It was the first combat mission for this young Eighth Air Force gunner
Author: Lowell Silverman
Private John J. Bukowski (1912–1944)
A replacement rifleman who was reported missing over two weeks after his death and whose brief time in combat is shrouded in mystery
Ship’s Cook 3rd Class Joseph H. Keith (1913–1943)
His assignment, close enough to Delaware to visit on liberty, would have seemed to be a blessing until tragedy struck
Private 1st Class Edgar W. Stevenson (1919–1942)
The first soldier killed in action from New Castle City during World War II
Private 1st Class Paul H. Rigdon (1923–1944)
A machinist who was a member of an ill-fated unit encircled during the Battle of the Bulge
Private Herbert Rubenstein (1923–1944)
A Jewish medic whose unit was encircled at the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge
Aviation Radioman 3rd Class George A. Quigg (1924–1944)
An Atlas Powder Company employee turned Navy aircrewman
Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Theodore W. Simpler (1891–1944)
A career lighthouse keeper who enlisted in the Coast Guard at age 50
Private 1st Class Nathan Balick (1919–1944)
A Jewish infantryman who first went into combat in Normandy shortly after D-Day
Private William R. McCabe (1922–1944)
A young father who became a Ranger shortly before going into combat at Anzio
Delaware's World War II Fallen 