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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 ...
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. [343] During World War II, 26,000 Japanese-Americans served in the Armed Forces and over 800 were killed in action. [344]
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics, famines, or genocides.
Globally, the civilian casualty ratio often hovers around 50%. It is sometimes stated that 90% of victims of modern wars are civilians, [13] but that is a myth. [2] [4]In 1989, William Eckhardt studied casualties of conflicts from 1700 to 1987 and found that "the civilian percentage share of war-related deaths remained at about 50% from century to century."
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. American prisoners of war in World War II ...
Fisher Tank Arsenal opened in 1942 in Michigan, and throughout World War II it was responsible for producing over 12,000 tanks. Specifically, Fisher was responsible for the Sherman and Pershing tanks.
Estimated total number of destroyed and damaged for the war totaled 116,584 aircraft, of which over 63,000 were total losses and the remainder damaged at 10% or more. By type, losses totaled 41,452 fighters, 22,037 bombers, 15,428 trainers, 10,221 night-intruders, 8,548 ground attack, 6,733 reconnaissance, 6,141 transports and 6,024 undefined.
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.