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Category: U.S. Navy

Chief Machinist’s Mate Thomas H. Marvel (1902–1942)

On May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, New Castle County, Pacific Theater, U.S. NavyLeave a comment

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 (c. 1925–1944)

On January 16, 2022January 16, 2022 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, Pacific Theater, Philippines, U.S. NavyLeave a comment

A sailor from Newark, Delaware, who was one of the first kamikaze victims

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class George A. Penuel, Jr. (1919–1941)

On October 26, 2021November 11, 2021 By Lowell SilvermanIn Attack on Pearl Harbor, Delaware, Maryland, Pacific Theater, Sussex County, U.S. NavyLeave a comment

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)

On October 20, 2021December 6, 2021 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, Maryland, Pacific Theater, Sussex County, U.S. NavyLeave a comment

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)

On October 5, 2021February 12, 2022 By Lowell SilvermanIn Attack on Pearl Harbor, Maryland, Pacific Theater, U.S. Navy2 Comments

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)

On September 17, 2021November 22, 2021 By danielwaite17In Delaware, Kent County, Okinawa, Pacific Theater, Sussex County, U.S. NavyLeave a comment

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)

On June 21, 2021July 24, 2021 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, New Castle County, Pacific Theater, Pennsylvania, U.S. NavyLeave a comment

A sailor who was killed when his cruiser was torpedoed following a fierce battle off Guadalcanal

Seaman 1st Class Robert J. Donovan (1923–1943)

On June 12, 2021December 6, 2021 By Lowell SilvermanIn American Theater, Delaware, New Castle County, U.S. NavyLeave a comment

A sailor killed in an accidental collision east of Nantucket

Signalman 3rd Class Harry W. Pierce (1919–1944)

On May 29, 2021June 3, 2021 By Lowell SilvermanIn American Theater, Delaware, New Castle County, U.S. NavyLeave a comment

A sailor who lost his life in a little known accident off Cape May, New Jersey

Seaman 1st Class Frank Sanborn (1925–1946)

On May 27, 2021June 3, 2021 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, New Castle County, Pacific Theater, U.S. NavyLeave a comment

The last serviceman from Newark to die during the World War II era

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  • Corporal John F. Scisley (1918–1943)
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  • Sergeant Joseph M. Lentini (1914–1945)
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  • Private 1st Class Ralph E. Adams (1925–1944)
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  • Private 1st Class Walter F. Johnson (1918–1944)
  • Private Howard W. Hill (1923–1944)
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  • Private Robert D. Henderson (1923–1944)
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  • 2nd Lieutenant James R. Anderson (1920–1944)
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  • Private James R. Wilson (1913–1944)
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  • 1st Lieutenant Thomas S. Ingham, Jr. (1920–1943)
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  • Private 1st Class John Frame (1915–1945)
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  • Staff Sergeant Homer B. Wooleyhan (1918–1945)
  • 1st Lieutenant Ferris L. Wharton (1915–1944)
  • Private John W. O’Daniel, Jr. (1925–1944)
  • Sergeant Charles N. Donoghue (1916–1944)
  • Private 1st Class George S. Dill (1923–1944)
  • Private Walter J. Dobek (1922–1944)
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  • 2nd Lieutenant John M. Butler (1918–1944)
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