List of battles with most United States military fatalities

References

1. Between 15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945 only
2. Union and Confederate numbers added together
3. Of the Union soldiers who died during the siege, 707 were killed in combat while 5,000 died from disease. On the Confede
4. Estimates range from 1,000 to 3,500 killed
5. 7,058 Americans (North & South)
6. Estimates range from 2,000 to 3,000 killed
7. 2,725 Union and 1,515 Confederacy
8. 2,008 Navy KIA + 109 Marines + 218 Army (not included: 68 civilian deaths)
9. 2,246 Union and 1,495 Confederacy
10. 1,252–1,336 US Marines, 542–612 US Army, 195 US Navy, unknown US Army Air Force
11. 2,108 Union and 1,567 Confederate
12. 1,844 Union and 788 Confederacy
13. 984 Marines + 88 MIA + 687 Navy984+ 88+ 687
14. 1,754 Union and 1,728 Confederacy
15. 1,747 Union and 1,305 Confederacy
16. 1,734 Union and 3,494 Confederacy
17. 1,730 Union and 1,294 Confederate
18. 1,688 Union and 200 Confederate
19. 1,656 Union and 2,312 Confederate
20. 1,606 Union and 1,724 Confederacy
21. Of the 2,500 soldiers in Task Force Faith only 1,050 made it back. Of those only 385 were able-bodied
22. 1,284 Union and 608 Confederacy
23. 150 during combat and 1,000 during the return voyage
24. 788 from the US 5th Army and 296 from the US Navy
25. 1,005 Union and 1,483 Confederate
26. Between 15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945 only
27. 20,668 among ground forces and 8,536 among the USAAF
28. The Battle of the Atlantic began on September 3, 1939. American involvement in the Battle of the Atlantic began on Septe
29. Hard to get exact numbers because post-World War II history books about the 1941-42 Philippines campaign focus mostly on
30. 50,410 Americans died in the Rhineland from September 1944 - March 21, 1945
31. 7,621 Union and 4,206-4,352 Confederacy
32. U.S. Army KIA+Army POW died+Army MIA died+Marine KIA+Navy KIA1183+1167+1410+763+15 = 4,538
33. 4,423 Union and 3,044 Confederate
34. 3,642 Union and an unknown amount of Confederate
35. 16,233 died in Leyte, Luson, and Southern Philippines during October 17, 1944 - July 4, 1945
36. Union fatalities: 261 during the Battle of Hampton Roads (also known as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack and as t
37. 16,592 American died in 1968
38. 2,459 on the Gilbert Islands and 611 on the Marshall Islands
39. 836 Marines killed + 2,000 US Army killed
40. 2,783 Union and 3,812 Confederate
41. 2,061 Union and 1,481 Confederate
42. 10 U.S. Navy ships were sunk, resulting in 1,973 killed in action. 24 U.S. Army soldiers of the Lost Battalion were kill
43. 12,000 casualties including KIA, WIA, POW
44. 1,581 Union and 1,413 Confederate
45. The losses of the US Fifteenth Army during the fighting in the Ruhr pocket are not listed in the official US history
46. 676 killed + 813 Missing presumed dead
47. The majority of the fighting and counterinsurgency campaign in Anbar took place between April 2004 and September 2007
48. Operation VICTOR IV, the seizure of Mindanao's Zamboanga Peninsula occurred at the same time as Battle of Mindanao.221 k
49. MacDonald 1963.
50. Tucker 2013, p. 903
51. History.com 2017
52. Tucker 2013, p. 892
53. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed gives a 1513 reference for military casualty, and an 1844 reference for civilian use
54. The War
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55. Kennedy, pp. 183–184.
56. “A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge“, p. 410
57. "About St. Mihiel American Cemetery"
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58. Business Insider
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59. Burke & Roth 2014, p. 7
60. "Normandie-1944, L'été de la Liberté - La Campagne 7 juin/25 août - La Bataille de Saint-Lô"
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61. Cawthorne 2005, p. 126.
62. Del Volturno a Cassino
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63. Tucker 2013, p. 1668
64. https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/d-day12-assault-on-cherbourg/#:~:text=In%20the%20fight%20for%20Cherbourg,kille
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65. Allen 2017
66. D-Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery 2017
67. Alison 2016
68. Ecker 2005, p. 83.
69. [1]"History of the USMC in World War II vol. IV: Western Pacific Operations p. 285, 797. Retrieved 2/10/23. Total for Pe
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70. [2]"Casualty Report Number II" 8 May 1945, p. 65. Retrieved 2/10/23. 424 killed, 179 died of wounds, 9 missing in action
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71. [3] Naval History and Heritage Command, "World War II casualties," citing "The Statistics of Diseases and Injuries. vol.
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72. Eggenberger, D. "An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present". Courier Corp
73. A Fismes en 1918, j'étais là avec les Yanks , Tome 1, Cyrille Delozanne (ISBN 978-1-304-36393-0). Ville de Fismes. Ser
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74. Peters 2017
75. Tucker 2013, p. 1605
76. Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 490; and Lundstrom, Guadalcanal Campaign, p. 523.
77. Further information: Official Records, Series I, Volume XL, Part 1, pages 218-238.
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78. Sobieski, Anthony J. 1127 Days of Death – a Korean War Chronology – Part I, 1950. https://www.militaryhistoryonline.com
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79. Daily 1999, p. 68
80. "Opinion | A Little Piece of Hell (Published 2017)"
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81. Ecker 2004, pp. 16, 20.
82. Tucker 2013, p. 919
83. French Fortresses in North America 1535–1763: Québec, Montréal, Louisbourg and New Orleans
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84. Canada under Louis XIV, 1663-1701
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85. Ecker 2004, p. 6.
86. Konstam, Angus (2007). Salerno 1943: The Allied Invasion of Italy. Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 978-1-84415-517-0. p. 157
87. Tucker 2013, p. 1323
88. Ecker 2004, pp. 29, 31, 39.
89. “The Battle for Manila” p. 195
90. Sears, p. 249
91. Burton, p. 136
92. Ellis, John (1993). The World War II Databook: The Essential Facts and Figures for all the combatants. BCA. ISBN 978-1-8
93. Comptroller of the United States Army 1953, p. 92
94. “ Determining the Decisive Moments: The Invasion of Normandy” p 341
95. Brown 2013, p. 191
96. Army Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths in World War II p. 94. Retrieved 4 May 2023
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97. History of the Medical Department in World War II, vol. III Appendix Table 14, see "Return to the Philippines." Retrieve
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98. history.navy.mil, "World War II Casualties, Return to the Philippines." Retrieved 4 May 2023
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99. Graham 2007, p. 159.
100. Carney, Robert B., Admiral, USN. "Comment and Discussion" United States Naval Institute Proceedings January 1976, p. 74
101. http://www.usmm.org/casualty.html U.S. Merchant Marine Casualties during World War II
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102. navy.mil US Navy Personnel in World War II: Service and Casualty Statistics [dead link]
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103. Ecker 2005.
104. www.ibiblio.org
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105. Comptroller of the United States Army 1953, p. 93
106. Willmott 2005, p. 22
107. Fleet of Freedom
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108. Smith, Triumph in the Philippines, p. 694
109. Ecker 2005, pp. 73–105.
110. General summary from the Rapidan to the James River, May 5 – June 24, 1864: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Pa
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111. Tucker 2014, p. 213
112. standwheretheyfoughts jimdo page!
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113. Smith 2009, p. II
114. Zabecki 1999, p. 1560
115. Wolk, Herman S.; Hallion, Richard P. (1995-01-01). "FDR and Truman. Continuity and Context in the A-Bomb Decision". Airp
116. Statistical and Accounting Branch Office of the Adjutant General 1953, p. 94.
117. Varhola 2000, p. 6
118. (Ecker 2005, p. 62)
119. McKay, p. 146
120. Foote, p. 529.
121. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVII, Part 1, pages 155–168
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122. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVII, Part 2, pages 283–291
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123. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVII, Part 1, pages 151–152
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124. 90,000 according to Eicher, pp. 502–503.
125. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVII, Part 1, pages 193-194
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126. See also Aftermath.
127. Ecker 2005, pp. 93–105.
128. Comptroller of the United States Army 1953, p. 94
129. “Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492–2015, 4th Ed.” page 480
130. Hearn 2007, p. 88
131. nps.gov
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132. Kennedy, p. 91.
133. Eicher, 276; Sears, p. 117; Salmon, p. 91; Kennedy, p. 92.
134. Sears, p.147.
135. United States 2010
136. Smith, Holland M.; Finch, Perry (1976). Coral and Brass. New York, NY: Viking.
137. Smith and Clark, Riviera To The Rhine, p. 527.
138. Hickman 2017
139. Hart 2015, p. 627
140. Official Records, Series I, Volume XIX, Part 1, p. 204
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141. Official Records, Series I, Volume XIX, Part 1, p. 549
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142. www.icasualties.org
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143. The Washington Post
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144. U.S. War Dept., Official Records, Vol. 12/1, pp. 139, 262.
145. Sondhaus 2011, p. 413
146. Surgeon General 1920, pp. 43–44
147. "Headquarters MACV Monthly Summary February 1969"
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148. Guam 1941 & 1944: Loss and Reconquest
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149. “Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492–2015, 4th Ed.” page 479
150. www.nps.gov
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151. National Park Service: Vicksburg National Military Park (Campaign, Siege and Defense of Vicksburg – General summary of C
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152. "United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Command History 1969 Volume III"
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153. MacDonald 1973, p. 372.
154. (Ecker 2005, p. 62).
155. Operation Iraqi Freedom
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156. "Warfare and Armed Conflicts" p. 479
157. Jackson 2004, p. 334.
158. Altobello 2000, p. 354.
159. Smith 2005, p. 597
160. Smith 2005, p. 648
161. www.cbi-theater.com
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