A University of Delaware student turned infantryman killed in action in Germany
Category: U.S. Army
Private Robert D. Henderson (1923–1944)
A man who grew up in New Jersey and Delaware and who served in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army
Private George G. Barnett (1913–1944)
Wounded during the defense of Bastogne, he was being treated in an aid station when it was bombed on Christmas Eve 1944
Staff Sergeant Charles W. Greer, Jr. (1920–1945)
An infantryman who died after he was wounded by a grenade during combat on Luzon, Philippines
Sergeant Philip A. Beaman (1920–1945)
A squad leader in an Intelligence & Reconnaissance Platoon who sacrificed his life saving a wounded comrade
Staff Sergeant Harold D. Kirk (1913–1944)
A florist turned tank commander who fought in several battles in Italy including Anzio
Private 1st Class Charles W. Keith, Jr. (1925–1945)
An armored infantryman killed in action during the drive into Germany in the last months of the war
Sergeant Woodrow W. Gravenor (1918–1944)
A rifleman who was mortally wounded during the Battle of the Bulge
Sergeant William H. Dean, Jr. (1913–1944)
A field wire chief who distinguished himself in Normandy and the Hürtgen Forest
Staff Sergeant Clarence E. Weible (1919–1945)
One of Newark's most highly decorated soldiers, Staff Sergeant Weible was a veteran of three battles
Delaware's World War II Fallen 