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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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The Office of War Information announced total U.S. war casualties at 148,186, including 33,153 dead, plus details on 29,898 prisoners of war with 9,633 presumed dead from enemy camps and ill treatment.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. (UP)
The office of war information Tuesday announced that total American casualties of the war now amount to 148,186, including 33,153 dead in addition to the recently reported victims of enemy torture.
The number of prisoners of war is given at 29,898. The enemy has reported the prison camp death of 1,933 of those prisoners, mostly in Japanese territory. Adding the 7,700 believed dead as a result of ill treatment in the Philippines, a total of 9,633 who were prisoners now are presumably dead.
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Feb. 1
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total casualties: 148,186 including 33,153 dead; prisoners of war: 29,898 with 9,633 presumed dead (1,933 from prison camps, mostly japanese territory; 7,700 from ill treatment in philippines)
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The office of war information announced total American casualties of the war amounting to 148,186, including 33,153 dead in addition to recently reported victims of enemy torture. The number of prisoners of war is 29,898, with enemy-reported deaths of 1,933 in prison camps, mostly in Japanese territory, plus 7,700 believed dead from ill treatment in the Philippines.