A Ranger from Wilmington killed in action in Normandy on D+1
Category: Normandy
Sergeant Herman Cohen (1918–1944)
An infantryman from Wilmington who wrote a haunting letter shortly before he was killed in action in Normandy
Private Robert L. Gamble (1915–1944)
An infantryman who was mortally wounded during the Normandy campaign
1st Lieutenant Seymour Miller (1919–1944)
A furniture salesman turned infantry officer killed in action during the Normandy campaign
Private 1st Class Ralph E. Adams (1925–1944)
A Delawarean in the 90th Infantry Division who was killed in action during the Normandy campaign
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 James R. Wilson (1913–1944)
An infantryman killed in action during the grueling Normandy campaign
Sergeant Charles N. Donoghue (1916–1944)
A truck driver turned tank commander who was the first fatality from the 745th Tank Battalion on D-Day
Private 1st Class George S. Dill (1923–1944)
A combat engineer who entered the service from the Middletown area and first entered combat on Omaha Beach
Private Walter J. Dobek (1922–1944)
A combat engineer, the son of Polish immigrants, who was killed in action on Omaha Beach
Delaware's World War II Fallen 