Below you will find a list of completed profiles of servicemembers who lost their lives during the World War II era. Most have a connection to Delaware, but this site also highlights select stories of servicemen from other states. This site features 223 articles, 204 of them about fallen Delawareans. Names below without hyperlinks are for upcoming profiles, for which research is still in progress.
Completed articles represent about 25% of the 785 known Delawareans who died in the service during or in connection with World War II. To view the full list of names and learn about the methodology in compiling them, please visit this page.
Thank you for helping to keep the memory of these men and women alive by reading these stories.
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Delaware
New Castle County
And then it dawns on me – I’ll never see those faces again! …we must remember those names in something more than a bronze plaque in the foyer.
Private 1st Class Jacob Coonin, 1944
Arden
Private Louis W. Bellow (1924–1944), U.S. Army: Company “I,” 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division
Claymont
Private 1st Class James M. Padley (1917–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Delaware City
Captain Reynolds H. Knotts (1916–1943), U.S. Marine Corps Reserve: Marine Utility Squadron 153, Marine Air Group 25
Elsmere
Private Robert L. Gamble (1915–1944), U.S. Army: Company “L,” 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Private Raymond E. Garrett (1923–1943), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 515th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Private 1st Class Paul H. Rigdon (1923–1944), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 423rd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division
Hockessin
Staff Sergeant William T. Stewart, III (1917–1943), U.S. Army Air Forces: 32nd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 301st Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Kirkwood
Corporal John F. Scisley (1918–1943), U.S. Marine Corps: Company “M,” 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division
Middletown
This list includes the Summit Bridge area.
Private 1st Class George S. Dill (1923–1944), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 146th Engineer Combat Battalion
Water Tender 1st Class Herbert H. Dugan (1911–1942), U.S. Navy: U.S.S. Leedstown (AP-73)
Staff Sergeant Winford J. Poore (1921–1944), U.S. Army: Company “B,” 35th Signal Construction Battalion
Yeoman 1st Class William L. Schrader (1924–1944), U.S. Naval Reserve: U.S.S. Mount Hood (AE-11)
New Castle City
Private Norman G. Becker (1923–1944), U.S. Army: Company “K,” 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Master Sergeant Andrew Gorman (1896–1944), U.S. Army: Headquarters Company, 803rd Engineer Battalion (Aviation) (Separate)
Private 1st Class Anthony F. Marcozzi, U.S. Army: Company “C,” 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (1920–1944)
Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class John W. Megginson, Jr. (1924–1944), U.S. Naval Reserve: Bombing Squadron 115
Private 1st Class Edgar W. Stevenson (1919–1942), U.S. Army: Company “E,” 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
Newark
This list includes the area around Newark such as Glasgow and Christiana.
Private 1st Class Ralph E. Adams (1925–1944), U.S. Army: Antitank Company, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
2nd Lieutenant Robert G. Allen (1923–1945), U.S. Army: Battery “D,” 462nd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Lieutenant James R. Anderson (1920–1944), U.S. Army: Company “F,” 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Technician 4th Grade Harvey L. Baldwin (1917–1943), U.S. Army: Army Specialized Training Program
Private George G. Barnett (1913–1944), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 609th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Sergeant Philip A. Beaman (1920–1945), U.S. Army: Headquarters Company, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division
2nd Lieutenant Walter M. Boggs, Jr. (1921–1944), U.S. Marine Corps Reserve: U.S. Naval Air Training Center, Pensacola, Florida
Staff Sergeant Horace C. Brown (1924–1945), U.S. Army: Company “B,” 335th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division
Sergeant William H. Dean, Jr. (1913–1944), U.S. Army: Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Seaman 1st Class Robert J. Donovan (1923–1943), U.S. Naval Reserve: U.S. Naval Armed Guard aboard S.S. Almirante
Private 1st Class John Frame (1915–1945), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Sergeant Woodrow W. Gravenor (1918–1944), U.S. Army: Company “L,” 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
Staff Sergeant Charles W. Greer, Jr. (1920–1945), U.S. Army: Company “B,” 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division
1st Lieutenant Thomas S. Ingham, Jr. (1920–1943), U.S. Army Air Forces: 493rd Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Private 1st Class Roland P. Jackson (1914–1945), U.S. Marine Corps Reserve: Company “B,” 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division
Private William N. Jones, Jr. (1919–1944), U.S. Army: Company “E,” 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Private 1st Class Charles W. Keith, Jr. (1925–1945), U.S. Army: Company “B,” 20th Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division
Staff Sergeant Harold D. Kirk (1913–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 191st Tank Battalion
Technician 3rd Grade Leroy J. Knox (1920–1943), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 84th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Battalion
Technician 5th Grade Julian A. Long (1911–1944), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 237th Engineer Combat Battalion
Private John W. O’Daniel, Jr. (1925–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Signalman 3rd Class Harry W. Pierce (1919–1944), U.S. Naval Reserve: U.S.S. St. Augustine (PG-54)
Seaman 1st Class Frank Sanborn (1925–1946), U.S. Naval Reserve: Fleet Boat Pool, Naval Net Depot, Melville, Rhode Island
2nd Lieutenant Harold N. Sheaffer (1920–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 527th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 379th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Ralph R. Skillman (1925–1944), U.S. Navy: U.S.S. Suwannee (CVE-27)
Private George R. Thorn (1908–1945), U.S. Army: Troop “B,” 8th Engineer Combat Squadron, 1st Cavalry Division
2nd Lieutenant F. Robert Thoroughgood (1910–1942), U.S. Army: Unknown Coast Artillery Corps unit
Flight Officer James Walter (1915–1945), U.S. Army Air Forces: India-China Division, Air Transport Command
Staff Sergeant Clarence E. Weible (1919–1945), U.S. Army: Company “L,” 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division
1st Lieutenant Ferris L. Wharton (1915–1944), U.S. Marine Corps Reserve: Weapons Company, 21st Marines, 3rd Marine Division
Private James R. Wilson (1913–1944), U.S. Army: Company “B,” 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Staff Sergeant Homer B. Wooleyhan (1918–1945), U.S. Army: Headquarters & Service Troop, 44th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized), 11th Cavalry Group (Mechanized)
Newport
Ensign Kenneth F. Jones (1916–1942), U.S. Naval Reserve: U.S.S. Salinas (AO-19)
Greater Wilmington
This list includes residents of the unincorporated areas around the City of Wilmington, such as Cranston Heights, Edgemoor, Henry Clay Village, Marshallton, Minquadale, Richardson Park, Rockland, Talleyville, Wilmington Manor, and Westover Hills. Today, many of these areas have Wilmington mailing addresses.
Private 1st Class Frank J. Cox (1923–1944), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Staff Sergeant Clarence O. Deakyne, Jr. (1917–1944), U.S. Army: 33rd Chemical Decontamination Company
Staff Sergeant George H. M. Devine (1909–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 859th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 492nd Bombardment Group (Heavy)
2nd Lieutenant Belford S. Dunn (1923–1944), U.S. Marine Corps Reserve: Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 464 (VMSB-464), Marine Air Group 41 (MAG-41)
Private 1st Class John S. Greenfield (1914–1944), U.S. Army: Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Aviation Cadet William E. Hairsine (1922–1943), U.S. Naval Reserve: Detachment D, Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board, Los Angeles, California
Flight Officer Theodore E. Hearne (1920–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 417th Night Fighter Squadron
Private Robert D. Henderson (1923–1944), U.S. Army: Company “K,” 333rd Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division
Private Ralph G. Henretty (1925–1944), U.S. Army: Company “F,” 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
2nd Lieutenant Charles A. Higgins, Jr. (1922–1945), U.S. Army: 3264th Signal Service Company
Private Clifford L. Hook (1915–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 610th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Staff Sergeant George Isadore (1909–1942), U.S. Army: Cannon Company, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Motor Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Walter G. Keen, Jr. (1910–1944), U.S. Naval Reserve: U.S.S. LST-282
Private 1st Class Frank Kwiatkowski (1923–1944), U.S. Army: Company “K,” 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Private 1st Class Ormal C. Leedom, Jr. (1906–1943), U.S. Army: Company “D,” 56th Medical Battalion, Motorized
Private 1st Class Ralph A. Maloney, Jr. (1924–1943), U.S Army: Company “D,” 4th Ranger Infantry Battalion
Coxswain Charles F. Masden (1925–1945), U.S. Naval Reserve: Underwater Demolition Team No. 11
1st Lieutenant John M. Mendinhall, II (1921–1945), U.S. Marine Corps Reserve: Marine Fighting Squadron 441, Marine Aircraft Group 31
2nd Lieutenant Rachel H. Sheridan (1918–1943), U.S. Army: 32nd Station Hospital
Special Feature: The Mystery of Rachel H. Sheridan, the 32nd Station Hospital’s Lost Nurse
Seaman 1st Class Eugene H. Speary (1926–1943), U.S. Naval Reserve: U.S. Navy Armed Guard aboard S.S. J. Pinckney Henderson.
Private Louis H. Way, Jr. (1921–1942), U.S. Army: Company “B,” 11th Infantry Training Battalion, 3rd Infantry Training Regiment, Camp Wheeler, Georgia
Private 1st Class Robert A. Wescoat (1910–1944), U.S. Army: 328th Harbor Craft Company
Sergeant Wallace S. Wroten, Jr. (1925–1944), U.S. Army: Company “E,” 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division
War is an awful miserable thing. I wish it had never started. Even as I write this letter in a fox hole, shells and bullets are whizzing all around. Some of the shells are falling pretty close. If I ever come home, I’ll never want to talk about some of the things I’ve seen or done.
Sergeant Herman Cohen, 1944
Wilmington
This list is for residents of the City of Wilmington. For servicemembers who resided in the suburbs around the city, see Greater Wilmington.
Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Joseph Ackerman (1923–1945), U.S. Naval Reserve: Naval Air Gunners School, Jacksonville, Florida
Private Adam S. Adamowicz (1921–1944), U.S. Army: Company “B,” 760th Tank Battalion
Private 1st Class Everett W. Adkins (1920–1943), U.S. Army: Medical Detachment, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Technician 4th Grade William H. Allen (1916–1944), U.S. Army: 321st Port Company, 512th Port Battalion
Private 1st Class Lawrence J. Anderson (1919–1944), U.S. Army: Company “K,” 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Private 1st Class Roy A. Baldwin (1915–1943), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 81st Chemical Battalion
Private 1st Class Nathan Balick (1919–1944), U.S. Army: Company “K,” 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Staff Sergeant Charles E. Banning (1921–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 68th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Sergeant Robert L. Barnes (1922–1944), U.S. Army: Company “I,” 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
Sergeant Clyde H. Breckenridge (1924–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 857th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 492nd Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Private 1st Class Walter S. Brinton (1917–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Steward’s Mate 1st Class John Bryant (1925–1945), U.S. Naval Reserve: U.S.S. Gilmer (APD-11)
Private John J. Bukowski (1912–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
Private 1st Class Mario J. Capano (1924–1944), U.S. Army: Company “K,” 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry
Sergeant Morton Carlis (1924–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 346th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 99th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Seaman 2nd Class Charles L. Caulk, Jr. (1913–1942), U.S. Naval Reserve: U.S.S. Juneau (CL-52)
Sergeant Paul L. Caulk (1919–1944), U.S. Marine Corps: Company “L,” 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division
Private Jerome J. Cichocki (1926–1945), U.S. Marine Corps Reserve: Company “K,” 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division
2nd Lieutenant James C. Clark (1919–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 28th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy), 19th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy)
Sergeant Herman Cohen (1918–1944), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Special feature: Major Paul J. Collins (1923–2021)
Chief Warrant Officer Russell T. Crawford (c. 1904–1945), U.S. Army: Headquarters Battery, 742nd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion
Private Philip E. Crossland (1914–1944), U.S. Army: Company “K,” 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
1st Lieutenant Robert S. Currier (1919–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Thomas C. Davis (1921–1943), U.S. Naval Reserve: U.S. Navy Armed Guard aboard S.S. John L. Motley
Private 1st Class Irving De Shong (1917–1945), U.S. Army: Antitank Company, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Private Walter J. Dobek (1922–1944), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 146th Engineer Combat Battalion
Sergeant Charles N. Donoghue (1916–1944), U.S. Army: Company “B,” 745th Tank Battalion
1st Lieutenant Joseph A. Dugan (1920–1945), U.S. Army Air Forces: 310th Fighter Squadron, 58th Fighter Group
Captain Richard M. Durbin (1920–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: Headquarters 361st Fighter Group
Sergeant Charles Edelberg (1920–1945), U.S. Army Air Forces: Squadron “E,” 422nd Army Air Force Base Unit
Sergeant Martin Eisenman (1916–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 17th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group
Sergeant Harry Fineman (1916–1942), U.S. Army: Battery “I,” 59th Coast Artillery Regiment
Private James N. Foley (1921–1944), U.S. Army: Company “I,” 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class William A. Funk (1922–1944), U.S. Naval Reserve: Torpdeo Squadron 80
Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Sidney L. Galbraith (1902–1944), U.S. Naval Reserve: Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 554
Steward’s Mate 2nd Class Bruce Gibson (1918–1945), U.S. Naval Reserve: U.S.S. Callaghan (DD-792)
Private James J. Giletti (1906–1945), U.S. Army: Medical Detachment, 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division
2nd Lieutenant William J. Harden (1921–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 737th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 454th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Sergeant Paul E. Hayden (1911–1943), U.S. Army Air Forces: Unassigned aboard H.M.T. Rohna
Private Howard W. Hill (1923–1944), U.S. Army: Company “K,” 335rd Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division
Sergeant Harry M. Hinkson, Jr. (1923–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 838th Bombardment Squadron, 487th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Technician 5th Grade Harold T. Hitchens (1915–1944), U.S. Army: Company “B,” 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division
Fireman 1st Class Joseph L. Hoodock, Jr. (1923–1944), U.S. Coast Guard Reserve: U.S.S. Menges (DE-320)
Staff Sergeant Charles H. Horton (1916–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 1st Composite Squadron
2nd Lieutenant John F. Hudson, Jr. (1920–1943), U.S. Army Air Forces: Third Air Force Staging Wing
1st Lieutenant Thomas O. Hudson (1918–1944), U.S. Army: Headquarters 315th Field Artillery Battalion, 80th Infantry Division
Sergeant Arthur Johnston, Jr. (1923–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 6th Radar Calibration Detachment
Technician 5th Grade Clayton Jones (1917–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 1986th Engineer Composite Platoon
Private 1st Class Peter J. Jurski (1921–1945), U.S. Marine Corps Reserve: Company “I,” 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division
Storekeeper, Technical, 3rd Class Thomas Lankford (1922–1944), U.S. Naval Reserve: Spare Parts Distribution Center, Naval Supply Depot, Naval Base Noumea
Private Frank J. Lapkiewicz, U.S. Army (1915–1944): Company “E,” 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Sergeant Joseph M. Lentini (1914–1945), U.S. Army: Company “D,” 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
Private 1st Class William W. Lewandowski (1925–1944), U.S. Army: Service Battery, 687th Field Artillery Battalion
Private 1st Class Joseph F. Maczynski (1920–1945), U.S. Army: Company “F,” 145th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division
Chief Machinist’s Mate Thomas H. Marvel (1902–1942), U.S. Navy: U.S.S. Houston (CA-30)
Private James S. McClure (1908–1944), U.S. Army: Company “K,” 334th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division
Technician 5th Grade Hiram J. McRae (1918–1945), U.S. Army Air Forces: Company “B,” 811th Engineer Aviation Battalion
Private 1st Class Joseph A. McGrath (1911–1944), U.S. Army: Company “M,” 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
Captain Stephen McGregor (1908–1944), U.S. Army: 461st Amphibian Truck Company
Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class William J. McQuiston (1921–1943), U.S. Navy: Bombing Squadron 101 (VB-101)
Private Paul O. Miller (1916–1943), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Signalman 3rd Class Robert C. Miller (1924–1945), U.S. Naval Reserve: U.S.S. O’Brien (DD-725)
1st Lieutenant Seymour Miller (1919–1944), U.S. Army: Company “L,” 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Private John J. Mills (1920–1945), U.S. Army: Battery “C,” 969th Field Artillery Battalion
Corporal John A. Mlynarczyk (1919–1944), U.S. Army: Antitank Company, 382nd Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division
Aviation Radioman 3rd Class Anthony S. Montour (1924–1945), U.S. Naval Reserve: Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 22
Technician 5th Grade Steven Oboryshko (c. 1920–1944), U.S. Army: Company “E,” 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion
Private 1st Class William Owens (1912–1942), U.S. Army: Battery “C,” 77th Coast Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft)
Private Raymond W. Pierson (1922–1944), U.S. Army: Company “K,” 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Private Franklin J. Polster (1919–1944), U.S. Army: Company “F,” 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Staff Sergeant Edward J. Przylucki, Jr. (1923–1944), U.S. Army: Company “B,” 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Aviation Radioman 3rd Class George A. Quigg (1924–1944), U.S. Navy: Headquarters Squadron 5-1, Chincoteague Detachment
Private 1st Class Austin L. Reynolds (1909–1944), U.S. Army: Medical Detachment, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
1st Lieutenant Richard P. Richards (1918–1942), U.S. Marine Corps Reserve: Company “D,” 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Private Herbert Rubenstein (1923–1944), U.S. Army: Medical Detachment, 423rd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division
Major Clinton F. Schoolmaster (1919–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: Headquarters Squadron, 95th Combat Bombardment Wing
Technician 5th Grade Max V. Schwitzgold (1911–1944), U.S. Army: Battery “B,” 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion
1st Lieutenant Paul B. Selbe (1902–1944), U.S. Army: Manhattan Engineer District (the Manhattan Project)
Private James L. Shoesmith (1918–1944), U.S. Army: Battery “B,” 27th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Armored Division
Private John J. Skrzec (1920–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 33rd Signal Construction Battalion
Sergeant William I. Smith (1925–1944), U.S. Army: Company “K,” 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Seaman 2nd Class John P. Sparco (1923–1943), U.S. Naval Reserve: U.S. Naval Training Station, Bainbridge, Maryland
Private Arthur Stamm (1917–1944), U.S. Army: Company “E,” 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Sergeant Steiner S. Straw, Jr. (1920–1943), U.S. Army Air Forces: 414th Night Fighter Squadron
2nd Lieutenant Paul W. Taylor (1911–1942), U.S. Army: Company “D,” 34th Battalion, Engineer Replacement Training Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Private Roy S. Thomas (1921–1944), U.S. Army: Medical Detachment, 999th Field Artillery Battalion
Private Thomas B. Twilley, Jr. (1922–1945), U.S. Army: Infantry (unassigned) aboard U.S.A.T. J. W. McAndrew
Private William Verderamo (1914–1944), U.S. Army: Medical Detachment, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Corporal Joseph M. Vignola (1920–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 32nd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron
Sergeant Amedeo J. Vincenti (1909–1945), U.S. Army Air Forces: 498th Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 345th Bombardment Group (Medium)
Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class James C. Walker (1924–1943), U.S. Naval Reserve: Passenger aboard S.S. Nathaniel Bowditch
Staff Sergeant Lester D. Warren (1915–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 506th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
2nd Lieutenant William B. Weldon, Jr. (1916–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Private 1st Class Morton Wolson (1925–1944), U.S. Army: Medical Detachment, 346th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division
Fireman 1st Class Howard J. Woods (1922–1944), U.S. Coast Guard Reserve: U.S.S. Menges (DE-320)
1st Lieutenant Edgar B. Worley, Jr. (1915–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 612th Army Air Forces Base Unit
Private 1st Class Augustus G. Zografos (1919–1942), U.S. Army: Company “D,” 71st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division
Kent County
You died– but in our hearts you live! Rest in peace!
Placard (in Czech) placed next to the grave of 2nd Lieutenant Edward W. Ruyter in 1944 or 1945
Technician 5th Grade Loran C. Adams (1922–1944), U.S. Army: Medical Detachment, 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division
Captain Edgar C. Boggs (1918–1945), U.S. Army: Company “B,” 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division
Able Seaman Robert J. Burger (1919–1943), U.S. Merchant Marine: M.T. Atlantic Sun
2nd Lieutenant John M. Butler (1918–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 434th Troop Carrier Group
Private Thomas M. Gooden, III (1922–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” Army Specialized Training Station Complement Service Unit 1145
Staff Sergeant Wilson A. Graham (1919–1944), U.S. Army: Company “B,” 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Private 1st Class Walter F. Johnson (1918–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Ship’s Cook 3rd Class Joseph H. Keith (1913–1943), U.S. Naval Reserve: U.S. Naval Training Station, Bainbridge, Maryland
2nd Lieutenant William J. McLoughry (1919–1942), U.S. Army Air Forces: 10th Troop Carrier Squadron, 60th Troop Carrier Group
1st Lieutenant Joseph F. Myers (1919–1944), U.S. Army: Company “G,” 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Private William E. Paskins, Jr. (1916–1945), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 366th Infantry Regiment
2nd Lieutenant Edward W. Ruyter (1922–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 741st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 455th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Corporal Caleb O. Simpler (1917–1942), U.S. Army: Battery “H,” 61st Coast Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft)
Staff Sergeant William G. Smith (1916–1944), U.S. Army: Company “F,” 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Private Robert M. Tee (1926–1945), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 17th Armored Infantry Battalion, 12th Armored Division
Private John A. Ware (1925–1944), U.S. Army: Company “I,” 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Sussex County
Where do we get such men?
James Michener, 1953
Private 1st Class John E. Adams, Jr. (1921–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: Company “A,” 803rd Engineer Battalion (Aviation)
Private 1st Class George C. Beebe (1919–1944), U.S. Army: Company “E,” 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Private 1st Class Dallas I. Bowden (1923–1944), U.S. Army: Company “F,” 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
Auxiliary Alice L. Brittingham (1919–1943), Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps: Company 3, 21st Regiment
Private Charles M. Brittingham (1923–1945), U.S. Army: Company “F,” 319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
Private 1st Class Gilbert B. Bryan (1925–1945), U.S. Army: Company “G,” 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
2nd Lieutenant Charles D. Campbell (1911–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 11th Armored Infantry Battalion, 1st Armored Division
Staff Sergeant George C. Curdy (1920–1945), U.S. Army: Company “E,” 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
Commander Louis A. Drexler, Jr. (1899–1945), U.S. Navy: L.S.T. Group 47
Private 1st Class Samuel R. Evans (1916–1945), U.S. Army: Company “F,” 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Technician 4th Grade Isiah Grubbs (1914–1943), U.S. Army Air Forces: Headquarters and Service Company, 855th Engineer Aviation Battalion
Staff Sergeant Fred J. Harper (1918–1944), U.S. Army: Battery “C,” 400th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Staff Sergeant Hermus J. Hastings (1923–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 26th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 11th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Corporal Vollie C. Hudson (1920–1945), U.S. Army Air Forces: 587th Air Engineering Squadron, 75th Air Service Group
Private William H. Hudson (1923–1943), U.S. Army: Company “G,” 29th Infantry Regiment
2nd Lieutenant George M. Johnson (1920–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 38th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 30th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Private Joseph D. Johnson (1924–1944), U.S. Army: Company “B,” 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
Private Samuel A. Matthews, Jr. (1924–1944), U.S. Army: Company “I,” 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Private William R. McCabe (1922–1944), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 1st Ranger Infantry Battalion
Corporal James A. Moore (1921–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class George A. Penuel, Jr. (1919–1941), U.S. Navy: U.S.S. Shaw (DD-373)
Private Fred R. Prattis (1912–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 901st Air Base Security Battalion
Corporal John H. Prettyman (1919–1942), U.S. Army: Battery “C,” 261st Coast Artillery Battalion (Harbor Defense)
Private 1st Class Lynn E. Ritter, Jr. (1924–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 310th Medical Battalion, 85th Infantry Division
Technical Sergeant Harry N. Russell (1924–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 375th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 308th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Theodore W. Simpler (1891–1944), U.S. Coast Guard: Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse (Coast Guard Group, Lewes, Delaware)
Captain John S. Smith (1909–1944), U.S. Army: Headquarters 2nd Battalion, 409th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry Division
Seaman 1st Class James A. Tull (1910–1945), U.S. Naval Reserve: U.S.S. Indianapolis (CA-35)
Private Walter S. Turner (1916–1944), U.S. Army: Company “F,” 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division
Servicemembers from Other States
894th Tank Destroyer Battalion
The 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion was stationed near my grandfather’s hospital unit in Algeria during the summer of 1943. Some were patients at his hospital; others socialized with officers (nurses at least!) from his unit. Some of the men I learned about were killed in action in Tunisia or Italy and I was inspired to tell their stories. Work on many of these articles predates my research into Delaware’s fallen.
Technician 5th Grade Leon Bush (1917–1943), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Staff Sergeant Frank Dixon (1917–1944), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Lieutenant Wallace C. Forbush, Jr. (1918–1944), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Lieutenant John S. Jarvie (1914–1944), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Special Feature: 1st Lieutenant John S. Jarvie: Jack in the Alice Griffin Letters
Sergeant Robert D. Lightsey (1911–1944), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Corporal Elmer F. Park (1919–1944), U.S. Army: Company “C,” 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Corporal Fred S. Shoe (1908–1944), U.S. Army: Company “A,” 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Lieutenant Leroy C. Six (1923–1944), U.S. Army: Company “B,” 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Other Profiles
I profiled the following men for a variety of reasons. Some had family in Delaware and are honored at Veterans Memorial Park on the basis that their permanent address was in Delaware (even if they never lived there themselves). Some served with local World War II veterans that I interviewed during background research. Others served with my grandfathers. Some were simply inspiring stories that I felt compelled to tell.
2nd Lieutenant Rocco DeFilippis (1919–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 359th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Private 1st Class Raymond V. Desorcy (1924–1945), U.S. Army: Medical Detachment, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
Captain William W. Galt (1919–1944), U.S. Army: Headquarters 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Paul G. Gosnell (1911–1941), U.S. Navy: U.S.S. Shaw (DD-373)
Technician 5th Grade Dominick La Monica (1907–1944), U.S. Army: 32nd Station Hospital
Chief Pharmacist’s Mate Paul L. Larson (1920–1944), U.S. Navy: U.S.S. Tang (SS-306)
Private Robert P. Mulreaney, Jr. (1916–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: Company “A,” 815th Engineer Aviation Battalion
Flight Sergeant Eric Ramsay (1925–1944), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve: No. 75 (New Zealand) Squadron
2nd Lieutenant John A. Randall (1906–1943), U.S. Army: 1st Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad (Separate)
2nd Lieutenant Lowell F. Simmons (1918–1944), U.S. Army Air Forces: 708th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 447th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Technician 5th Grade Robert Stafford (c. 1908–1944), U.S. Army: Company “D,” 390th Engineer General Service Regiment
All 650,000+ words on Delaware’s World War II Fallen were written by real people, past and present! Artificial Intelligence is employed only for standard editing functions such as spelling and grammar, and to enhance a handful of damaged or low-resolution photos of servicemembers. Such photo enhancement is disclosed in the caption and in the notes at the end of the article. Some images may also have had routine editing performed such as cropping, increasing contrast, and retouching damage to original negatives and prints, without specific disclosure.
Last updated on December 31, 2025
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