Washington, Feb. 1—Official tables of the major battle
casualties of the American forces in France made public today by General March,
chief of staff, show that approximately 10,000 men remain wholly unaccounted
for, nearly three months after the ending of hostilities. The deaths, missing
and known prisoners are tabulated up to January 10 for each of the 30 combatant
divisions of General Pershing’s army. The total of 56,592, of whom 17,434 are
classified as missing or captured. An appended statement shows that only 29
American military prisoners were believed to still be in Germany January 8, and
that 4,800 prisoners had been checked up as returned and 118 died in captivity.
Some portion of the great body of missing men may be located
as the return of army thins out the American force in France. Indications are,
l however, that the majority of the 10,000 finally will be added to the roll of
honor shown in the tables of those killed or died of wounds, now recorded as
39,158 men. To that figure, also, must be added 1,551 men of the marine
brigade, figures for which not carried in the tables were obtained from
official sources. This brings the grand aggregate of deaths from battle up to
40,709 on returns estimated officially to be 95 per cent complete. As figures
on missing and prisoners of the marines are lacking, the number of unaccounted
for which finally will be added to the roll of the dead cannot be accurately
estimated.
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