A football and basketball star turned Signal Corps lineman who supported the Third Army dash across France
Category: New Castle County
Private James S. McClure (1908–1944)
An undocumented immigrant whose U.S. Army service allowed him the opportunity to become a naturalized citizen just before he entered combat
Sergeant Arthur Johnston, Jr. (1923–1944)
An airplane mechanic-gunner whose detachment calibrated ground radar installations in the Aleutian Islands
2nd Lieutenant Charles A. Higgins, Jr. (1922–1945)
A young officer who dropped out Yale to volunteer for the U.S. Army Signal Corps
Private 1st Class Joseph A. McGrath (1911–1944)
A father of a young son and veteran of three campaigns in northwest Europe
Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Sidney L. Galbraith (1902–1944)
A machinist who served in the U.S. Army as a teenager during World War I and then volunteered for the Seabees during World War II
1st Lieutenant Joseph A. Dugan (1920–1945)
A P-47 pilot, the father of a young son, who was involved in a tragic friendly fire incident in the Philippines
2nd Lieutenant John F. Hudson, Jr. (1920–1943)
An Army Air Forces pilot who lost his life in a mysterious plane crash during crew training
Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Joseph Ackerman (1923–1945)
A photographer’s mate stricken by cancer during his training
1st Lieutenant Paul B. Selbe (1902–1944)
The story of a patent attorney who became an officer assigned to the Manhattan Engineer District
Delaware's World War II Fallen 