A soldier who died while studying stateside as part of the Army Specialized Training Program
Category: Delaware
Private William N. Jones, Jr. (1919–1944)
A barber who was died in battle shortly after he arrived at the Anzio beachhead
1st Lieutenant Thomas S. Ingham, Jr. (1920–1943)
A B-24 pilot in the China Burma India Theater who went missing in action during a mission to Burma
Signalman 3rd Class Harry W. Pierce (1919–1944)
A sailor who lost his life in a little known accident off Cape May, New Jersey
Private 1st Class John Frame (1915–1945)
An infantryman who was wounded three times, before finally losing his life mere months before the end of the war
Private George R. Thorn (1908–1945)
A combat engineer who died of disease just after Manila was recaptured
Seaman 1st Class Frank Sanborn (1925–1946)
The last serviceman from Newark to die during the World War II era
Staff Sergeant Homer B. Wooleyhan (1918–1945)
An N.C.O. in a reconnaissance unit killed in action in Germany during the last months of the war
1st Lieutenant Ferris L. Wharton (1915–1944)
A Marine officer killed in action during his first day in combat, liberating Guam from Japanese occupation
Private John W. O’Daniel, Jr. (1925–1944)
A paratrooper, the son of a famous general, killed in action during Operation Market Garden, the famed airborne assault in the Netherlands
Delaware's World War II Fallen 