A member of an unsung all-black artillery unit that was instrumental in the defense of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge
Category: Delaware
Technician 5th Grade Max V. Schwitzgold (1911–1944)
A store owner and father who became a victim of the infamous Malmédy massacre during the Battle of the Bulge
Private 1st Class Robert A. Wescoat (1910–1944)
A crew member aboard a U.S. Army tugboat lost after an unlucky navigational error during a journey between England and France
Coxswain Charles F. Masden (1925–1945)
A member of Underwater Demolition Team No. 11, a predecessor of the Navy SEALs, who performed beach reconnaissance on fortified Pacific islands
Staff Sergeant Fred J. Harper (1918–1944)
One month before his death, a schoolteacher turned mess sergeant sat for a portrait still cherished by the son he never got to meet
Private Fred R. Prattis (1912–1944)
A black soldier in an airbase security battalion who served in the southwest Pacific
Private Walter S. Turner (1916–1944)
A father, mechanic, and volunteer fireman who entered combat in Normandy as a replacement rifleman
Private Louis W. Bellow (1924–1944)
A music student turned infantryman whose instinct in battle was to rush to the aid of his wounded comrades
1st Lieutenant Edgar B. Worley, Jr. (1915–1944)
A pilot in a gunnery training unit who died in a stateside training accident shortly after becoming a father.
Private 1st Class Gilbert B. Bryan (1925–1945)
A truck driver from Sussex County who lost his life just as the Allies crossed the Rhine in the closing weeks of the war in Europe
Delaware's World War II Fallen 