The Pittsburgh Press (April 5, 1945)
Actual casualties now over 900,000
WASHINGTON (UP) – U.S. combat casualties officially compiled and announced here reached 892,909 today. This means that the actual total, including losses yet to be recorded in Washington, has surpassed 900,000.
Today’s official figure was 20,047 greater than that announced a week ago. It included 798,383 Army and 94,526 Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard casualties.
The figures:
| Army | Navy | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 156,471 | 36,649 | 193,120 |
| Wounded | 486,929 | 42,988 | 529,917 |
| Missing | 88,755 | 10,623 | 99,378 |
| Prisoners | 66,228 | 4,266 | 70,494 |
| TOTAL | 798,383 | 94,526 | 892,909 |