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[h1]World War 2 Facts[/h1] [ul type="disc"][li class="factlist" type="disc"]The first German serviceman killed in the war was killed by the Japanese (China, 1937)[/li][li class="factlist"]The first American serviceman killed was killed by the Russians (Finland 1940).[/li][li class="factlist"]80% of Soviet males born in 1923 didn't survive World War 2[/li][li class="factlist"]The highest ranking American killed was Lt. Gen. Lesley McNair, killed by the US Army Air Corps.[/li][li class="factlist"]Between 1939 and 1945 the Allies dropped 3.4 million tons of bombs, An average of about 27,700 tons of bombs each month.[/li][li class="factlist"]12,000 heavy bombers were shot down in World War 2[/li][li class="factlist"]2/3 of Allied bomber crews were lost for each plane destroyed[/li][li class="factlist"]3 or 4 ground men were wounded for each killed[/li][li class="factlist"]6 bomber crewmen were killed for each one wounded[/li][li class="factlist"]Over 100,000 Allied bomber crewmen were killed over Europe[/li][li class="factlist"]There were 433 Medals of Honor awarded during World War 2, 219 of them were given after the receipiant's death[/li][li class="factlist"]From 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945 in Europe the Allies had 200,000 dead and 550,000 wounded[/li][li class="factlist"]The youngest US serviceman was 12 year old Calvin Graham, USN. He was wounded in combat and given a Dishonorable Discharge for lying about his age. (His benefits were later restored by act of Congress).[/li][/ul][a href="http://www.world-war-2.info/facts/"]More facts here[/a]
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