A young Marine officer who went into combat for the first time on Guadalcanal
Author: Lowell Silverman
Sergeant Robert L. Barnes (1922–1944)
Drafted two months after his wedding day, he was promoted to sergeant after a month in combat in Europe
Master Sergeant Andrew Gorman (1896–1944)
A career soldier and veteran of both world wars who fell into the hands of the Japanese on Bataan
Private 1st Class Morton Wolson (1925–1944)
A college student who volunteered for the U.S. Army who first went into combat in Lorraine
1st Lieutenant Joseph F. Myers (1919–1944)
In the last moments of his life, this officer performed an act of heroism that saved his men
Private 1st Class Samuel R. Evans (1916–1945)
Wounded in Normandy, he returned to combat in time for the drive into Germany
Fireman 1st Class Joseph L. Hoodock, Jr. (1923–1944)
An incident claimed the lives of two Wilmington Coast Guardsmen who served in the same repair party aboard a destroyer escort
Technician 3rd Grade Leroy J. Knox (1920–1943)
It was supposed to be his wedding day, at home on furlough after spending a bitterly cold winter on special assignment in Canada
Private 1st Class Everett W. Adkins (1920–1943)
A member of a regimental medical detachment involved in a series of engagements along the Volturno river in Italy
Technician 5th Grade Loran C. Adams (1922–1944)
A Felton man who earned the Bronze Star Medal on the last day of his life for evacuating casualties under fire
Delaware's World War II Fallen 