Remembering those lost: NYers who died in World War II
James Eudy, who served with the 66th Infantry Division's 264th Regiment that landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day, cries after attending a Memorial Day ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on May 30, 2004. Credit: AFP / Getty Images / Mychele Daniau
According to the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, 407,316 American servicemen and women were killed and 671,278 were wounded during World War II.
Of those who gave their lives serving in the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard, 43,254 of those killed called New York State home.
Using numbers provided by the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, Newsday has compiled a list of all New York military casualities during World War II, along with their official titles, their borough or county, and how they died.
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