The Pittsburgh Press (August 2, 1945)
U.S. casualties up to 1,061,648
WASHINGTON (UP) – U.S. combat casualties stood at 1,061,648 today, including 249,367 dead.
The total was an increase of 2,806 over a week ago. The rise was largely accounted for by an increase of 2,109 in Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps losses for the week. The week’s increase in Army casualties was 697.
Overall casualties included 920,917 reported by the Army and 140,731 by the Navy and its branches.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson reported that U.S. soldiers mopping up in the Philippines during the past week had slain an additional 4,477 Japs and captured 587. The Americans suffered 107 casualties.
The Army-Navy casualty table:
| Army | Navy | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 197,676 | 51,691 | 249,367 |
| Wounded | 570,766 | 73,732 | 644,498 |
| Missing | 34,734 | 11,551 | 46,285 |
| Prisoners | 117,741 | 3,757 | 121,498 |
| TOTALS | 920,917 | 140,731 | 1,061,648 |
Of the Army wounded, 351,317 have returned to duty. Of Army prisoners, 95,709 have been liberated.