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During World War II, 1.2 million African Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces and 708 were killed in action. 350,000 American women served in the Armed Forces during World War II and 16 were killed in action. [341] During World War II, 26,000 Japanese-Americans served in the Armed Forces and over 800 were killed in action. [342]
Two Filipino graduates of West Point, Vicente Lim and Fidel Segundo, were killed in action during World War II while serving as generals for the Philippines and the United States. All served in the United States Army during their careers before being promoted to brigadier general in the Philippine Army. [4][63] Image. Name.
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 ...
American military personnel killed in World War II. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Military people of the United States killed in World War II. United States military personnel killed in action in World War II (1939–1945), including the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, near Colleville-sur-Mer in France, honoring American troops who died in Europe during World War II. Killed in action (KIA) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own personnel at the hands of enemy or hostile forces at the moment of action. [1]
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.
USS YC-683 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USS YC-685 lost due to enemy action at Guam, Marianas Islands, and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USS YC-693 lost off Alaska, 1 February 1945, [9] and stricken from the Navy List, 23 February 1945.
American military personnel who were killed in action. These include people who were killed during combat, either at the hands of hostile forces or by friendly fire. It excludes people who died later due to their combat-related injuries. Wikimedia Commons has media related to United States military people killed in action.