To access 400,000 records from the united states national archives regarding casualties from world war ii. Army and army air force honor list of dead and missing. Exact figures are still in dispute, because of different definitions used for each category, the questionable accuracy of the recording system used and the loss or. World war 2 casualty list collections access genealogy. Casualties of world war ii submitted by jason mcdonald on thu, 20140529 22. The term casualty covers anyone in the british army who was killed, wounded or missing.
Providing a comprehensive and authoritative summary of all the available facts and figures relating to world war ii. Search united states military public record databases to find the active duty status of service members, military bases, reunions, veterans cemeteries, casualties, medals, decorations, and much more. The authors of the oxford companion to world war ii maintain that casualty statistics are notoriously unreliable. This list identifies those men on active duty with the united states navy, marine corps and coast guard, whose deaths resulted directly from enemy action or from operational activities against the enemy in war zones from december 7, 1941, to the end of world war ii. The world war ii servicemen is an online database, based on a cardfile index created by indiana division librarians during world war ii. An introduction explaining how the list was compiled, a statistical tabulation, and the descriptions of the types of casualties incurred are also included. The sources cited on this page document an estimated death toll in world war ii of 62 to 78 million, making it the deadliest war ever. Casualties which occurred in the united states, or as a result of disease. Us marine corps casualty indexes total records records. While the cards for world war ii through korea are not classified, they can often be very graphic. Offering fullservice research and records analysis, guided diy research, research training workshops for genealogists, group and civic memorial research.
Records of military agencies relating to african americans from the post world war i period to the korean war, reference information paper. This collection lists war department casualties army and army air force personnel from world war ii. World war i figures include expeditions in north russia and siberia. Gruhl, werner, imperial japans world war two, 19311945. World war ii casualties for navy, marine corps, and coast guard from.
The history divisions historical reference branch holds casualty cards for world war ii, war dogs, interwar period 194650, korea, interwar period 19531965, and vietnam. Casualty cards were issued when a marine was wounded, missing, killed or deemed a prisoner of war. Database of fallen soldiers germany still locates 40,000 war casualties a year. The last part covers projects and institutions providing e. The worlds largest online veteranmilitary personnel database. You can search on multiple fields, such as first name, last name, and city, or just a single field, such as branch of service. World war 2 was the bloodiest conflict in human history. Over 27,000 australians were killed and 23,000 wounded in action during world war ii. We would recommend first exploring the world war ii casualties from navy, marine corps, and coast guard personnel for free online. World war ii was a war that spanned from 1939 to 1945. The essential facts and figures for all the combatants john ellis on. On december 19, 1937, a week after the sinking of uss panay pr5 20 miles down the yangtze river from nanjing, china, uss oahu pr6 brought the survivors and the dead alongside uss augusta ca31 in shanghai. Casualties of world war ii history of western civilization ii. The fallen of world war ii datadriven documentary about war.
Search database npr has compiled the first public database of american veterans who were secretly exposed to mustard gas in military. Index to the correspondence this series consists of indices that contain information about letters received by the department of housing and urban development hud office of the secretary from 1983 1995. The return of the world war ii dead program, to locate aircraft crash sites. Information about the coffelt database and tools to allow extracts from the database are available on their web site at the link below. He was a casualty of world war ii on november 24, 1944. More than 3,400 new jersey men were killed in action or otherwise died while in united states service during world war i, 19171918. Marine corps casualty card databases veterans and military.
Discover your familys world war ii military history. The war library software does not integrate into windows or other operating systems. Although incomplete, the records contain data for a majority of. Information shown on the virtual wall about each casualty, except for photographs and personal remembrances, comes from the coffelt database, provided to us by a different organization. The website will be hosted on aws as a static website running from s3 buckets.
Defense powmia accounting agency our missing world war ii. Casualty card database the history divisions reference branch hdr holds casualty cards for world war ii, war dogs, interwar period 194650, korea, interwar period 19551965, and vietnam. First, it is aiming to offer interesting and useful information about ww2. World war 1, us navy and coast guard casualties, complied by gordon smith navalhistory. Ian hancock, director of the program of romani studies and the romani archives and documentation center at the university of texas at austin, has. Oct 08, 2019 world war 2 casualties pie chart piechart showing percentage of military and civilian deaths during world war ii for the allied and the axis powers. The sources cited on this page document an estimated death toll in world war ii of 62 to 78 million, making it the deadliest war. World war ii electronic army serial number merged file this database contains records of aboout 9 million men and women who enlisted in the united states army, including the womens army auxiliary corps waac, later wac. In the case were a unit is unknown, there will be section of casualty list links sorted by battle or incident. Title casualty data from world war ii language english online format pdf category.
The database allows you to search for name, rank, serial number, hometown, rank, medals, duty stations, shipsboats, nickname and more. This database allows you to search by the veterans last name or. Reference key for injuries for wwi german casualty lists. Contentsshow casualties by service the following table is taken from the final campaigns by gavin long. A war casualty is a military person who is killed, wounded, imprisoned, or missing as a result of war. Digitized by the combined arms research library digital library, us army combined arms center.
If you would like to make a contribution to help to complete the database, please contact bill. Is anyone aware of a quick reference or list of injuries cause of death for world war 1 german casualty lists, such as in the following example this doesnt appear to be just a death list, but any injury from translating a few but also seems to be broad. I have set these links up by branch of service, and unit. Uss augusta published the first complete casualty report including the crews names. Aug 01, 2014 the united states marine corps history division has created an online database of casualty cards that were issued when a marine was wounded, missing, killed or deemed a prisoner of war. Of the 16 million americans who served in wwii, more than 400000 died during the. Part 1 of 4 pages 127 this is the final statistical record of battle casualties and nonbattle deaths incurred during world war ii by united states army military personnel, including members of the army air forces. Rosters of world war ii dead, 19391945 this database contains the names of those who died in world war ii wwii from all u. World war ii and korean conflict veterans interred overseas. Loan program qualification application loaned artifact condition report. World war ii casualties currently, there is no single database containing a list of all americans killed or missing and unrecovered from world war ii. The software was created under military usage protocol milnet guidelines to provide dual platform internet and modem access for combat theater operators located anywhere on the globe. There were more than 60 million world war 2 casualties resulting in death which at the time was more than 2.
Casualties in world war ii this page provides information about the number of troops in world war ii, including how many were wounded or killed in battle. National archives and records administration 700 pennsylvania avenue, nw washington, dc 204080001. Casualty data are confined to dead and wounded and, therefore, exclude personnel captured or missing in action who were subsequently returned to military control. Casualties of world war ii the world war ii multimedia. The first is an analysis of soldier fatalities by nation, while. Their database of cemeteries contains information like date and place of death. The totals listed are approximate and based on a variety of sources. Served with 1st infantry division, 18th infantry regiment. For kias you can search for cause of death, area of casualty, religion, race, marital status and more. Wwii army and army air force casualties national archives. At the wars end, american casualties remained unaccounted for around the. Jun 14, 2015 spectacular video putting wwii deaths in perspective. The departments of war and the navy created lists of casualties during world war ii.
The german war graves commission launched a campaign. An estimated total of 7085 million people perished, which was about 3% of the 1940 world population est. Indiana world war 2 nmcg casualty list access genealogy. World war 2 ww2 wwii veteran, casualty, and military unit records search by ww2 researcher bill beigel.
This database is a listing of american servicemen who fought in the second world war or the korean conflict and were interred outside of the contiguous fortyeight states. Honor roll of world war 1 casualties from massachusetts. This listing does not necessarily represent the state of birth, legal residence, or official state credit according to service enlistment. Each entry provides the individuals name, rank, unit, death date, and location of interment listed as monument. Finding information on german soldiers from world war i. Estimates of total dead range from 50 million to over 70 million. Casualty statistics for world war i vary to a great extent. In addition, hundreds more servicemen and women were killed and injured in accidents during the war. The ww2 casualties database is a work in progress and a huge undertaking. Casualty data from world war ii library of congress. The birthplace or residence of the deceased is not indicated. Spectacular video putting wwii deaths in perspective wait. This database contains war department casualties army and army air force personnel from world war ii for new hampshire. Harper collins atlas of the second world war, john keegan, ed.
The index of massachusetts casualties in world war ii was created by the adjutant generals office, which historically has been responsible for tracking information regarding past military episodes related to massachusetts. Online collections database national wwi museum and memorial. Spanishamerican war world war i world war ii korean war cuban. Army battle casualties and nonbattle deaths in world war ii.
The 15minute video its well worth the time to watch, titled the fallen of world war ii, is divided into three sections. United states military casualties of war wikipedia. It contains also information on soldiers missed in action or death soldiers not buried on known cemeteries. The lists add to findmypasts unique second world war collection. Net national archives edit edit source compiled data on casualties of the american expeditionary forces by state or united states possession, 19171919 click on the search within this series for images of state casualty sheets or select state below. Here we offer detailed breakdown of world war 2 casualties listed by country. Finding information on german soldiers from world war i and. The fallen of world war ii is an interactive documentary that examines the human. The numbers do not lie world war 2 was one of the largest conflicts in recorded history with no corner of the planet left untouched.
Online world war ii indexes and records usa a genealogy guide online world war ii indexes and records usa. The history divisions reference branch hdr holds casualty cards for world war ii, war dogs, interwar period 194650, korea. A guide to records, rights, and resources for families of american world war ii casualties. To search the database, type the information you want to search in one of the search boxes below. Information provided includes serial number, rank and type of casualty. British army casualty lists 19391945 the national archives. It might be interesting to run those gifs through ocr software and load the extracted text into a webenabled database. Marine casualty cards online database we are cousins. He was a casualty of world war ii on september 17, 1944. Casualties listed indiana world war 2 nmcg casualty list read more.
Military casualties reported in official sources list deaths due to all causes, including an estimated 7 to 8 million combat related deaths killed or died of wounds and another two to three million military deaths caused by accidents, disease and deaths while. Casualty and death tables one way to understand the violence and slaughter that occurred in the great war is to examine the number of casualties and deaths. State summary of war casualties from world war ii for navy. Army battle casualties and nonbattle deaths in world war ii pt 2 of 4. On this webpage you will fink links to websites and webpages that contain casualty lists from world war ii.
Ww2 research inc discover your familys world war ii. Marine corps data for world war ii, the spanishamerican war, and prior wars represent the number of individuals wounded, whereas all other data in this column represent the total. United states world war i casualty records genealogy. The second part focusses on world war i and possible research difficulties. Please note that the figures in this table are unofficial estimates obtained from various sources. World war ii fatality statistics vary, with estimates of total deaths ranging from 70 million to 85 million.
World war ii united states military records, 1941 to 1945. World war ii casualties naval history and heritage navy. Subscribe to our mailing list for big announcements, including future. World war 2 casualty, veteran, and military unit records research by ww2 researcher bill beigel. Also, this is a programming project for me that will highlight amazon aws technologies. The national archives scanned those lists and they are available on naras website in the online catalog at.
The lists do not include casualties that occurred as a result of disease, homicide, or suicide. The data is divided by each nation that participated in the war. You may sort results by clicking just to the right of any of the field labels in the blue area below. Inclusion of names in this indiana world war ii casualty list has been determined solely by the residence of next of kin at the time of notification of the last wartime casualty status. An estimated total 7085 million people perished, which was about 3% of the 1940 world population est. To complicate matters, millions of us military service records were destroyed by fire at the national personnel records center in 1973. An introduction explaining how the list was compiled, a statistical tabulation, and the descriptions of the types of casualties. I believe that this is an excellent resource for all family historians and invaluable piece of history to everyone. Searching the index of massachusetts casualties in world. Selected finding aids related to naras world war ii holdings. Therefore, to maintain the dignity and honor of the marines, the individual cards will only be released, upon request, on a case by case basis.
Join 604,545 other humans and have new posts emailed to you. War department issued, to the adjutant generals of each state, sample cards for the recording of service information for deceased soldiers and sailors. Soldiers of the great war, ma, war vol ii pp 2232 transcribed by teri ruddy. World war ii note the american battlemonuments commission database for the world war ii reports that in 18 abmc cemeteries total of 93,238 buried and 78,979 missing and that the world war ii database on this. Media in category casualty statistics of world war ii the following 34 files are in this category, out of 34 total. Casualty statistics of world war ii wikimedia commons. The tables below give a detailed countrybycountry count of human losses. During world war ii, most of the nations of the world were divided between two different military alliances known as the axis and the allies. Luciak experienced a critical situation which resulted in loss of life on september 17, 1944. Tarred with their ethnic origins and the conscription of their fightingage men into the waffen ss, the volksdeutsche, as these settlers were called, were rounded up at the war s end and herded into concentration camps.
In the wake of world war ii, yugoslavia purged its territory of the ethnic germans who had formed a part of its human mosaic. Nazi germany, as part of a deliberate program of extermination, systematically killed over 11 million people including 6 million jews. Army battle casualties and nonbattle deaths in world war ii pt 4 of 4. The british army casualty lists 19391945 includes pieces 1102 of series wo 417. Australian casualties of world war ii military wiki fandom. Twentieth century atlas world war two casualty statistics. With such a long history, please note that the material available here is only a fraction of our diverse holdings and is in an ongoing process with new digital records added monthly. World war 2 left no part of the world untouched north america, south america, europe, asia, africa and all oceans between were involved to one extent or. This site is arranged first by veteran home state then alphabetical order. World war ii was the deadliest military conflict in history. The world war ii database is founded and managed by c.
Flagpole and mortars flagpole and mortars base flagpole and. This collection is an index of massachusetts residents who died in service during world war ii. Army battle casualties and nonbattle deaths in world war ii pt 3 of 4. Pennsylvania world war 2 casualties army, air force. The national wwi museum and memorials online collections database allows you to search digital records of our global collection that began in 1920. It excludes deaths and illnesses from natural causes, including disease. Digitized paper mission reports by location, mission and more than 60 other attributes. Another excellent resource for those with relatives captured as prisoners of war is the prisoners of war 17151945 records. Title casualty data from world war ii language english online format pdf. The lists are first arranged by state, territory, overseas possession, or foreign country. Army battle casualties and nonbattle deaths in world war ii pt 3 of 4 army battle casualties and nonbattle deaths in world war ii pt 4 of 4 digitized by the combined arms research library digital library, us army combined arms center. I start with world war ii because more individual records are available and i assume people are more interested in it. Names are listed in alphabetical order according to surname. Army battle casualties and nonbattle deaths in world war.
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