U.S. casualties up 6,356 to 1,023,453 (6-21-45)

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The Pittsburgh Press (June 21, 1945)

U.S. casualties up 6,356 to 1,023,453

WASHINGTON (UP) – U.S. combat casualties totaled 1,023,453 today, an increase of 6,356 in a week.

The total included 903,701 Army and 119,752 Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard losses. The table:

Army Navy TOTAL
Killed 189,294 45,417 234,711
Wounded 560,836 59,196 620,032
Missing 39,956 10,908 50,864
Prisoners 113,615 4,231 117,846
TOTAL 903,701 119,752 1,023,453
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So important to keep updating the casualty numbers as we improve techniques of tracking them. Simply astounding numbers. :cry:

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