It's Six Million

Ever since Pearl Harbor the size of the U.S. Army has been a tightly held military secret. Last time a figure was officially announced for the Army's size at the end of 1942 was in January--3,600,000. Estimates for the eventual size have ranged up to 10,000,000. But last week Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson testified before a Congressional committee that in an "Army of 6,000,000" not all the officers would be the "very best material." Newspapers pounced on the figure as news--but the U.S. well knew the Army might not stop there.

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