The Pittsburgh Press (May 3, 1945)
Total now 950,472 –
Italy costs U.S. 109,000 casualties
WASHINGTON (UP) – The conquest of Italy cost the United States more than 109,000 combat casualties, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson disclosed today.
Mr. Stimson said the U.S. Fifth Army had suffered 109,163 casualties from the start of the Italian campaign to April 28, when the Germans were sent into the rout which culminated in their surrender yesterday.
Of the Fifth Army’s losses, 21,577 were killed, 77,248 wounded and 10,338 missing.
Meanwhile, total U.S. combat casualties in all theaters officially reported reached 950,472.
This represented a jump of 21,099 from the total of a week ago.
The casualty table:
| Army | Navy | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 170,407 | 40,271 | 210,678 |
| Wounded | 520,208 | 47,739 | 567,947 |
| Missing | 80,364 | 10,123 | 90.487 |
| Prisoners | 77,110 | 4,250 | 81,360 |
| TOTALS | 848,089 | 102,383 | 950,472 |
Of soldiers taken prisoner, 9,974 have been exchanged or returned to U.S. military control.