A millwright turned antitank gun crewman killed in action while liberating France
Author: Lowell Silverman
Private Charles M. Brittingham (1923–1945)
An infantryman who fell while liberating Kautenbach, Luxembourg
Private Robert L. Gamble (1915–1944)
An infantryman who was mortally wounded during the Normandy campaign
Sergeant Robert D. Lightsey (1911–1944)
An 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion N.C.O. killed in action alongside a Medal of Honor recipient during the breakout from Anzio
Staff Sergeant George H. Devine (1909–1944)
A B-24 gunner who lost his life when he bailed out over the North Sea after his plane was hit on a mission to Germany
Captain Edgar C. Boggs (1918–1945)
A West Point graduate and infantry company commander who was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions in the Philippines
Corporal Fred S. Shoe (1908–1944)
A tank destroyer crew member from North Carolina killed in action during the breakout from Anzio
Sergeant Martin Eisenman (1916–1944)
An aircraft mechanic from Wilmington caught in the ill-fated Philippine Islands during his second enlistment in the U.S. Army
Sergeant Harry Fineman (1916–1942)
The first soldier from Delaware killed in action during World War II, who earned the Silver Star Medal during the defense of the Philippines
Sergeant Morton Carlis (1924–1944)
A B-17 radio operator from Wilmington killed in a crash in Poland
Delaware's World War II Fallen 