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Army Battle Casualties
and
Nonbattle Deaths
in World War II

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Final Report
7 December 1941 -- 31 December 1946


Prepared by
Stastical and Accounting Branch
Office of the Adjutant General

Under Direction of
Program Review and Analysis Division
Office of the Comptroller of the Army, O.C.S.


Distribution List

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

OFFICE, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF

MUNITIONS BOARD

OFFICE, SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

OFFICE, CHIEF OF STAFF

GENERAL STAFF

SPECIAL STAFF

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFS AND SERVICES

TECHNICAL STAFFS AND SERVICES

CHIEF, ARMY FIELD FORCES

CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES COMMANDS

OVERSEA COMMANDS

STATE ADJUTANTS GENERAL

SCHOOLS

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION


Table of Contents

            Page
Introduction 1
Summary 5
Battle Casualties  
Theater 8
Month of Occurrence  
  All Theaters and Branches  
  Officers and Enlisted 10
  Officers 12
  Enlisted 14
  All Theaters, Air Corps Branch  
  Officers and Enlisted 16
  Officers 18
  Enlisted 20
  All Theaters, All Other Branches  
  Officers and Enlisted 22
  Officers 24
  Enlisted 26
  Africa--Middle East Theater 28
  Caribbean Defense Command & South Atlantic 30
  European Theater 32
  Mediterranean Theater 34
  Alaskan Department 36
  China--Burma--India Theater 38
  U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces 44
  Theater Unknown 44
  Enroute (not Chargeable to any Command) 44
Duty Branch  
  Officers (by Grade) and Enlisted 47
  All Theaters 48
  Africa--Middle East Theater 50
  Caribbean Defense Command & South Atlantic 52
  European Theater 54
  Mediterranean Theater 56
  Alaskan Department 58
  Burma, China, and India Theaters 60
  Pacific Theaters 62
  U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces 64
  Theater Unknown 66
  Enroute (not Chargeable to any Command) 68
Grade in Which Serving  
  All Branches 70
  Air Corps Branch (Incl. Flight Officers) 70
  All Other Branches 72
Component and Grade--Commissioned Officers  
  All Components 74
  Regular Army 74
  All Other Components 74
Place of Occurrence  
  All Branches 76
  Air Corps Branch (Incl. Flight Officers) 76
  All Other Branches 78
Organization  
  All Theaters 80
  Africa--Middle East Theater 84
  Caribbean Defense Command & South Atlantic 84
  European Theater 84
  Mediterranean Theater 86
  Alaskan Department 88
  Burma, China, and India Theaters 88
  Pacific Theaters 88
  U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces 90
  Theater Unknown 90
  Enroute (not Chargeable to any Command) 90
Campaign and Type of Organization  
  Atlantic Area Campaigns 92
  Pacific Area Campaigns 93
  Campaigns not Identifiable 95
Battle and Nonbattle Deaths  
Month and Type of Personnel  
  Total 96
  Battle Deaths 97
  Nonbattle Deaths 98
Month and Type of Death  
  All Branches 99
  Air Corps Branch (Incl. Flight Officers) 100
  All Other Branches 101
  Continental U.S. 102
  Outside Continental U.S. 103
  Africa--Middle East Theater 104
  Caribbean Defense Command & South Atlantic 105
  European Theater 106
  Mediterranean Theater 107
  Alaskan Department 108
  Burma, China, and India Theaters 109
  Pacific Theaters 110
  U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces 111
  Theater Unknown 111
  Enroute (not Chargeable to any Command) 111
Duty Branch  
  Total 112
  Continental U.S. 113
  Outside Continental U.S. 114
Grade in Which Serving  
  Total 115
  Continental U.S. 116
  Outside Continental U.S. 117
Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths  
Geographic Area of Residence 118



Transcribed and formatted by Larry Jewell & Patrick Clancey, HyperWar Foundation