A black sailor who was lost with the last American ship sunk by kamikazes
Category: Delaware
Staff Sergeant Charles H. Horton (1916–1944)
An innocuous scientific inquiry about seaweed led to the tragic disappearence of two men on a remote island in the Atlantic
Private Norman G. Becker (1923–1944)
A shipyard worker turned infantryman who was killed in action during his fourth day in combat in northern Italy
Fireman 1st Class Howard J. Woods (1922–1944)
A single torpedo claimed the lives of two Wilmington Coast Guardsmen who served in the same repair party aboard a destroyer escort
2nd Lieutenant Edward W. Ruyter (1922–1944)
When a bombardier fell from a crippled B-24, a Czech town came together to honor him: “You died-- but in our hearts you live!”
Technician 4th Grade Isiah Grubbs (1914–1943)
An N.C.O. in an all-black aviation engineer unit lost in a little known disaster at sea in the Pacific
Sergeant Charles Edelberg (1920–1945)
A soldier involved in U.S. Army Air Forces training stateside whose tragic death was published by the press before his family was notified
Storekeeper, Technical, 3rd Class Thomas Lankford (1922–1944)
A storekeeper who died in a tragic accident while on liberty in the South Pacific
Ensign Kenneth F. Jones (1916–1942)
A young officer who lost his life in a tragic accident at sea
Water Tender 1st Class Herbert H. Dugan (1911–1942)
Born and raised in Delaware, this man raised a family in Washington after a stint in the Navy, only to return to service after Pearl Harbor
Delaware's World War II Fallen 