The story of the youngest of Delaware’s World War II fallen, a promising young Civil Air Patrol cadet
Category: Delaware
Technical Sergeant Harry N. Russell (1924–1944)
When his bomber lost two engines during a night mission, this airman was forced to make a split-second decision
Technician 5th Grade John W. Fullman, Jr. (1911–1944)
A shipyard worker who became a truck driver in a segregated Quartermaster Corps unit
Private Francis C. Dill (1908–1943)
A combat engineer who first went into battle during the Sicily campaign
Lieutenant Colonel Louis E. Roemer (1901–c. 1945)
A senior Chemical Warfare Service officer in the Philippines prior to the American surrender, he helped many other soldiers as a prisoner of war
Private Charles R. Wilson (1921–1943)
After being court-martialed for desertion, this Delawarean got another chance
Staff Sergeant Dougal M. Beatson (1919–1944)
It was the first combat mission for this young Eighth Air Force gunner
Private John J. Bukowski (1912–1944)
A replacement rifleman who was reported missing over two weeks after his death and whose brief time in combat is shrouded in mystery
Ship’s Cook 3rd Class Joseph H. Keith (1913–1943)
His assignment, close enough to Delaware to visit on liberty, would have seemed to be a blessing until tragedy struck
Private 1st Class Edgar W. Stevenson (1919–1942)
The first soldier killed in action from New Castle City during World War II
Delaware's World War II Fallen 