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Here are three different answers: * Approximately 16 million men and women served in the US Military during WW 2. * 11 million. Out of them, 7 million were sent to the army. 671,485 U.S. Soldiers were wounded and 450,670 U.S. soldiers died. * TOTAL NUMBER IN UNITED STATES FORCES DURING WW2 ARMY: 8,300,000 NAVY: 4,204,662 MARINES: 599,693 GRAND TOTAL: 13,104,355 TOTAL US CASUALTIES: ARMY: KILLED IN ACTION: 223,215 WOUNDED: 571,679 MISSING: 12,752 TOTAL ARMY CASULITES: 807,646 NAVY: KILLED IN ACTION: 34,702 DIED OF WOUNDS: 1,783 OTHER DEATHS: 26,793 TOTAL NAVY DEATHS: 63,278 WOUNDED: 33,670 MISSING: 28 TOTAL NAVY CASUALTIES: 96,976 MARINES KILLED IN ACTION: 15,460 DIED OF WOUNDS: 3,163 OTHER DEATHS: 5,863 TOTAL MARINE DEATHS: 24,486 WOUNDED: 67,134 TOTAL MARINE CAUALTIES: 91,620 GRAND TOTAL KILLED IN ACTION IN ARMY, NAVY, MARINES 273,377 DIED OF WOUNDS LATER: 4,946 OTHER DEATHS: 32,656 TOTAL DEATHS: 310,979 MISSING: 12,780 WOUNDED: 672,483 GRAND TOTAL CASUALTIES IN ARMY, NAVY, MARINES: 996,242 (AIR FORCES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE BRANCHES. US COAST Guard HAD 172,952 MEN ENGAGED, 1,917 DEATHS OF WHICH 572 WERE KILLED IN ACTION.) THIS DATA IS FROM MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BOOK "THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF WWII" ARMED SERVICES MEMORIAL EDITION, CO. 1945 1948 16,354,000 men & women served in the U.S. Armed Forces during WW 2. This number includes members of the Army, Army Air Corps, Navy & Marines. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com TOTAL NUMBER IN UNITED STATES FORCES DURING WW2 ARMY:8,300,000 NAVY:4,204,662 MARINES: 599,693. GRAND TOTAL 13,104,355 TOTAL US CASUALTIES:ARMY: 223,215 KILLED IN ACTION;WOUNDED 571,679;MISSING 12,752;TOTAL ARMY CASULITES 807,646. NAVY; KILLED IN ACTION 34,702; DIED OF WOUNDS 1,783; OTHER DEATHS 26,793; TOTAL NAVY DEATHS 63,278;WOUNDED 33,670 MISSING 28; TOTAL NAVY CASUALTIES 96,976. MARINES; KILLED IN ACTION 15,460 DIED OF WOUNDS 3,163; OTHER DEATHS 5,863; TOTAL MARINE DEATHS 24,486; WOUNDED 67,134; TOTAL MARINE CAUALTIES 91,620.GRAND TOTAL KILLED IN ACTION IN ARMY NAVY MARINES 273,377.DIED OF WOUNDS LATER 4,946;OTHER DEATHS 32,656; TOTAL DEATHS 310,979. MISSING 12,780; WOUNDED 672,483; GRAND TOTAL CASUALTIES IN ARMY,NAVY,MARINES, 996,242.(AIR FORCES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE BRANCHES. US COAST GUARD HAD 172,952 MEN ENGAUGED,1,917 DEATHS OF WHICH 572 WERE KILLED IN ACTION.) THIS DATA IS FROM MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BOOK "THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF WWII" ARMED SERVICES MEMORIAL EDITION......CO.1945 1948 HOPE THIS HELPS YOU.... Aproximately 4 million Service men in the Navy Army and Air Force. 16 million men & women served in the US Military during WW 2.

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