A replacement rifleman who was reported missing over two weeks after his death and whose brief time in combat is shrouded in mystery
Category: U.S. Army
Private 1st Class Edgar W. Stevenson (1919–1942)
The first soldier killed in action from New Castle City during World War II
Private 1st Class Paul H. Rigdon (1923–1944)
A machinist who was a member of an ill-fated unit encircled during the Battle of the Bulge
Private Herbert Rubenstein (1923–1944)
A Jewish medic whose unit was encircled at the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge
Private 1st Class Nathan Balick (1919–1944)
A Jewish infantryman who first went into combat in Normandy shortly after D-Day
Private William R. McCabe (1922–1944)
A young father who became a Ranger shortly before going into combat at Anzio
Private Louis H. Way, Jr. (1921–1942)
He had only just begun his military career when claimed by an accident while on pass from basic training
Private Arthur Stamm (1917–1944)
Six years after fleeing Nazi Germany, a Jewish refugee returned to his homeland as an American soldier
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
Delaware's World War II Fallen 