A Ranger from Wilmington killed in action in Normandy on D+1

A Ranger from Wilmington killed in action in Normandy on D+1
A railroader conductor who rapidly advanced to rifle squad leader during combat in the closing months of the war in Europe
A Georgian in a engineer unit, the victim of a heinous, racially motivated murder in England
An infantryman from Wilmington who wrote a haunting letter shortly before he was killed in action in Normandy
A telephone lineman from Middletown who lost his life in the infamous Exercise Tiger disaster leading up to D-Day
An N.C.O. in the 33rd Chemical Decontamination Company, a victim of the infamous Exercise Tiger disaster shortly before D-Day in Normandy
A millwright turned antitank gun crewman killed in action while liberating France
An infantryman who was mortally wounded during the Normandy campaign
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
A special feature on a Eighth Air Force bombardier who made it home and later assisted with several profiles on this site