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17,376 were Killed In Action
1,682 died later of wounds incurred during the war
510 died as POWs
19,568 Total Marines died in World War II
10063 were discharged from the service because of their wounds.
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∙ 9y ago24,511 U.S. Marines died during World War II. 68,207 WIA. Highest death rate of all U.S. Services at 3.66% killed. SEMPER FI
Branch Number Served Percent Killed
U.S. Army= 7,860,000 2.8% killed
U.S. Army Air Forces= 3,400,000 2.5% killed
U.S Army Total= 11,260,000
U.S. Coast Guard= 241,093 0.78% killed
U.S. Marine Corps 669,100 3.66% killed
U.S. Merchant Marine 243,000 3.9% killed
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∙ 13y ago20,000 ; approximately . ~ see related link below .
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∙ 14y agoBearing in mind, that the USMC is part of the US Navy, just as the US Army Air Corps was part of the US Army during WWII; the Marine "Corps" was roughly 1/2 million men during WWII.
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∙ 10y ago600,000
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