A C-47 copilot who survived the dangerous first American airborne combat mission only to die in a crash weeks later

A C-47 copilot who survived the dangerous first American airborne combat mission only to die in a crash weeks later
A replacement rifleman from Felton who was killed in Normandy during the Battle of Saint-Lô
A store clerk from the Georgetown area who became an infantryman after the Army Specialized Training Program was terminated
A soldier born in Bridgeville who served in Italy in a segregated infantry unit
Caleb O, Simpler in 1941 or early 1942 (Courtesy of the Delaware Public Archives) Home StateCivilian OccupationDelawareBank employeeBranchService NumberU.S. Army32167222TheatersUnitEuropean, AmericanBattery “H,” 61st Coast Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft)AwardsCampaigns/BattlesPurple HeartBattle of the Atlantic Early Life & Family Caleb Oliver Simpler was born in Felton, Delaware, on the evening of March 10, 1917. He was the second child …
A West Point graduate and infantry company commander who was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions in the Philippines
A W.A.A.C. who died of disease shortly after beginning her training
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
An infantryman who survived the D-Day landings only to die weeks later during the drive on Saint-Lô
A sailor in the U.S. Merchant Marine who served aboard a tanker sunk by a U-boat