An 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion N.C.O. killed in action alongside a Medal of Honor recipient during the breakout from Anzio
Category: U.S. Army
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
Private 1st Class John E. Adams, Jr. (1921–1944)
An engineer captured in the fall of Corregidor who spent over two years as a prisoner before dying in the sinking of an infamous hell ship
Sergeant Joseph M. Lentini (1914–1945)
A member of the 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment killed during an assault in the Apennines late in the war
Private 1st Class Raymond V. Desorcy (1924–1945)
A member of the Medical Detachment, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, who was killed in action during the last weeks of the war in Europe
Auxiliary Alice L. Brittingham (1919–1943)
A W.A.A.C. who died of disease shortly after beginning her training
Private 1st Class Ralph E. Adams (1925–1944)
A Delawarean in the 90th Infantry Division who was killed in action during the Normandy campaign
Delaware's World War II Fallen 