A young Navy aviation cadet involved in a tragic crash early in his training
Category: New Castle County
Private Ralph G. Henretty (1925–1944)
A young rifleman who first went into combat at Monte Cassino
Sergeant Wallace S. Wroten, Jr. (1925–1944)
An Army Specialized Training Program member turned infantryman who earned the Silver Star in his first days of combat
Staff Sergeant Edward J. Przylucki, Jr. (1923–1944)
An infantryman who survived a year of ferocious combat and advanced to staff sergeant during the course of four campaigns in Italy
Private Roy S. Thomas (1921–1944)
A member of a segregated black Field Artillery unit killed in a stateside accident
Private 1st Class William Owens (1912–1942)
The member of a segregated antiaircraft unit killed in an incident in Connecticut
Private 1st Class Roy A. Baldwin (1915–1943)
A Wilmington fireman who died in a training accident during preparations for the Normandy invasion
Staff Sergeant William G. Smith (1916–1944)
A career soldier, rifle squad leader, and father who fought in five campaigns in the Mediterranean
Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Thomas C. Davis (1921–1943)
A member of a U.S. Navy Armed Guard crew lost in the infamous air raid on Bari, Italy
Private 1st Class Joseph F. Maczynski (1920–1945)
An infantryman whose actions during the liberation of the Philippines resulted in him earning the second highest honor in the American armed forces
Delaware's World War II Fallen 