beyond the numbers
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Beyond the Numbers. Use of Tables, Numbers and images with comments. By Scott Crandall Miller. Iwo Jima Flag raising. Ira Hayes Pima Indian. Marine Corps Casualties 1775-1998. Iwo Jima (1945, Feb 19 – Mar 16)USMC 6,891 US 18,070 Japan 19,788. What Price is Freedom?. Sources. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Beyond the Numbers Use of Tables, Numbers and images with
comments.
By Scott Crandall Miller
Ira Hayes Pima Indian Iwo Jima Flag raising
Marine Corps Casualties 1775-1998
Campaign KIA WIARevolutionary War 49 70
World War I 2,457 8,894
World War II 19,733 67,207
Korean War 4,267 23,744
Dominican Republic (1965) 9 25
Vietnam War 13,067 88,633
Iwo Jima (1945, Feb 19 – Mar 16) USMC 6,891 US 18,070Japan 19,788
UNIT
Killed in Action Died of WoundsWounded in
Action Total
Off Enl Off Enl Off Enl Off Enl
V Corps2 1 25 0 14 22 212 23 249
3d Marine Division
Division Troops3 6 151 2 41 25 573 33 775
9th Marines
H&S and Weapons 0 15 0 5 7 74 7 94
1st Bn 5 124 1 34 14 423 20 581
2d Bn 4 170 2 41 20 389 26 600
3d Bn 32 104 3 24 19 326 54 454
etc
4th Marine Division
Division Troops4 16 105 2 24 23 504 41 633
etc
5th Marine Division
Division Troops5 22 393 2 107 32 941 56 1,441
etc
Marine air units and ships' detachments6
2 23 0 0 5 28 7 51
Total Marine Casualties7 215 4,339 60 1,271 826 16,446 1,101 22,056
Total KIA Officers Enlisted
275 5,610
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IwoJima-III.html#fn2#fn2