A storekeeper who died in a tragic accident while on liberty in the South Pacific
Category: Delaware
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
Major Clinton F. Schoolmaster (1919–1944)
A major and senior controller in a bomb wing by 24, who vanished during a flight
Seaman 2nd Class John P. Sparco (1923–1943)
A young sailor killed by the negligence of another sailor at the Naval Training Station, Bainbridge, Maryland
Steward’s Mate 1st Class John Bryant (1925–1945)
The story of a black sailor who died manning his battle station when his ship was attacked off Okinawa
Captain Reynolds H. Knotts (1916–1943)
A Marine transport pilot who flew over 130,000 miles between far-flung outposts in the South Pacific
Staff Sergeant William T. Stewart, III (1917–1943)
A young father who enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces one month after the attack on Pearl Harbor
Private 1st Class Austin L. Reynolds (1909–1944)
An interwar veteran of the 1st Division found himself back in his old division during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
Private 1st Class Frank J. Cox (1923–1943)
The first of three men from Hazeldel Avenue in Minquadale to lose his life during WWII
Delaware's World War II Fallen 