The Pittsburgh Press (February 9, 1944)
Casualties now 150,478; 30,261 listed in prison
Washington (UP) –
The Office of War Information reported today that announced casualties of the U.S. Armed Forces since Pearl Harbor total 150,478 – 34,179 dead, 51,292 wounded, 34,746 missing, and 30,261 prisoners.
Of the prisoners of war, 1,936 have died in prison camps – mostly in Japanese-occupied territory. These deaths are those that have been officially reported by the enemy. Thousands more have died in Japanese camps.