The number of Americans killed during World War II was approximately:

• 4 times the number of Americans killed during World War I
• 7 times the number of Americans killed during the Vietnam War
• 100 times the number of Americans killed during the American Revolution
• one-fourth the number of Americans killed during the American Civil War.²⁷

Number of African Americans registered for the armed forces during World War II: 1,056,841

• Serving in the Army: 885,945 (10.9% of total servicemen inducted into the Army)
• Serving in the Navy: 153,224 (10% of total)
• Serving in the Marine Corps: 16,005 (8.5% of total)
• Serving in the Coast Guard: 1,667 (10.9% of total)³⁰

Estimated number of African Americans serving on the warfront during World War II: 631,000

Estimated number of African-American soldiers who remained in the United States during the war: 425,000³¹

In 2002, estimated number of World War II veterans living

• in California: 475,000
• in Florida: 439,000
• in New York: 284,000
• in Pennsylvania: 280,000
• in Texas: 267,000
• in Ohio: 208,000²⁸

The estimated number of American women living in 2002 who were veterans of World War II: 210,000

Number of American women World War II veterans living in 2002 as a percentage of all veterans: 4.4%²⁹