National Affairs: U.S. WAR.CASUALTIES

The Defense Department last week reported 253 more U.S. casualties (including 35 killed in action) in Korea. The smallest weekly list of the war, it brought total U.S. casualties to 79,650. The breakdown:

DEAD 13,543

WOUNDED 55,321

MISSING 10,617

CAPTURED 169

Total casualties by services: Army, 64,954; Marine Corps, 13,073; Navy, 940; Air Force, 683.

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