A young Marine drafted straight out of high school who was a replacement on Iwo Jima
Category: New Castle County
Private 1st Class Peter J. Jurski (1921–1945)
A young Marine who went into combat during an offensive to seize an airfield on Iwo Jima
Private 1st Class Ralph A. Maloney, Jr. (1924–1943)
A young infantryman who joined the legendary 4th Ranger Infantry Battalion immediately after going overseas
Private 1st Class Augustus G. Zografos (1919–1942)
One of the early draftees from Delaware who found himself in Alaska after a Japanese offensive there
Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class William J. McQuiston (1921–1943)
An aviation machinist’s mate who remained at his post aboard a ditching bomber in a desperate effort to keep it in the air
Technician 4th Grade William H. Allen (1916–1944)
A member of a black Transportation Corps unit who worked on the docks at Southampton immediately after D-Day in Normandy
Signalman 3rd Class Robert C. Miller (1924–1945)
A sailor who served in the Navy Armed Guard and aboard destroyers in two oceans
Private 1st Class Ormal C. Leedom, Jr. (1906–1943)
A member of a medical unit who served in North Africa and Sicily
Private William H. Hudson (1923–1943)
A young soldier who served in the force garrisoning Iceland
Staff Sergeant Lester D. Warren (1915–1944)
A B-24 tail gunner and father of a young son whose plane was hit over France
Delaware's World War II Fallen 