Wounded and captured before he was rescued during combat at the Gustav Line in Italy, this young officer returned to duty just in time to join the breakout from Anzio
Author: Lowell Silverman
Private John J. Mills (1920–1945)
A member of an unsung all-black artillery unit that was instrumental in the defense of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge
Technician 5th Grade Max V. Schwitzgold (1911–1944)
A store owner and father who became a victim of the infamous Malmédy massacre during the Battle of the Bulge
Private 1st Class Robert A. Wescoat (1910–1944)
A crew member aboard a U.S. Army tugboat lost after an unlucky navigational error during a journey between England and France
Coxswain Charles F. Masden (1925–1945)
A member of Underwater Demolition Team No. 11, a predecessor of the Navy SEALs, who performed beach reconnaissance on fortified Pacific islands
Staff Sergeant Fred J. Harper (1918–1944)
One month before his death, a schoolteacher turned mess sergeant sat for a portrait still cherished by the son he never got to meet
Private Fred R. Prattis (1912–1944)
A black soldier in an airbase security battalion who served in the southwest Pacific
Private Walter S. Turner (1916–1944)
A father, mechanic, and volunteer fireman who entered combat in Normandy as a replacement rifleman
Private Louis W. Bellow (1924–1944)
A music student turned infantryman whose instinct in battle was to rush to the aid of his wounded comrades
1st Lieutenant Edgar B. Worley, Jr. (1915–1944)
A pilot in a gunnery training unit who died in a stateside training accident shortly after becoming a father.
Delaware's World War II Fallen 