A member of Underwater Demolition Team No. 11, a predecessor of the Navy SEALs, who performed beach reconnaissance on fortified Pacific islands
Category: U.S. Navy
Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class John W. Megginson, Jr. (1924–1944)
A crewmember on a U.S. Navy PB4Y-1 Liberator patrol bomber who died on a mission against a Japanese-held atoll in the Caroline Islands
Yeoman 1st Class William L. Schrader (1924–1944)
A sailor who became the victim of a tragic accident while supporting the liberation of the Philippines
Chief Machinist’s Mate Thomas H. Marvel (1902–1942)
A career sailor who served aboard a famed American cruiser lost in the dark opening months of the Pacific War
Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Ralph R. Skillman (1925–1944)
A sailor from Newark, Delaware, who was one of the first kamikaze victims
Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class George A. Penuel, Jr. (1919–1941)
A sailor killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor and by some definitions, the first Delawarean killed in action during World War II
Seaman 1st Class James A. Tull (1910–1945)
A sailor from Sussex County, Delaware, killed in an infamous sinking in the closing days of the Pacific War
Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Paul G. Gosnell (1911–1941)
One of the first casualties of the Pacific War, Paul G. Gosnell had served for years in both the Marine Corps and Navy
Commander Louis A. Drexler, Jr. (1899–1945)
The Drexler family lost two sons serving in the U.S. Navy: one in an accident before World War II and the other during the Battle of Okinawa
Seaman 2nd Class Charles L. Caulk, Jr. (1913–1942)
A sailor who was killed when his cruiser was torpedoed following a fierce battle off Guadalcanal
Delaware's World War II Fallen 