Allied Contribution to Vietnam
Thirty-nine nations provided support to South Vietnam in one form or another, answering the call of the Free World Assistance Program launched by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Only
those below provided military forces, and only Australia and New Zealand
apart from the USA covered their own expenses.
|
Country
|
Participation
at Height of Involvement
|
Losses
|
|
USA
|
Over
540,000 troops
|
Approximately
50,000
|
|
Australia
|
8,300
troops and advisors at a time, troops rotating. 46,852 Austrlian troops served in Vietnam 1962-1973.
|
Approximately
500 dead
|
|
Canada
|
No government involvement but thousands of Canadians (estimated numbers vary greatly from anywhere between 3,500 to 30,000) served with the US armed forces in Vietnam, including at least one Medal of Honour awardee.
|
At least 103
|
|
New
Zealand
|
534
soldiers - One battalion under Australian (1st Brigade) command at any one time.
|
|
|
Philippines
|
12,000
troops
|
About 1,000
|
|
South
Korea
|
Three
divisions - 48 000 soldiers
|
between 4,400 and 5,1000
|
|
Taiwan
|
?
|
?
|
|
Thailand
|
over
20,000 troops including 31 Special Forces
|
351 to 1,000
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