the number of american casualties in world war ii was 1,076,245.
the number of american casualties in world war ii was 1,076,245.
number of american casualties in world war ii?
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though ultimately victorious, the american victory at iwo jima had come at a terrible price. according to the official navy department library website, "the 36-day (iwo jima) assault resulted in more than 26,000 american casualties, including 6,800 dead." by comparison, the much larger scale 82-day battle of okinawa lasting from early april until mid-june 1945 (involving five u.s. army and two marine corps divisions) resulted in over 62,000 u.s. casualties, of whom over 12,000 were killed or missing. iwo jima was also the only u.s. marine battle where the american casualties exceeded the japanese, although japanese combat deaths numbered three times as many as american deaths. two us marines were captured during the battle, neither of whom survived their captivity. the uss "bismarck sea" was also lost, the last u.s. aircraft carrier sunk in world war ii. because all civilians had been evacuated, there were no civilian casualties at iwo jima, unlike at saipan and okinawa.
battle of iwo jima