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Category: U.S. Army

Private Herbert Rubenstein (1923–1944)

On December 19, 2025December 20, 2025 By Lowell SilvermanIn Battle of the Bulge, Delaware, European Theater, New Castle County, U.S. ArmyLeave a comment

A Jewish medic whose unit was encircled at the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge

Private 1st Class Nathan Balick (1919–1944)

On December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, European Theater, New Castle County, New York, Normandy, U.S. ArmyLeave a comment

A Jewish infantryman who first went into combat in Normandy shortly after D-Day

Private William R. McCabe (1922–1944)

On November 30, 2025November 30, 2025 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, Italy, Maryland, Mediterranean Theater, Sussex County, U.S. ArmyLeave a comment

A young father who became a Ranger shortly before going into combat at Anzio

Private Louis H. Way, Jr. (1921–1942)

On November 26, 2025December 6, 2025 By Lowell SilvermanIn American Theater, Delaware, New Castle County, Pennsylvania, U.S. ArmyLeave a comment

He had only just begun his military career when claimed by an accident while on pass from basic training

Private Arthur Stamm (1917–1944)

On October 20, 2025November 23, 2025 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, European Theater, New Castle County, Pennsylvania, Rhineland, U.S. ArmyLeave a comment

Six years after fleeing Nazi Germany, a Jewish refugee returned to his homeland as an American soldier

Sergeant Robert L. Barnes (1922–1944)

On August 21, 2025August 24, 2025 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, European Theater, New Castle County, U.S. ArmyLeave a comment

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)

On August 18, 2025September 26, 2025 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, New Castle County, New York, Pacific Theater, Philippines, U.S. Army1 Comment

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)

On August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, European Theater, New Castle County, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhineland, U.S. ArmyLeave a comment

A college student who volunteered for the U.S. Army who first went into combat in Lorraine

1st Lieutenant Joseph F. Myers (1919–1944)

On July 16, 2025October 4, 2025 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, European Theater, Kent County, New York, Rhineland, U.S. Army, West VirginiaLeave a comment

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)

On July 7, 2025September 26, 2025 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, European Theater, Maryland, Rhineland, Sussex County, U.S. ArmyLeave a comment

Wounded in Normandy, he returned to combat in time for the drive into Germany

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  • Sergeant Robert L. Barnes (1922–1944)
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  • Private 1st Class Samuel R. Evans (1916–1945)
  • Fireman 1st Class Joseph L. Hoodock, Jr. (1923–1944)
  • Technician 3rd Grade Leroy J. Knox (1920–1943)
  • Private 1st Class Everett W. Adkins (1920–1943)
  • Technician 5th Grade Loran C. Adams (1922–1944)
  • Private Jerome J. Cichocki (1926–1945)
  • Private 1st Class Peter J. Jurski (1921–1945)
  • Private 1st Class Ralph A. Maloney, Jr. (1924–1943)
  • Private 1st Class Augustus G. Zografos (1919–1942)
  • Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class William J. McQuiston (1921–1943)
  • Technician 4th Grade William H. Allen (1916–1944)
  • Signalman 3rd Class Robert C. Miller (1924–1945)
  • Private 1st Class Ormal C. Leedom, Jr. (1906–1943)
  • Private William H. Hudson (1923–1943)
  • Staff Sergeant Lester D. Warren (1915–1944)
  • Technician 5th Grade Harold T. Hitchens (1915–1944)
  • Private Thomas M. Gooden, III (1922–1944)
  • 2nd Lieutenant Paul W. Taylor (1911–1942)
  • Corporal John H. Prettyman (1919–1942)
  • Private Samuel A. Matthews, Jr. (1924–1944)
  • Aviation Cadet William E. Hairsine (1922–1943)
  • Staff Sergeant Hermus J. Hastings (1923–1944)
  • Private Ralph G. Henretty (1925–1944)
  • Sergeant Wallace S. Wroten, Jr. (1925–1944)
  • Staff Sergeant Edward J. Przylucki, Jr. (1923–1944)
  • Private Roy S. Thomas (1921–1944)
  • Private 1st Class William Owens (1912–1942)
  • Private 1st Class Roy A. Baldwin (1915–1943)
  • 1st Lieutenant John S. Jarvie (1914–1944)
  • Staff Sergeant William G. Smith (1916–1944)
  • Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Thomas C. Davis (1921–1943)
  • Private 1st Class Joseph F. Maczynski (1920–1945)
  • Sergeant Paul E. Hayden (1911–1943)
  • Private Robert M. Tee (1926–1945)
  • Seaman 1st Class Eugene H. Speary (1926–1943)
  • Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class William A. Funk (1922–1944)
  • Sergeant Amedeo J. Vincenti (1909–1945)
  • Flight Officer Theodore E. Hearne (1920–1944)
  • Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class James C. Walker (1924–1943)
  • Corporal James A. Moore (1921–1944)
  • Corporal Joseph M. Vignola (1920–1944)
  • Motor Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Walter G. Keen, Jr. (1910–1944)
  • Steward’s Mate 2nd Class Bruce Gibson (1918–1945)
  • Staff Sergeant Charles H. Horton (1916–1944)
  • Private Norman G. Becker (1923–1944)
  • Fireman 1st Class Howard J. Woods (1922–1944)
  • 2nd Lieutenant Edward W. Ruyter (1922–1944)
  • Technician 4th Grade Isiah Grubbs (1914–1943)
  • Sergeant Charles Edelberg (1920–1945)
  • Storekeeper, Technical, 3rd Class Thomas Lankford (1922–1944)
  • Ensign Kenneth F. Jones (1916–1942)
  • Water Tender 1st Class Herbert H. Dugan (1911–1942)
  • Major Clinton F. Schoolmaster (1919–1944)
  • Seaman 2nd Class John P. Sparco (1923–1943)
  • Steward’s Mate 1st Class John Bryant (1925–1945)
  • Captain Reynolds H. Knotts (1916–1943)
  • Staff Sergeant William T. Stewart, III (1917–1943)
  • Private 1st Class Austin L. Reynolds (1909–1944)
  • Chief Pharmacist’s Mate Paul L. Larson (1919–1944)
  • Private 1st Class Frank J. Cox (1923–1943)
  • Captain Richard M. Durbin (1920–1944)
  • Private 1st Class William W. Lewandowski (1925–1944)
  • Private Raymond W. Pierson (1922–1944)
  • Private John J. Skrzec (1920–1944)
  • Private James S. McClure (1908–1944) 
  • Sergeant Arthur Johnston, Jr. (1923–1944)
  • 2nd Lieutenant Charles A. Higgins, Jr. (1922–1945)
  • Private 1st Class Joseph A. McGrath (1911–1944)
  • Private 1st Class Lynn E. Ritter, Jr. (1924–1944)
  • Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Sidney L. Galbraith (1902–1944)
  • 1st Lieutenant Joseph A. Dugan (1920–1945)
  • 2nd Lieutenant John F. Hudson, Jr. (1920–1943)
  • Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Joseph Ackerman (1923–1945)
  • Corporal Vollie C. Hudson (1920–1945)
  • 2nd Lieutenant William J. McLoughry (1919–1942)
  • 1st Lieutenant Paul B. Selbe (1902–1944)
  • 2nd Lieutenant William B. Weldon, Jr. (1916–1944)
  • Private John J. Mills (1920–1945)
  • Technician 5th Grade Max V. Schwitzgold (1911–1944)
  • Private 1st Class Robert A. Wescoat (1910–1944)
  • Coxswain Charles F. Masden (1925–1945)
  • Staff Sergeant Fred J. Harper (1918–1944)
  • Private Fred R. Prattis (1912–1944)
  • Private Walter S. Turner (1916–1944)
  • Private Louis W. Bellow (1924–1944)

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