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Show 1MAWA1 ' Dead, Wounded and Missing Since Americans Landed in France 20,112. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 Casualties In the army and marine corps overseas over-seas made public today aggregated 432, bringing the total for the week to 4916 and tho total since American troops landed in France to 20.112. 'Most of the casualties for the week represented losses In the fighting on the Marne-Aisno front. Of the total casualties announced today, 345 were soldiers and 87 marines, ma-rines, while of the week's total, which Included today's lists wero 419S soldiers sol-diers and 718 marines. The week's aggregate of 4916 compared with 1430 tho week before. In the 20,112 casualties, total deaths including; 291 lost at sea, men killed In action, dead of wounds, disease, dis-ease, accidents and other causes number num-ber 7716 soldiers C883; marines S33. The wounded aggregated 10,874 soldiers sol-diers 9048; marines 1826, and the missing, miss-ing, including prisoners 1622 soldiers sol-diers 1431; marines 91. Of the week's increase, deaths from all causes aggregated 1572 as compared com-pared with 651 the week before- The wounded numbered 2610 compared with 732 the previous week and the missing and prisoners 734 compared with 74 the week before. While the proportions of the deaths for the week as compared with tho wounded are larger, attention was called today to tho fact that the casualties cas-ualties being reported now by General Gen-eral Pershing represent an accumulation accumu-lation as the result of the fighting which began July 15. j lhc summary of army casualties, (including today's list, follows: I Killed 'In action (Including 291 at sea) 3574 Died of wounds 1105 Died of disease 1534 Died of accident and other causes 670 Wounded In action 9048 Missing in action (including prisoners pris-oners 143! Total to date 17,362 The marino corps summary shows: Deaths 833 Wounded ."...1826 In hands of enemv 5 Missing ." 86 Total to date 2760 |