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US Marine Corps Casualties 1941-1946
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Killed in Action (KIA) 17,376
Wounded in Action (WIA) 68,207 Prisoner of War (POW) 2,274 Missing in Action (MIA) unknown ------------ USMC Casualty Total 87,857 |
WIA - Survived 67,207 POW - Survived 1,756 MIA - Survived unknown ------------ USMC Casualty Survivals 68,963 |
Killed in Action 17,376
WIA - Died of Wounds 1,000 POW - Died while prisoner 518 MIA - Died while missing unknown ------------ USMC Casualty Deaths 18,894 |
US Marine Corps casualty notes:
- The right two columns total to 87,857, as they should.
Sources for Big Pigeon's WWII US > WWII Casualties > Casualties - Marine Corps webpage:
- https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/w/world-war-ii-casualties.html - World War II Casualties, Navy Heritage and History Command - used for the following US Navy and US Marine Corps data: Killed in Action; Died of Wounds; Died as Prisoner.
- https://www.marines.mil/Portals/1/Publications/History%20of%20the%20U.S.%20Marine%20Corps%20in%20WWII%20Vol%20V%20-%20Victory%20and%20Occupation%20%20PCN%2019000262800_5.pdf - Marine POWs.