A prewar volunteer who became a member of one of the first U.S. Army radar units
Category: U.S. Army Air Forces
Technical Sergeant Harry N. Russell (1924–1944)
When his bomber lost two engines during a night mission, this airman was forced to make a split-second decision
Private Charles R. Wilson (1921–1943)
After being court-martialed for desertion, this Delawarean got another chance
Staff Sergeant Dougal M. Beatson (1919–1944)
It was the first combat mission for this young Eighth Air Force gunner
Staff Sergeant Lester D. Warren (1915–1944)
A B-24 tail gunner and father of a young son whose plane was hit over France
Staff Sergeant Hermus J. Hastings (1923–1944)
His B-24 disappeared near Truk shortly before he would have received the Distinguished Flying Cross
Sergeant Paul E. Hayden (1911–1943)
Trained in aircraft maintenance, he was traveling to the China Burma India Theater when caught up in an infamous troop ship disaster
Sergeant Amedeo J. Vincenti (1909–1945)
A flight engineer who lost his life when his plane ditched returning from an antishipping strike
Flight Officer Theodore E. Hearne (1920–1944)
The proudest moment of this radar observer’s military career turned to tragedy moments later
Corporal James A. Moore (1921–1944)
A DuPont employee turned communications clerk lost in a tragic accident in England
Delaware's World War II Fallen 