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During World War II, 1.2 million African Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces and 708 were killed in action. 350,000 American women served in the Armed Forces during World War II and 16 were killed in action. [342] During World War II, 26,000 Japanese-Americans served in the Armed Forces and over 800 were killed in action. [343]
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths that are either directly or indirectly caused by war.These numbers include the deaths of military personnel which are the direct results of a battle or other military wartime actions, as well as wartime/war-related deaths of civilians which are often results of war-induced epidemics, famines, genocide, etc. Due to incomplete records, the ...
Only the military losses and civilian losses directly associated with hostilities are included into the article. The actions of the Axis' and Allied military or civilian authorities that fit the definition of genocide , or war crimes (including Nazi war crimes , Soviet war crimes , Allied war crimes , Holocaust , Nazi crimes against Soviet POWs ...
According to most sources, World War II was the most lethal war in world history, with some 70 million killed in six years. According to some, the civilian to combatant fatality ratio in World War II lies somewhere between 3:2 and 2:1, or from 60% to 67%. [15] [16] According to others, the ratio is at least 3:1 and potentially higher. [17]
American civilians killed in World War II (1 C, 32 P) M. American military personnel killed in World War II (5 C, 10 P) P. ... additional terms may apply.
See also World War I casualties. da. ^ World War II Note: as of March 31, 1946, there were an estimated 286,959 dead of whom 246,492 were identified; of 40,467 who were unidentified 18,641 were located {10,986 reposed in military cemeteries and 7,655 in isolated graves} and 21,826 were reported not located. As of April 6, 1946, there were 539 ...
A casualty in military usage is a person in military service, ... Civilian casualties of World War II ... Pages in category "World War II casualties"
American people who died in Japanese internment camps (5 P) Pages in category "American civilians killed in World War II" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.