A B-29 Superfortress navigator killed in a tragic training accident shortly before he was scheduled to ship out for the Pacific
Category: U.S. Army Air Forces
Sergeant Steiner S. Straw, Jr. (1920–1943)
An Army Air Forces armorer killed in a tragic accident at an airfield in Sardinia
Sergeant Clyde H. Breckenridge (1924–1944)
A B-24 gunner in the ill-fated 492nd Bomb Group killed during a costly raid on Germany
Technician 5th Grade Clayton Jones (1917–1944)
A plumber/pipefitter turned Army Air Forces firefighter caught up in a tragic accident at an airfield in Italy
2nd Lieutenant William J. Harden (1921–1944)
William J. Harden c. 1943 (Courtesy of the Delaware Public Archives) ResidencesCivilian OccupationBorn in Maryland, raised in DelawareStudentBranchService NumbersU.S. Army Air ForcesEnlisted 12054590 / Officer O-681855TheaterUnitMediterranean737th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 454th Bombardment Group (Heavy)AwardsCampaigns/BattlesAir Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Purple HeartEuropean strategic bombing campaign Early Life & Family William Joseph Harden was born in Westernport, …
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Private Robert P. Mulreaney, Jr. (1916–1944)
A Pennsylvanian in the 815th Engineer Aviation Battalion whose final act of sacrifice saved his brother's life
Staff Sergeant George H. Devine (1909–1944)
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
Sergeant Morton Carlis (1924–1944)
A B-17 radio operator from Wilmington killed in a crash in Poland
Major Paul J. Collins (1923–2021)
A special feature on a Eighth Air Force bombardier who made it home and later assisted with several profiles on this site
2nd Lieutenant Lowell F. Simmons (1918–1944)
A pilot from Maine who was killed in action during his first mission, a raid on Berlin
Delaware's World War II Fallen 