Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II

Table 43 -- Battle Casualties in Twentieth Air Force - XX and XXI Bomber Commands, By Type of Casualty and By Type of Personnel: Feb 1943 to Aug 1945

(As reported to The Adjutant General)
Year and Month Total Personnel Officers Enlisted Personnel
Total Died Wounded and Evacuated Missing, Interned and Captured Total Died Wounded and Evacuated Missing, Interned and Captured Total Died Wounded and Evacuated Missing, Interned and Captured
T W E N T I E T H    A I R     F O R C E
Grand Total 3,415 576 433 2,406 1,575 281 153 1,141 1,840 295 280 1,265
Annually
1943
(Feb-Dec)		 5 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 1 - 1 -
1944 891 254 125 512 397 126 36 235 494 128 89 277
1945
(Jan-Aug)		 2,519 321 306 1,892 1,174 154 116 904 1,345 167 190 988
Monthly
1944
Jan-Jun 92 55 6 31 46 29 5 12 45 26 1 19
Jul 39 16 1 22 19 9 1 9 20 7 - 13
Aug 132 46 11 75 55 21 4 30 77 25 7 45
Sep 22 3 8 11 9 - 4 5 13 3 4 6
Oct 63 43 8 12 37 26 3 8 26 17 5 4
Nov 234 38 69 127 86 19 12 55 148 19 57 72
Dec 309 53 22 234 145 22 7 116 164 31 15 118
1945
Jan 235 89 24 122 122 41 12 69 113 48 12 53
Feb 236 51 28 157 110 21 7 82 126 30 21 75
Mar 311 33 34 244 147 19 15 113 164 14 19 131
Apr 516 42 45 429 236 20 14 202 280 22 31 227
May 735 75 85 575 321 36 28 257 414 39 57 318
Jun 295 16 50 229 135 7 25 103 160 9 25 126
Jul 107 9 23 75 52 5 7 40 55 4 16 35
Aug 84 6 17 61 51 5 8 38 33 1 9 23
X X    B O M B E R    C O M M A N D
Grand Total 677 226 84 367 325 119 35 171 352 107 49 196
Annually
1943
(Feb-Dec)		 2 - 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - 1 -
1944 582 205 56 321 274 106 24 144 308 99 32 177
1945
(Jan-Aug)		 93 21 27 45 50 13 11 26 43 8 16 19
Monthly
1944
Jan-Jun 88 55 5 28 44 29 4 11 44 26 1 17
Jul 39 16 1 22 19 9 1 9 20 7 - 13
Aug 132 46 11 75 55 21 4 30 77 25 7 45
Sep 22 3 8 11 9 - 4 5 13 3 4 6
Oct 62 43 7 12 37 26 3 8 25 17 4 4
Nov 119 25 15 79 51 13 6 32 68 12 9 47
Dec 120 17 9 94 59 8 2 49 61 9 7 45
1945
Jan 33 16 4 13 19 10 - 9 14 6 4 4
Feb 37 3 17 17 18 3 6 9 19 - 11 8
Mar 18 1 6 11 10 - 5 5 8 1 1 6
Apr 3 1 - 2 2 - - 2 1 1 - -
May 1 - - 1 1 - - 1 - - - -
Jun 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 - - 1
Jul - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug - - - - - - - - - - - -
X X I    B O M B E R    C O M M A N D
Grand Total 2,738 350 349 2,039 1,250 162 118 970 1,488 188 231 1,069
Annually
1943
(Feb-Dec)		 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 - - - -
1944 309 49 69 191 123 20 12 91 186 29 57 100
1945
(Jan-Aug)		 2,426 300 279 1,847 1,124 141 105 878 1,302 159 174 969
Monthly
1944
Jan-Jun 4 - 1 3 2 - 1 1 2 - - 2
Jul - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 -
Nov 115 13 54 48 35 6 6 23 80 7 48 25
Dec 189 36 13 140 86 14 5 67 103 22 8 73
1945
Jan 202 73 20 109 103 31 12 60 99 42 8 49
Feb 199 48 11 140 92 18 1 73 107 30 10 67
Mar 293 32 28 233 137 19 10 108 156 13 18 125
Apr 513 41 45 427 234 20 14 200 279 21 31 227
May 734 75 85 574 320 36 28 256 414 39 57 318
Jun 294 16 50 228 135 7 25 103 159 9 25 125
Jul 107 9 23 75 52 5 7 40 55 4 16 35
Aug 84 6 17 61 51 5 8 38 33 1 9 23