Battle of Luzon won by Yanks
Jap remnants hide in mountains
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Connally outlines charter, asks early Senate approval
U.S. urged to ‘show the way’ to others by ratifying new ‘peace’ conference
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U.S. casualties rise to 1,030,679
WASHINGTON (UP) – U.S. combat casualties, climbing gradually, reached 1,030,679 today, an increase of 7,226 in a week.
The total, of which 236,735 were killed, includes 908,025 Army and 122,654 Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard casualties.
Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, commander of U.S. forces in the Mediterranean Theater, reported at a press conference that American casualties in his theater totaled 186,616.
He said this figure included 30,910 killed, 108,271 wounded and 47,435 missing.
Gen. McNarney said the best estimate of German casualties in the Mediterranean Theater was 1,341,000 killed, wounded or captured.
The overall casualty table:
| Army | Navy | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 190,277 | 46,458 | 236,735 |
| Wounded | 564,302 | 60,986 | 625,288 |
| Missing | 39,255 | 10,985 | 50,240 |
| Prisoners | 114,191 | 4,225 | 118,416 |
| TOTAL | 908,025 | 122,654 | 1,030,679 |
Father confident of vindication for woman held in sailor’s death
‘Always truthful,’ Texan declares
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Brookline Marine on carrier only survivor of gun crew
Corporal, on USS Bunker Hill since ship’s commissioning, knocked down in Jap attack
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Covell cited for work in CBI Theater
General planned flood control here
By Robert Taylor, Press Washington correspondent
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Pending labor bill called step toward stability in U.S. industry
Burton discusses proposed provisions
By Sen. Harold H. Burton
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Perkins: Public reaction pleases new labor bill’s sponsors
Mail, telegrams of three senators indicate only condemnation comes from labor chiefs
By Fred W. Perkins, Pittsburgh Press staff writer
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Army to triple firebomb output
WASHINGTON (UP) – The Chemical Warfare Service is scheduled to almost triple its production and to supply approximately 150 million incendiary bombs during the next 12 months for use against Jap industry, the War Department has announced.
The service furnished 160,000 tons of firebombs for all fronts in the last six months. During the next year, nearly 850,000 tons will be supplied.