A combat engineer who first went into battle during the Sicily campaign
Category: Kent County
Private Charles R. Wilson (1921–1943)
After being court-martialed for desertion, this Delawarean got another chance
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
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
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
Staff Sergeant Lester D. Warren (1915–1944)
A B-24 tail gunner and father of a young son whose plane was hit over France
Private Thomas M. Gooden, III (1922–1944)
A young soldier in the Coast Artillery Corps who joined the Army Specialized Training Program
Staff Sergeant William G. Smith (1916–1944)
A career soldier, rifle squad leader, and father who fought in five campaigns in the Mediterranean
Private Robert M. Tee (1926–1945)
Drafted straight out of high school, this youth was killed during his first day of combat
Flight Officer Theodore E. Hearne (1920–1944)
The proudest moment of this radar observer’s military career turned to tragedy moments later
Delaware's World War II Fallen 