A football and basketball star turned Signal Corps lineman who supported the Third Army dash across France
Category: U.S. Army
Private James S. McClure (1908–1944)
An undocumented immigrant whose U.S. Army service allowed him the opportunity to become a naturalized citizen just before he entered combat
2nd Lieutenant Charles A. Higgins, Jr. (1922–1945)
A young officer who dropped out Yale to volunteer for the U.S. Army Signal Corps
Private 1st Class Joseph A. McGrath (1911–1944)
A father of a young son and veteran of three campaigns in northwest Europe
Private 1st Class Lynn E. Ritter, Jr. (1924–1944)
Three Delawareans who were drafted on the same day trained together and joined the same medical battalion but only two returned home alive
1st Lieutenant Paul B. Selbe (1902–1944)
The story of a patent attorney who became an officer assigned to the Manhattan Engineer District
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
Delaware's World War II Fallen 