Initially the member of a glider unit, this Wilmingtonian ended up pressed into combat as a replacement in Normandy
Category: Delaware
Private 1st Class John S. Greenfield (1914–1944)
A volunteer fireman from Talleyville lost during the grueling Normandy campaign
Private John A. Ware (1925–1944)
A replacement rifleman from Felton who was killed in Normandy during the Battle of Saint-Lô
Sergeant William I. Smith (1925–1944)
A young rifleman from Rockland who advanced rapidly to sergeant shortly before his death during the Battle of Normandy
Private 1st Class Mario J. Capano (1924–1944)
An Italian immigrant and member of a prominent Delaware family who survived Omaha Beach only to lose his life during the grueling Normandy campaign
Private Thomas B. Twilley, Jr. (1922–1945)
A paratrooper who perished in a tragedy at sea en route to the European Theater
2nd Lieutenant Robert G. Allen (1923–1945)
A paratrooper who died retaking Corregidor during one of the most celebrated airborne operations in history
Staff Sergeant George Isadore (1909–1942)
A German-born career soldier killed in action fighting against Vichy French forces in Algeria
Private 1st Class Frank Kwiatkowski (1923–1944)
A mechanic from Minquadale who survived Omaha Beach on D-Day in Normandy only to fall eight days later
Sergeant Clyde H. Breckenridge (1924–1944)
A B-24 gunner in the ill-fated 492nd Bomb Group killed during a costly raid on Germany
Delaware's World War II Fallen 