• BatCountryMusicFan [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    The army committed about 75% of its forces (~11 million by war's end) to Europe and the Mediterranean, but that included a lot of non-combat personnel. The Navy and Marines, about ~4.5 million together, were the main fighting bodies in the pacific, and as any drunk Marine in a pool hall will happily tell you, they're all riflemen first and foremost. Same goes for Navy crews, they were all of them basically in combat or combat support roles.