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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 ...
American personnel of the United States Marine Corps who were killed in World War II (1939-1945). Pages in category "United States Marine Corps personnel killed in World War II" The following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total.
This article lists battles and campaigns in which the number of U.S. soldiers killed was higher than 1,000. The battles and campaigns that reached that number of deaths in the field are so far limited to the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and one campaign during the Vietnam War (the Tet Offensive from January 30 to September 23, 1968).
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.
Nearly 87,000 marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. [67] Photograph of the Marine Corps War Memorial, which depicts the second U.S. flag-raising atop Mount Suribachi, on Iwo Jima. The memorial is modeled on Joe Rosenthal's famous Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.
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]
United States military personnel killed in action in World War II (1939–1945), including the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Aversa, Italy, Mediterranean Theatre of World War II ** General L. Grant Italy, Mediterranean Theatre of World War II ** Herman Perry: March 15, 1945 Ledo, Assam, India: Robert L. Pearson March 17, 1945 Shepton Mallet, United Kingdom, European Theater ** Cubia (Parson) Jones Henry Baker March 18, 1945 Philippines: John M. Mack March 20, 1945