The story of a patent attorney who became an officer assigned to the Manhattan Engineer District
Category: U.S. Army
2nd Lieutenant William B. Weldon, Jr. (1916–1944)
Wounded and captured before he was rescued during combat at the Gustav Line in Italy, this young officer returned to duty just in time to join the breakout from Anzio
Private John J. Mills (1920–1945)
A member of an unsung all-black artillery unit that was instrumental in the defense of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge
Technician 5th Grade Max V. Schwitzgold (1911–1944)
A store owner and father who became a victim of the infamous Malmédy massacre during the Battle of the Bulge
Private 1st Class Robert A. Wescoat (1910–1944)
A crew member aboard a U.S. Army tugboat lost after an unlucky navigational error during a journey between England and France
Staff Sergeant Fred J. Harper (1918–1944)
One month before his death, a schoolteacher turned mess sergeant sat for a portrait still cherished by the son he never got to meet
Private Walter S. Turner (1916–1944)
A father, mechanic, and volunteer fireman who entered combat in Normandy as a replacement rifleman
Private Louis W. Bellow (1924–1944)
A music student turned infantryman whose instinct in battle was to rush to the aid of his wounded comrades
Private 1st Class Gilbert B. Bryan (1925–1945)
A truck driver from Sussex County who lost his life just as the Allies crossed the Rhine in the closing weeks of the war in Europe
1st Lieutenant Robert S. Currier (1919–1944)
A young graduate of Pennsylvania Military College who served as an airborne platoon leader at Anzio and participated in the legendary river assault at Nijmegen
Delaware's World War II Fallen 