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MERCER COUNTY PAGenWeb Project
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| Casualty Terms
& Definitions |
For the
World War II Honor List of Dead
and Missing
Army and Air Forces Personnel
State of
Pennsylvania, War Dept., June 1946
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| Types of Casualties | | KIA | Killed
in Action - persons who were killed at the front or by enemy action in
the rear areas and prisoners of war, killed by air bombardment of
prison camp, or being shot while escaping. | | DOW | Died
of Wounds - persons who were wounded in battle and later died. | | DOI | Died
of Injuries - persons who suffered fatal battle injuries, in combat or
in combat areas, and died in a line-of-duty status. | | DNB | Died,
non battle - other line-of-duty non-battle deaths: sickness, illness,
homicide, suicide, accidents outside combat areas and training and
maneuver deaths. | | FOD | Finding
of Death - Individuals who were determined to be dead under Public Law
490. | | M | Missing |
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