The first complete U.S. casualty list of the war was at last pried loose from the Army & Navy last week by Elmer Davis' new Office of War Information. The casualties, except for the Philippine Commonwealth Army (whose losses are not accurately known):
Killed Wounded Missing Prisoners
Army 902 1,413 17,452 ?
Philippine Scouts 479 754 11,000 ?
Navy & Marines & Coast Guard. 3,420 1.051 7,672 1,022
Total 4,801 3,218 36,124 1,022 +
> Most Army losses were at Bataan, Corregidor and Java, and most of the men listed as missing are probably prisoners. Of...
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