An aircraft mechanic from Wilmington caught in the ill-fated Philippine Islands during his second enlistment in the U.S. Army
Category: New Castle County
Sergeant Harry Fineman (1916–1942)
The first soldier from Delaware killed in action during World War II, who earned the Silver Star Medal during the defense of the Philippines
Sergeant Morton Carlis (1924–1944)
A B-17 radio operator from Wilmington killed in a crash in Poland
Major Paul J. Collins (1923–2021)
A special feature on a Eighth Air Force bombardier who made it home and later assisted with several profiles on this site
Corporal John F. Scisley (1918–1943)
A Marine from Kirkwood killed on his first day of combat at the Tarawa Atoll
1st Lieutenant Seymour Miller (1919–1944)
A furniture salesman turned infantry officer killed in action immediately after going into combat during the Normandy campaign
Sergeant Joseph M. Lentini (1914–1945)
A member of the 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment killed during an assault in the Apennines late in the war
Private 1st Class Roland P. Jackson (1914–1945)
A high school physical education teacher who lost his life on his third day of combat during one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific
2nd Lieutenant Harold N. Sheaffer (1920–1944)
A B-17 navigator killed in action during the Allied aerial offensive known as Big Week
Sergeant Harry M. Hinkson, Jr. (1923–1944)
A clerk for the DuPont Company turned U.S. Army Air Forces gunner who was killed in action during a raid on Germany
Delaware's World War II Fallen 