World War II led to the deaths of millions of people in combat and in Nazi work and concentration camps. WW II left millions more homeless and dispossessed.
The largest number of American battle deaths occurred in the European Theater. On the beaches of Normandy and at the Battle of the Bulge are just a couple of places where these deaths occurred. An ebook about this subject is available for download at Lulu.com. Its title is "The High Price of Freedom: The American Graves Registration Command in Europe After World War II."