The Pittsburgh Press (April 27, 1944)
Casualties of U.S. rise to 192,836
Washington (UP) –
Announced casualties of the U.S. Armed Forces total 192,836, it was disclosed today. The total last Thursday was 189,309.
Comprising 148,425 Army casualties as of April 15 and 44,411 Navy casualties as of today, the total includes 44,497 killed, 72,030 wounded, 41,923 missing and 34,386 prisoners of war.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson divided Army losses into 25,582 killed, 60,166 wounded, 32,727 missing and 29,950 prisoners. Of the wounded, 33,077 have been returned to duty, Mr. Stimson told a press conference, while 1,679 prisoners have been reported to have died in prison camps, mostly in Jap-occupied territory.
Navy casualties to date embrace 18,915 killed, 11,864 wounded, 9,196 missing and 4,436 prisoners of war.