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  2. Ethnic minorities in the United States Armed Forces during ...

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    Hispanic Americans, also referred to as Latinos, served in all elements of the American armed forces in the war.They fought in every major American battle in the war. According to House concurrent resolution 253, 400,000 to 500,000 Hispanic Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, out of a total of 16,000

  3. United States military casualties of war - Wikipedia

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    As of June 2018 total of US World War II casualties listed as MIA is 72,823 [94] e. ^ Korean War : Note: [ 20 ] gives Dead as 33,746 and Wounded as 103, 284 and MIA as 8,177. The American Battle Monuments Commission database for the Korean War reports that "The Department of Defense reports that 54,246 American service men and women lost their ...

  4. World War II casualties - Wikipedia

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    World War II deaths by country World War II deaths by theater. World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history.An estimated total of 70–85 million deaths were caused by the conflict, representing about 3% of the estimated global population of 2.3 billion in 1940. [1]

  5. Hispanic Americans in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Among those killed was Trujillo, who became the first Hispanic Marine casualty of World War II. [15] Commander Luis de Florez. When the United States officially entered World War II, Hispanic Americans were among the many American citizens who joined the ranks of United States Armed Forces as volunteers or through the draft. [16]

  6. Military history of African Americans - Wikipedia

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    a play by Michael Bradford depicting African-American World War II soldiers and the troubles they encounter upon returning home to the Deep South. [201] 2006 () Flyboys (film) Film set during World War 1 about the Lafayette Escadrille (the 124th air squadron formed by the French in 1916). It was mostly composed of volunteer American pilots ...

  7. American units with the highest percentage of casualties per ...

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    The number of casualties is simply the number of members of a unit who are not available for duty. For example, during the Seven Days Battles in the American Civil War (June 25 to July 1, 1862) there were 5,228 killed, 23,824 wounded and 7,007 missing or taken prisoner for a total of 36,059 casualties.

  8. Category:World War II casualties by nationality - Wikipedia

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    This category has the following 24 subcategories, out of 24 total. ... American casualties of World War II (3 C) Austrian casualties of World War II (2 C, 1 P) B.

  9. Category:American casualties of World War II - Wikipedia

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    Category: American casualties of World War II. ... This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. C. American civilians killed in World War II ...