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    How many US citizens died in the Titanic disaster?

    Question #104702. Asked by davejacobs. (Apr 14 09 9:36 AM)


    shanegib

    		119 Americans died on the Titanic.
    71 First Class
    27 Second Class
    21 Third Class

    Only the British had more deaths at 225.

    http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/titanic.html

    Apr 14 09, 9:48 AM
    davejacobs

    		Presumably none of the crew were Americans?

    Apr 23 09, 6:20 AM
    zbeckabee

    		Not many of the crew were Americans, however, there were three American Postal Clerks; two were killed.

    John Starr and Mr. Oscar Scott Woody were both killed.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_crew_members_onboard_RMS_Titanic

    Here is a great site showing passenger and crew lists (along with bios) that are sortable by multiple categories:

    http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victims/





    Apr 23 09, 8:27 AM

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