The story of a platoon leader in the 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion at Anzio who had married less than three months before going overseas
Category: U.S. Army
Staff Sergeant Clarence O. Deakyne, Jr. (1917–1944)
An N.C.O. in the 33rd Chemical Decontamination Company, a victim of the infamous Exercise Tiger disaster shortly before D-Day in Normandy
Private Clifford L. Hook (1915–1944)
A millwright turned antitank gun crewman killed in action while liberating France
Private Charles M. Brittingham (1923–1945)
An infantryman who fell while liberating Kautenbach, Luxembourg
Private Robert L. Gamble (1915–1944)
An infantryman who was mortally wounded during the Normandy campaign
Sergeant Robert D. Lightsey (1911–1944)
An 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion N.C.O. killed in action alongside a Medal of Honor recipient during the breakout from Anzio
Captain Edgar C. Boggs (1918–1945)
A West Point graduate and infantry company commander who was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions in the Philippines
Corporal Fred S. Shoe (1908–1944)
A tank destroyer crew member from North Carolina killed in action during the breakout from Anzio
Sergeant Harry Fineman (1916–1942)
The first soldier from Delaware killed in action during World War II, who earned the Silver Star Medal during the defense of the Philippines
1st Lieutenant Seymour Miller (1919–1944)
A furniture salesman turned infantry officer killed in action immediately after going into combat during the Normandy campaign
Delaware's World War II Fallen 