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Of the 2065 men of both lifts, about 280, or approximately 13.5 percent, were killed or severely injured. Of these, 210 were injured on landing, and another 50 wounded either in the air or on grounding. Some 180 had to be evacuated and hospitalized. None fell into the water, but nine landed so near the water that they had to be rescued by PT boats positioned off the coast to pick up strays. Three men who suffered chute malfunctions and two who swung into the sides of buildings were killed, and an unfortunate eight - mostly men who blew over the cliffs and landed in front of Japanese caves - were slain in the air or before they could get free of their chutes. Six remained missing after the final count was in.

James H. & William M. Belote

Catalog #17

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