On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Singhals wrote: >Would someone explain the difference between >"Wounded in Battle" and "Injured in Battle" ?? > >Clearly, people who were above the age of reason in WW-II >see a difference, but, I wasn't even a twinkle yet and be >darn if I get it. (g) > >Clarification welcomed. I know of no difference, but if there were one, I would suspect that one term means specifically caused by the opponent, while the other could be any casual injury that occurred - self-inflicted, accidental (such as falling on something), or friendly-fire caused. A military historian will have a better answer.