An N.C.O. in an Army Air Forces maintenance unit whose last furlough home before going overseas proved tragic
Author: Lowell Silverman
2nd Lieutenant William J. McLoughry (1919–1942)
A C-47 copilot who survived the dangerous first American airborne combat mission only to die in a crash weeks later
1st Lieutenant Paul B. Selbe (1902–1944)
The story of a patent attorney who became an officer assigned to the Manhattan Engineer District
2nd Lieutenant William B. Weldon, Jr. (1916–1944)
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
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
Delaware's World War II Fallen 