A college student who volunteered for the U.S. Army who first went into combat in Lorraine
Category: U.S. Army
1st Lieutenant Joseph F. Myers (1919–1944)
In the last moments of his life, this officer performed an act of heroism that saved his men
Private 1st Class Samuel R. Evans (1916–1945)
Wounded in Normandy, he returned to combat in time for the drive into Germany
Technician 3rd Grade Leroy J. Knox (1920–1943)
It was supposed to be his wedding day, at home on furlough after spending a bitterly cold winter on special assignment in Canada
Private 1st Class Everett W. Adkins (1920–1943)
A member of a regimental medical detachment involved in a series of engagements along the Volturno river in Italy
Technician 5th Grade Loran C. Adams (1922–1944)
A Felton man who earned the Bronze Star Medal on the last day of his life for evacuating casualties under fire
Private 1st Class Ralph A. Maloney, Jr. (1924–1943)
A young infantryman who joined the legendary 4th Ranger Infantry Battalion immediately after going overseas
Private 1st Class Augustus G. Zografos (1919–1942)
One of the early draftees from Delaware who found himself in Alaska after a Japanese offensive there
Technician 4th Grade William H. Allen (1916–1944)
A member of a black Transportation Corps unit who worked on the docks at Southampton immediately after D-Day in Normandy
Private 1st Class Ormal C. Leedom, Jr. (1906–1943)
A member of a medical unit who served in North Africa and Sicily
Delaware's World War II Fallen 