The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-02-07
0URFATAu7ESNEAR
44,0O0 IN BIG WAR \;
CHIEF OF STAFF GIVES OUT FIG
UREs-WAR DEPARTMENT
ADDS MORE.
NEARLY $4,000 ARE MISSING
More Than 10000 Men Are Reported
as Not Yet Accounted For-In-
fantry Hit Hard-First Regu-
lars Suffered Most.

Washington-An official tabulation
of casualties by divisions for the
American expeditionary forces, $3.50
complete to date, was made public
Monday by the war department. The
totals for all divisions exclusive of
the two regiments of marines in the
second division are:
Killed in action 27,762.
Died of wounds 1886.
Missing in action 1859.
Prisoners 2785.
Grand total of major casualties
$500.
Total casualties in the Ninety-first
division were 1902.
Official tables Of major battle cas-
ualties of the American forces in
France, show that approximately TO-
900 men remain wholly unaccounted
for nearly three months after the
ending of hostilities. The deaths,
missing and unknown prisoners are
tabulated up to January 10 for each
of the 30 cambatant divisions. The
total is $500, of whom 17,434 are
classified as missing or captured. An
appended statement shows that only
20 American military prisoners were
believed to be still in Germany on
January 8, and that 1900 prisoners
had been checked up as returned and
118 died in captivity.
Some Of the great body Of missing
men may be located as the return Of
the army thins out the American force
in France. Indications are, however
that the majority Of the 10000 finally
will be added to the roll of honor
shown in the tables of those killed
or died of wounds, now recorded as
39,15S men.
. Deaths From Battles, 40,709.
To that figure, also, must be added
: 1851 men of the marine brigade, fig
= ures for which, not carried in the
tables, were obtained from officia
D sources. This brings the grand az
l. gregate of deaths from battle up t.
4O,709 on returns estimated official!
to be IS per cent complete. AS fig
ures on missing and prisoners of tn
marines are lacking, the number o
Il unaccounted for, which finally will
be added to the roll of the dead, cal
IL not be accurately estimated.
+ The army tables, however, give
Is total of 1859 men missing in action
l. CTQS nricnnnrc m hing II
s the 17,434 missing or captured. TIL
army rolls record 491S American mi
itary prisoners accounted for Admit
teddy there are many possibilities q
- error, but the statement says it i
- anticipated that the indicated unat
counted for list of 12,516 will b
brought down to less than 10000"
IL The tables do not furnish any dat
as to the wounded or deaths othe
IL than those resulting directly fro1
% battle Up to February l the wa
department had published the name
II of 1882 men killed or died Of wound
70 as against 39,15S shown in the $50
u additional returns since the table
~ were closed January 10.
&c On November q General. Pershin
u estimated that his total killed an
u died of wounds would be 4O,455. Pr
NJ sumably publication of the lists {
these known deaths, exclusive of tn
unaccounted for, is nearly complete,
a. having exceeded the estimate b
10 more than 5000, due in part to al
10 ditional deaths from wounds and
T. the listing as dead of men formerl
ii reported missing.
in The names of 149,41S wounde
NJ should be published up to Feb. l, con
pared with November estimat
i'll total of 1895. OF those missing j
Of action, 11,676 have been publishe
I'd against the estimated 14,26O tot;
tn and compared with the 17,434 mis-
Of ing and prisoners shown in the t
bles.
u Infantry Bore srunt of Fighting
~ Examination of the losses by reg
> ments shows clearly that the brul
of the fighting fell on the infantry.