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Killed in action

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31: 365: 113:(MIA), but after not being found, are later presumed to have not survived. This is typical of naval battles or engagements on other hostile environments where recovering bodies is difficult. A very large number of soldiers killed in action went unidentified in 137:
NATO defines killed in action or a battle casualty as a combatant who is killed outright or who dies as a result of wounds or other injuries before reaching a medical treatment facility or help from fellow comrades.
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in the midst of combat, but not from incidents such as accidental vehicle crashes, murder or other non-hostile events or
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to describe the deaths of their own personnel at the hands of enemy or hostile forces at the moment of action. The
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Military casualty classification used for deaths of personnel
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Killed in Action

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
France
World War II
casualty
militaries
United States Department of Defense
friendly fire
terrorism
missing in action
World War I
John Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Assassination
Missing in action
Prisoner of war
Wounded in action
"U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary: killed in action"
the original
"Understanding Combat Casualty Care Statistics"
Defense Technical Information Center
the original
"DoD Instruction Number 1300.18"
DPAA
Archived
"USS Milius — Named in honor of Navy pilot Captain Paul L. Milius"
US Navy

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