The Pittsburgh Press (April 19, 1945)
U.S. losses rise 12,810 to 912,200
WASHINGTON (UP) – Officially announced U.S. combat casualties reached 912,200 today. This was an increase of 12,810 in a week.
The U.S. combat casualty total included 813,870 Army and 98,330 Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard losses since December 7, 1941.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson reported that U.S. Army casualties in Europe during March “were limited” to 47,023. This included 6,214 killed, 35,443 wounded, and 5,366 missing.
Ground force losses in Europe since D-Day, he said, now total 473,215, including 79,795 killed by the Germans, 334,919 wounded, and 58,501 missing.
Mr. Stimson said that he “would not have anyone think that even in this past week or two the Allied forces in Germany have had an easy time of it; on the contrary, we have run into centers of the stiffest kind of resistance.”
The total U.S. casualties:
| Army | Navy | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 162,505 | 37,920 | 200,425 |
| Wounded | 496,803 | 45,554 | 542,357 |
| Missing | 83,926 | 10,595 | 94,521 |
| TOTALS | 813,870 | 98,330 | 912,200 |
Of the Army wounded, 261,596 have returned to duty.