A member of the Medical Detachment, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, who was killed in action during the last weeks of the war in Europe
Author: Lowell Silverman
Auxiliary Alice L. Brittingham (1919–1943)
A W.A.A.C. who died of disease shortly after beginning her training
Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Paul G. Gosnell (1911–1941)
One of the first casualties of the Pacific War, Paul G. Gosnell had served for years in both the Marine Corps and Navy
2nd Lieutenant Harold N. Sheaffer (1920–1944)
A B-17 navigator killed in action during the Allied aerial offensive known as Big Week
2nd Lieutenant George M. Johnson (1920–1944)
A pilot from Seaford who will soon return home, at long last, over 77 years after his death at the Tarawa Atoll
Sergeant Harry M. Hinkson, Jr. (1923–1944)
A clerk for the DuPont Company turned U.S. Army Air Forces gunner who was killed in action during a raid on Germany
Private 1st Class Ralph E. Adams (1925–1944)
A Delawarean in the 90th Infantry Division who was killed in action during the Normandy campaign
2nd Lieutenant Leroy C. Six (1923–1944)
The tragic story of a young officer who lost his infant son the month before he lost his own life at Anzio
Private 1st Class Walter F. Johnson (1918–1944)
An infantryman who survived the D-Day landings only to die weeks later during the drive on Saint-Lô
Private Howard W. Hill (1923–1944)
A University of Delaware student turned infantryman killed in action in Germany
Delaware's World War II Fallen 