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  2. United States military casualties of war - Wikipedia

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    Commonly cited casualty figures provided by the Department of Defense are 4,435 killed and 6,188 wounded, although the original government report that generated these numbers warned that the totals were incomplete and far too low. [89] In 1974, historian Howard Peckham and a team of researchers came up with a total of 6,824 killed in action and ...

  3. World War II casualties - Wikipedia

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    US Army Battle and Non-battle Deaths in military theaters of World War II: 39,982 in Continental U.S, 1,787 in Africa-Middle East Theater, 1,691 in Caribbean Defense Command and South Atlantic, 152,109 in European Theater, 46,689 in Mediterranean Theater, 62,462 in Pacific Theaters, 7,813 in Burma, China and India Theaters, 997 in Alaskan ...

  4. List of battles with most United States military fatalities

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    The campaign that resulted in the most US military deaths was the Battle of Normandy (June 6 to August 25, 1944) in which 29,204 soldiers were killed fighting against Nazi Germany. The bloodiest single day in the history of the United States military is either June 6, 1944, with 2,500 soldiers killed during the Invasion of Normandy on D-Day, or ...

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

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    Regarding killed in action the 2nd Infantry Division was the unit with the highest ratio with 7,094 KIA and 16,575 wounded. ^ 1st Cavalry Division was the unit with most casualties suffered during the Vietnam War with 32,036; including 5,444 KIA and 26,592 wounded. Regarding killed in action the 1st Marine Division was the unit with the highest ...

  6. Military history of the United States during World War II

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    History of theUnited States. The military history of the United States during World War II covers the nation's role as one of the major Allies in their victory over the Axis Powers. The United States is generally considered to have entered the conflict with the 7 December 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan and exited it ...

  7. Battle casualties of World War II - Wikipedia

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    German, Italian, Hungarian and Bulgarian of 650,000 men in 33 divisions faced 800,000 Yugoslav forces organized in 28 divisions. German forces suffered 151 KIA and 407 WIA. Italian and Hungarian losses totaled 1,000. 341,000 Yugoslavs were taken prisoner and 3,000 to 17,000 civilians killed in the bombing of Belgrade.

  8. List of U.S. general officers and flag officers killed in ...

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    This is a list of United States Armed Forces general officers and flag officers who were killed in World War II. The dates of death listed are from the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 to the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945, when the United States was officially involved in World War II. Included are generals and admirals who ...

  9. List of World War II battles involving the United States

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    Battle of the Atlantic. September 13, 1941. May 8, 1945. Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Irish Sea, Labrador Sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Outer Banks, Arctic Ocean. Around 18,000 sailors and merchant seamen killed [1][2] Allied victory. Germany, Japan (Possibly), Currently unknown. Longest military campaign of World War II.

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