Appendix D
 
MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL ARMY STRENGTH IN CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
AND OVERSEAS, FROM NOVEMBER 1941 THROUGH DECEMBER 1942 (IN THOUSANDS)
 
The total strength of the United States Army, as of 31 December 1942, was estimated at 5,398,000 Of this total number, approximately- 1,061,000 officers and enlisted men were stationed outside of the continental United States The month-by-month number is shown in the following table and chart, together with the percentage ratio of overseas troops at monthly intervals, for the period from November 1941 through December 1942
 
 
Strength and Deployment of U S Army*
(In thousands)
 

Continental United States

Overseas

1941 Total Number Percent
November  1, 644     1, 479     165     10.0
December     1,686     1,494     192     11.4
1942   
January  1, 890     1,673     217     11.5
February       2, 145     1, 899     246     11.5
March        2, 388     2, 058     330     13.8
April            2, 661     2, 185     476     17.9
May            2, 835     2 330     505     17.8
,June            3, 074     2, 472     602     19.6
July           3, 273     2, 656     61 7     18.9
August          3, 585     2, 848     7 37     20.6
September       3, 971     3, 148     823     20.7
October          4, 414     3, 513     901     20.4
November     4, 932     3, 955     977     19.8
December      5, 398     4, 333     1, 065     19.7
Chart, Strength and Deployment of US Army
* Source: Office, The Adjutant General, Strength Accounting Branch, Report STM-30
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