05-29-2006, 08:12 PM
Marion: I find this statement of yours strange. "more combat days than any division in the Theatre. The 34th Division suffered 3,337 killed in action, 14,165 wounded in action, and 3,460 missing in action, for a total of 21,362 battle casualties. Casualties of the Division are considered to be the highest of any Division in the theatre when daily per capita fighting strengths are considered..." How does one arive at this figure? The 3rd
Infantry Div had 531 days of combat and had 27,977 battle casualties. Order of Battle
book and my "History of the 3rd Inf. Div in WW 2" book edited by Donald Taggard and Published by the Infantry Journal Press in 1946 closely agree, along with the figures you
published.