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wounded in action wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 nato s definitions toggle nato s definitions subsection 1 1 wounded in action 1 2 died of wounds received in action 2 see also 3 references toggle the table of contents wounded in action 29 languages العربية azərbaycanca کوردی dansk deutsch español eesti فارسی français bahasa indonesia italiano 日本語 한국어 lietuvių latviešu bahasa melayu ਪੰਜਾਬੀ polski português русский sicilianu simple english српски srpski svenska தமிழ் türkçe українська اردو 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikiquote wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia military term used for persons wounded by enemy action this article is about combatant s state for other uses see wia this article needs more citations please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed find sources wounded in action news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2025 learn how and when to remove this message wounded american soldiers on omaha beach 1944 wounded in action wia describes combatants who have been wounded while fighting in a combat zone during wartime but have not been killed typically it implies that they are temporarily or permanently incapable of bearing arms or continuing to fight 1 generally the wounded in action are far more numerous than those killed common combat injuries include second and third degree burns broken bones shrapnel wounds brain injuries spinal cord injuries nerve damage paralysis loss of sight and hearing post traumatic stress disorder ptsd and limb loss 2 for the u s military becoming wia generally results in subsequent conferral of the purple heart because the purpose of the medal itself one of the highest awards military or civilian officially given by the american government is to recognize those killed incapacitated or wounded in battle nato s definitions edit wounded in action edit a battle casualty other than killed in action who has incurred an injury due to an external agent or cause the term encompasses all kinds of wounds and other injuries incurred in action whether there is a piercing of the body as in a penetrating or perforated wound or none as in the contused wound all fractures burns blast concussions all effects of biological and chemical warfare the effects of exposure to ionizing radiation or any other destructive weapon or agent 3 died of wounds received in action edit main article mortal wound a battle casualty who later dies of wounds or other injuries received in action after having reached a medical treatment facility 3 in the united states the acronym used is dow while nato uses dwria see also edit medicine portal kia killed in action mia missing in action pow prisoner of war casualty references edit icasualties iraq coalition casualty count archived 2011 03 21 at the wayback machine see the middle of the page to see info on the types of wounded us allied wounded costs of war watson brown edu retrieved 2020 05 06 1 2 aap 06 nato glossary of terms and definitions pdf nato standardization office authority control databases international gnd national united states france bnf data israel other yale lux retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title wounded_in_action oldid 1359822986 categories military terminology war casualties hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata articles needing additional references from december 2025 all articles needing additional references webarchive template wayback links this page was last edited on 17 june 2026 at 12 34 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non profit organization privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of conduct developers statistics cookie statement mobile view search search toggle the table of contents wounded in action 29 languages add topic