The Pittsburgh Press (November 30, 1944)
U.S. casualties reach 536,950
Increase for week totals 8,155
Washington (UP) –
Announced casualties of the U.S. Armed Forces today reached the total of 536,950, an increase of 8,155 in the past week.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson said that the total of announced Army casualties now stands at 461,058. A Navy casualty list released today showed 75,892 casualties among Navy, Marine and Coast Guard personnel.
The casualties were divided as follows:
| Army | Navy | |
|---|---|---|
| Killed | 89,840 | 29,480 |
| Wounded | 258,106 | 32,600 |
| Missing | 57,514 | 9,326 |
| Prisoners | 55,598 | 4,486 |
Secretary Stimson said 124,533 of the Army wounded have returned to duty.
Mr. Stimson released the following area-by-area list of Army casualties through October 1944:
| Killed | Wounded | Missing | Prisoners | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asiatic | 1,122 | 1,603 | 921 | 159 | 3,805 |
| Central Pacific | 2,344 | 5,273 | 622 | 10 | 8,249 |
| Europe | 45,316 | 136,642 | 28,500 | 25,277 | 235,735 |
| Middle East | 823 | 639 | 1,886 | 1,693 | 5,041 |
| North Africa | 25,876 | 79,216 | 5,564 | 13,376 | 124,032 |
| North America | 1,305 | 1,052 | 52 | 0 | 2,409 |
| Philippines | 1,101 | 1,690 | 14,933 | 12,892 | 30,616 |
| South Pacific | 2,504 | 7,278 | 504 | 8 | 10,294 |
| Southwest Pacific | 4,420 | 9,661 | 2,029 | 1,065 | 17,175 |
| TOTALS | 84,811 | 243,054 | 55,011 | 54,480 | 437,356 |