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Show IHE PRICE WE PI IN THE WORLD WAR i RECORD OF CASUALTIES OF THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE MADE PUBLIC. Report Shows 34,844 Killed in Action, 13,950 Died of Wounds, 23,738 Died of Disease During Fight for Liberty. Washington Completion of the record rec-ord of casualties of the American expeditionary ex-peditionary force in the world war was announced on February 6 by Adjutant Ad-jutant General Harris, with the issuance issu-ance of a final revised list of the "old casualties." Since the review of the American expeditionary force's records rec-ords practically has been completed, It was said, no further additions or corrections were anticipated. The last names added to the list of killed in action were : Privates Neles Pedersen, Howard, S. D., and Paul Schmidt, Kalamazoo, Mich., bringing the total casualties to date as follows : Killed in action, including 382 at sea, 34,844. Died of wounds, 13,960. Died of disease, 23,738. Died from accident and other causes, 5102. Wounded in action (over 85 per cent returning to duty), 215,423. Missing in action (not including prisoners released and returned), 3. Total, 293,070. War department officials said it was remarkable that the final compilation showed only three men listed as "missing "miss-ing in action." |