A young Jewish man who enlisted in the Navy at 17 and first went into battle as a corpsman on Saipan
Category: Delaware
2nd Lieutenant Holstein Harvey, III (1918–1944)
A mechanized cavalry platoon leader who sprang into action when one of his men was badly wounded by a sniper on Saipan
Private Paul O. Miller (1916–1943)
Drafted a few months after marrying, he went into combat for the first time on Sicily
Private 1st Class Alfred A. Rosendale (1916–1943)
A National Guardsman recalled to duty after Pearl Harbor, he had a varied career in Coast Artillery, Military Police, and Corps of Engineers units
Cadet Staff Sergeant James W. Taylor, III (1928–1944)
The story of the youngest of Delaware’s World War II fallen, a promising young Civil Air Patrol cadet
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
Delaware's World War II Fallen 