN TUONG
	  29    KIEN PHONG
	  30    DINH TUONG
	  31    AN GIANG
	  32    VINH LONG
	  33    KIEN HOA
	  34    VINH BINH
	  35    PHONG DINH
	  36    KIEN GIANG
	  37    CHUONG THIEN
	  38    BA XUGEN
	  39    AN XUGEN
	  40    CON SON ISLAND
	  41    PHU BON
	  42    HUA NGHIA
	  43    GO CONG
	  44    BAC LIEU
	  45    CHUA DOC
	  46    SA DEC
	  47    UNKNOWN CODE
	  48    UNKNOWN CODE
	  49    PHU QUOC ISLAND
	  50    DMZ
	  81    OFFSHORE, MILITARY REGION 1
	  82    OFFSHORE, MILITARY REGION 2
	  83    OFFSHORE, MILITARY REGION 3
	  84    OFFSHORE, MILITARY REGION 4
	  89    OFFSHORE, PROVINCE & MILITARY REGION UNKNOWN
	  91    PROVINCE UNKNOWN, MILITARY REGION 1
	  92    PROVINCE UNKNOWN, MILITARY REGION 2
	  93    PROVINCE UNKNOWN, MILITARY REGION 3
	  94    PROVINCE UNKNOWN, MILITARY REGION 4
	  99    PROVINCE AND MILITARY REGION UNKNOWN

HOME STATE:

 01  = AL = Alabama                                              
 02  = AK = Alaska                                                     
 03  = AZ = Arizona                                                    
 04  = AR = Arkansas                                                   
 05  = CA = California                                                 
 06  = CO = Colorado                                                   
 07  = CT = Connecticut                                                
 08  = DE = Delaware                                                   
 09  = DC = District of Columbia                                       
 10  = FL = Florida                                                    
 11  = GA = Georgia                                                    
 12  = HI = Hawaii                                                     
 13  = ID = Idaho                                                      
 14  = IL = Illinois                                                   
 15  = IN = Indiana                                                    
 16  = IA = Iowa                                                       
 17  = KS = Kansas                                                     
 18  = KY = Kentucky                                                   
 19  = LA = Louisiana                                                  
 20  = ME = Maine                                                      

 21 = MD = Maryland                                                   
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 23 = MI = Michigan                                                   
 24 = MN = Minnesota                                                  
 25 = MS = Mississippi                                                
 26 = MO = Missouri                                                   
 27 = MT = Montana                                                    
 28 = NE = Nebraska                                                   
 29 = NV = Nevada                                                     
 30 = NH = New Hampshire                                              
 31 = NJ = New Jersey                                                 
 32 = NM = New Mexico                                                 
 33 = NY = New York                                                   
 34 = NC = North Carolina                                             
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 36 = OH = Ohio                                                       
 37 = OK = Oklahoma                                                   
 38 = OR = Oregon                                                     
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 40 = RI = Rhode Island                                               
 41 = SC = South Carolina                                             
 42 = SD = South Dakota                                               
 43 = TN = Tennessee                                                  
 44 = TX = Texas                                                      
 45 = UT = Utah                                                       
 46 = VT = Vermont                                                    
 47 = VA = Virginia                                                   
 48 = WA = Washington                                                 
 49 = WV = West Virginia                                              
 50 = WI = Wisconsin                                                  
 51 = WY = Wyoming                                                    
 CZ = CZ = Canal Zone                                                 
 GU = GU = Guam                                                       
 PR = PR = Puerto Rico                                                
 SO = SO = Am Samoa                                                   
 VO = VO = Virgin Islands                                             
 XX = XX = Other                                                      
 ZZ = ZZ = Unknown                                                    

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