A noncommissioned officer injured in an accident at Fort Miles
Category: Delaware
Private Samuel A. Matthews, Jr. (1924–1944)
The father of a young child who went into combat as a replacement rifleman at Monte Cassino
Aviation Cadet William E. Hairsine (1922–1943)
A young Navy aviation cadet involved in a tragic crash early in his training
Staff Sergeant Hermus J. Hastings (1923–1944)
His B-24 disappeared near Truk shortly before he would have received the Distinguished Flying Cross
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
Delaware's World War II Fallen 