The Pittsburgh Press (August 18, 1945)
War casualties reach 1,070,138
WASHINGTON (UP) – With final figures yet to be compiled, U.S. combat casualties in World War II as officially recorded here stood at 1,070,138 today.
The total did not include the cruiser USS Indianapolis’ 1,196 casualties nor a few thousand Army and Navy losses still to be reported from the Pacific.
The 1,070,138 figure included 252,146 killed. It represented an increase over a week ago of 2,534 casualties.
The table:
| Army | Navy | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 199,183 | 52,963 | 252,146 |
| Wounded | 570,997 | 80,171 | 651,168 |
| Missing | 33,653 | 10,553 | 44,206 |
| Prisoners | 118,924 | 3,694 | 122,618 |
| TOTALS | 922,757 | 147,381 | 1,070,138 |
Of Army wounded, 356,331 have returned to duty, and 96,337 of the Army prisoners have been liberated.