| World War II Statistics |
| Number of Americans who served in World War II | 16.1 million |
| Average amount of time each U.S. military serviceman served overseas during WWII | 16 months |
| Number of people worldwide who served in WWII | 690,000,000 |
| Number of of deaths sustained worldwide during WWII | 72,000,000 |
| Number of of European Jews killed during the holocaust | 6,000,000 |
| Number of U.S. troops engaged during WWII | 16,112,566 |
| Number of of American casualties during WWII | 291,557 |
| Number of of German Generals executed by Hitler | 84 |
| Number of bombs the allies dropped during WWII | 3.4 million tons |
| Number of of U.S. soldiers that were wounded during WWII | 671,846 |
| Number of men who served on U-Boats | 40,000 |
| Number of men who served on U-Boats who never returned | 30,000 |
| Number of German planes that were destroyed on accidents | 45% |
| Number of airplanes that US 8th Air Force shot down | 6,098 |
| Total average amount of bombs dropped by the allies each month during WWII | 27,770 tons |
| Number of countries involved in WWII | 61 countries |