Wounded during the defense of Bastogne, he was being treated in an aid station when it was bombed on Christmas Eve 1944
Category: New Castle County
Staff Sergeant Charles W. Greer, Jr. (1920–1945)
An infantryman who died after he was wounded by a grenade during combat on Luzon, Philippines
Sergeant Philip A. Beaman (1920–1945)
A squad leader in an Intelligence & Reconnaissance Platoon who sacrificed his life saving a wounded comrade
Seaman 1st Class Robert J. Donovan (1923–1943)
A sailor killed in an accidental collision east of Nantucket
Staff Sergeant Harold D. Kirk (1913–1944)
A florist turned tank commander who fought in several battles in Italy including Anzio
Flight Officer James Walter (1915–1945)
A pilot who helped fly cargo to China but died tragically while on terminal leave at the end of the war
1st Lieutenant John M. Mendinhall, II (1921–1945)
A Marine pilot killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa
Private 1st Class Charles W. Keith, Jr. (1925–1945)
An armored infantryman killed in action during the drive into Germany in the last months of the war
Sergeant Woodrow W. Gravenor (1918–1944)
A rifleman who was mortally wounded during the Battle of the Bulge
Sergeant William H. Dean, Jr. (1913–1944)
A field wire chief who distinguished himself in Normandy and the Hürtgen Forest
Delaware's World War II Fallen 