The General Pershing WWI casualty list was a list of casualties released to the media by the American military during World War I. Newspapers like the Evening Public Ledger (EPL) would title the list's summary, General Pershing Reports or Pershing Reports. The name General Pershing refers to General John Pershing, who was in command of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), the expeditionary force of the United States during World War I. While fighting the Germans on the Western Front the AEF would take daily casualties in the form of those killed in action (KIA), those who died from their wounds, those who died from disease, accidental deaths, soldiers missing in action (MIA) and soldiers wounded in action (WIA). These numbers would be tabulated by the American military and then released to the American news media.

After the war, the real numbers were mined from the military bureaucracy as opposed to the fog of war. During World War I, 4,734,991 served in the American military. There were a total of 116,516 deaths, with 53,402 of those occurring in battle. Another 63,114 died of noncombat reasons, including about 45,000 due to the 1918 outbreak of Spanish flu; 30,000 soldiers died before they even reached France. Of those that survived the war, 204,002 were wounded in some way.

The list One of the publications that printed this data along with the names who were reported dead and wounded was the Evening Public Ledger, a Philadelphia newspaper published from March 25, 1836, to January 1942. On November 5, 1917, the EPL published a story with the headline "Casualty List In First Action Thrills Nation". In the article it listed the first three American deaths in the war: McLean County, Kentucky's Corporal James Bethel Gresham, Private Merle Hay from Glidden, Iowa, and Private Thomas Enright of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They had been killed in a skirmish on November 3, 1917. In addition to the three Americans KIA the casualty list printed that five were WIA and twelve soldiers were MIA. Initially, the casualty lists were published with casualty's name and their address. From March 9, 1918, the list was "denatured" or stripped of home addresses. On April 2, 1918, the American War Department said that the only source for casualty lists would be the American command headquarters in France (Pershing's AEF).

April 1919

DateTotal deadTotal KIATotal dead from woundsTotal dead from diseaseTotal dead from accidentsTotal MIATotal WIATotal casualties ReferencesApril 30, 191973,44932,53513,46722,8804,5674,133198,790276,372 EPL April 30, 1919April 29, 1919 April 28, 1919 EPL April 28, 1919April 27, 1919 SundayApril 26, 1919 April 25, 1919 EPL April 25, 1919April 24, 19197305332442134532277143874433198426275942 EPL April 24, 1919April 23, 1919 April 22, 1919 April 21, 1919 April 20, 1919 SundayApril 19, 1919 April 18, 1919 April 17, 19197272332384134352265642484248197574274860 EPL April 17, 1919April 16, 1919 April 15, 1919 95684115497635 EPL April 15, 1919April 14, 1919 April 13, 1919 SundayApril 12, 1919 April 11, 19197239532302134302255641074908196280273592 EPL April 11, 1919April 10, 19197230332292134202250540864900195902273105 EPL April 10, 1919April 9, 1919 EPL April 9, 1919April 8, 1919 April 7, 1919 April 6, 1919 SundayApril 5, 1919 April 4, 1919 EPL April 4, 1919April 3, 19197189632178134122232639805019194362271277 EPL April 3, 1919April 2, 1919 EPL April 2, 1919April 1, 1919 EPL April 1, 1919

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February 1919

DateTotal deadTotal KIATotal dead from woundsTotal dead from diseaseTotal dead from accidentsTotal MIATotal WIATotal casualties ReferencesFebruary 28, 19196791831634132002007930056933198299273150EPL February 28, 1919February 27, 19196776431605131881998129906933197711272408EPL February 27, 1919February 26, 19196767931602131801991829796932194788269399EPL February 26, 1919February 25, 19196761531596131671988729656932192375266922EPL February 25, 1919February 24, 19196757631586131601987229586928190619265123EPL February 24, 1919February 23, 1919 Sunday February 22, 19196711531462131411962528877808186971261894EPL February 22, 1919February 21, 19196706131445131241960528877796185030259887EPL February 21, 1919February 20, 19196699231432131041957928777789182306257087EPL February 20, 1919February 19, 19196684431397130811951328537787180196254827EPL February 19, 1919February 18, 19196681631395130721950228477787177790252393EPL February 18, 1919February 17, 19196675331386130621946728387787175244249784EPL February 17, 1919February 16, 1919 Sunday February 15, 191966492313141303619353278911208166865244570EPL February 15, 1919February 14, 191966357312831303619249278911205166683244245EPL February 14, 1919February 13, 1919 February 12, 191966176312371301319153277311200164077241453EPL February 12, 1919February 11, 191966103312221299819114276911190162292239585EPL February 11, 1919February 10, 191966082312171299319104276811189160696238240EPL February 10, 1919February 9, 1919 Sunday February 8, 191965964311491302019040275511802159697237463EPL February 8, 1919February 7, 191965842311031300018995274411802158139235783EPL February 7, 1919February 6, 191965746310781298318946273911787157206234739EPL February 6, 1919February 5, 191965635310461295618906272711766154880232281EPL February 5, 1919February 4, 191965597310331294818892272411750152884230231EPL February 4, 1919February 3, 191965548310181293918872271911716151289228583EPL February 3, 1919February 2, 1919 Sunday February 1, 191964936308421284418636261412805143495221236EPL February 1, 1919

January 1919

DateTotal deadTotal KIATotal dead from woundsTotal dead from diseaseTotal dead from accidentsTotal MIATotal WIATotal casualties ReferencesJanuary 31, 191964904308161283918636261312802143370221076EPL January 31, 1919January 30, 191964796307841281518594260312769142270219835EPL January 30, 1919January 29, 191964655307511278518524259512727138510217494EPL January 29, 1919January 28, 191964655307511278518524259513778012727215162EPL January 28, 1919January 27, 191964614307371278518497259512727137482215338EPL January 27, 1919January 26, 1919 SundayJanuary 25, 191963982304591263718314257213436134362211873EPL January 25, 1919January 24, 1919 30459 2572 211852EPL January 24, 1919January 23, 191963865304261260918268256213387134258211782EPL January 23, 1919January 22, 191963806304291260918209255913387134153211737EPL January 22, 1919January 21, 191963796304261260918202255913387134036211282EPL January 21, 1919January 20, 191963723303991259618176255213377134036211137EPL January 20, 1919January 19, 1919 Sunday January 18, 1919765982959212741186271563821021131585228104EPL January 18, 1919January 17, 1919763352951412712184791563020012131246227593EPL January 17, 1919January 16, 1919760692946212612183801561519999130958227026EPL January 16, 1919January 15, 1919757752941912534182231559919990130518226283EPL January 15, 1919January 14, 1919754582937512392181021558919970130228226156EPL January 14, 1919January 13, 1919753202936412341180311558419969130153225442EPL January 13, 1919January 12, 1919 Sunday January 11, 1919750202924712280179321556119887129435224342EPL January 11, 1919January 10, 1919747462918812178178311554919881129360223987EPL January 10, 1919January 9, 1919743252897112090177331553119828129051223214EPL January 9, 1919January 8, 1919739552888211987175651552119779128723222457EPL January 8, 1919January 7, 1919739122887011977175491551619775128443222120EPL January 7, 1919January 6, 1919737482884011939174591551019729128123221600EPL January 6, 1919January 5, 1919 Sunday January 4, 1919732752871711753173111549419626126536219437EPL January 4, 1919January 3, 1919728752860211633171601548019514125103217492EPL January 3, 1919January 2, 1919727442857711561171311547519469124276216489EPL January 2, 1919January 1, 1919723982847511455170021546619339123896215633EPL January 1, 1919

December 1918