Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths

Battle casualties and deaths, by geographic area of residence:
7 December 1941-31 December 1946 [a]

Geographic area of residence Battle casualties[b] Deaths
Total deaths Deaths among battle casualties Other non-battle [e]
Total Battle [c] Non-battle [d]
Total 936,259 318,274 234,874 225,618 9,256 83,400
Alabama 14,715 5,215 3,468 3,409 59 1,747
Arizona 4,043 1,553 1,150 1,112 38 403
Arkansas 10,699 3,918 2,773 2,704 69 1,145
California 39,978 17,428 12,139 11,509 630 5,289
Colorado 5,995 2,776 1,998 1,913 85 778
Connecticut 13,093 4,422 3,373 3,312 61 1,049
Delaware 1,820 563 425 420 5 138
District of Columbia 3,261 1,485 903 874 29 582
Florida 8,928 3,646 2,315 2,258 57 1,331
Georgia 16,211 5,810 3,916 3,829 87 1,894
Idaho 3,643 1,423 1,052 991 61 371
Illinois 52,208 18,850 14,065 13,750 315 4,785
Indiana 23,939 8,270 6,219 6,122 97 2,051
Iowa 15,979 5,800 4,364 4,255 109 1,436
Kansas 11,592 4,629 3,430 3,357 73 1,199
Kentucky 21,670 6,909 5,174 5,073 101 1,735
Louisiana 10,812 4,032 2,707 2,636 71 1,325
Maine 6,181 2,184 1,687 1,624 63 497
Maryland 12,951 4,457 3,278 3,240 38 1,179
Massachusetts 29,117 10,198 7,602 7,393 209 2,596
Michigan 38,739 13,057 9,996 9,826 170 3,061
Minnesota 17,798 6,533 4,980 4,834 146 1,553
Mississippi 9,711 3,622 2,403 2,341 62 1,219
Missouri 22,720 8,100 6,025 5,871 154 2,075
Montana 3,664 1,575 1,197 1,064 133 378
Nebraska 7,716 3,044 2,290 2,194 96 754
Nevada 880 350 238 225 13 112
New Hampshire 3,276 1,219 912 877 35 307
New Jersey 30,421 10,536 7,904 7,799 105 2,632
New Mexico 5,372 2,109 1,720 1,245 475 389
New York 89,183 31,522 23,322 22,992 330 8,200
North Carolina 21,469 7,271 5,158 5,073 85 2,113
North Dakota 4,644 1,640 1,285 1,254 31 355
Ohio 48,198 17,168 12,835 12,616 219 4,333
Oklahoma 14,782 5,582 4,067 3,937 130 1,515
Oregon 7,119 2,836 2,053 1,909 144 783
Pennsylvania 82,395 26,971 20,597 20,182 415 6,374
Rhode Island 4,913 1,687 1,276 1,239 37 411
South Carolina 10,081 3,443 2,438 2,385 53 1,005
South Dakota 3,810 1,479 1,103 1,076 27 376
Tennessee 20,553 6,704 4,982 4,914 68 1,722
Texas 42,001 16,286 11,374 10,898 476 4,912
Utah 3,287 1,463 1,065 1,031 38 394
Vermont 2,518 861 664 642 22 197
Virginia 17,745 6,179 4,356 4,276 80 1,823
Washington 9,413 4,043 2,927 2,760 167 1,116
West Virginia 16,321 4,937 3,836 3,767 69 1,101
Wisconsin 19,399 7,122 5,402 5,193 209 1,720
Wyoming 1,560 706 520 492 28 136
Alaska 232 48 35 3 13
Hawaii 2,593 722 584 584 0 138
Panama Canal Zone 1,576 17 8 8 0 9
Puerto Rico 165 346 23 23 0 323
Philippines 10,808 5,337 5,135 2,161 2,974 202
United States--area not specified 1,966 25 18 14 4 7
United States possessions 12 4 0 0 0 4
Other countries 2,566 162 104 103 1 58
Geographic area unknown 49,818 0 0 0 0 0

[a] See Introduction for sources and coverage.
[b] Includes deaths among battle casualties.
[c] Consists of deaths of personnel in a battle casualty status of killed in action, died of wounds and injuries received in action, or declared dead from missing in action (columns 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, and 16 of pages 8 through 91).
[d] Consists of non-battle deaths of personnel in a battle casualty status of captured and interned, or missing in action (columns 13 and 17 of pages 8 through 91).
[e] Consists of non-battle deaths of personnel not in a battle casualty status at time of death.

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