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Private Joseph D. Johnson (1924–1944)

On July 2, 2022March 9, 2023 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, European Theater, Kent County, Rhineland, Sussex County, U.S. ArmyLeave a comment

A store clerk from the Georgetown area who became an infantryman after the Army Specialized Training Program was terminated

Private William E. Paskins, Jr. (1916–1945)

On May 23, 2022November 13, 2022 By danielwaite17In Delaware, Kent County, Mediterranean Theater, Sussex CountyLeave a comment

A soldier born in Bridgeville who served in Italy in a segregated infantry unit

Staff Sergeant George C. Curdy (1920–1945)

On May 17, 2022September 18, 2024 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, European Theater, Pennsylvania, Rhineland, Sussex County, U.S. ArmyLeave a comment

A railroader conductor who rapidly advanced to rifle squad leader during combat in the closing months of the war in Europe

Private Charles M. Brittingham (1923–1945)

On January 1, 2022January 4, 2022 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, Sussex County, U.S. ArmyLeave a comment

An infantryman who fell while liberating Kautenbach, Luxembourg

Private 1st Class John E. Adams, Jr. (1921–1944)

On November 6, 2021September 2, 2025 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, Pacific Theater, Philippines, Sussex County, U.S. ArmyLeave a comment

An engineer captured in the fall of Corregidor who spent over two years as a prisoner before dying in the sinking of an infamous hell ship

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class George A. Penuel, Jr. (1919–1941)

On October 26, 2021November 11, 2021 By Lowell SilvermanIn Attack on Pearl Harbor, Delaware, Maryland, Pacific Theater, Sussex County, U.S. NavyLeave a comment

A sailor killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor and by some definitions, the first Delawarean killed in action during World War II

Seaman 1st Class James A. Tull (1910–1945)

On October 20, 2021September 2, 2025 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, Maryland, Pacific Theater, Sussex County, U.S. NavyLeave a comment

A sailor from Sussex County, Delaware, killed in an infamous sinking in the closing days of the Pacific War

Auxiliary Alice L. Brittingham (1919–1943)

On October 11, 2021August 23, 2025 By Lowell SilvermanIn Delaware, Kent County, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Sussex County, U.S. ArmyLeave a comment

A W.A.A.C. who died of disease shortly after beginning her training

2nd Lieutenant George M. Johnson (1920–1944)

On September 21, 2021October 30, 2024 By Lowell SilvermanIn American Theater, Delaware, Pacific Theater, Sussex County, U.S. Army Air Forces1 Comment

A pilot from Seaford who will soon return home, at long last, over 77 years after his death at the Tarawa Atoll

Commander Louis A. Drexler, Jr. (1899–1945)

On September 17, 2021November 22, 2021 By danielwaite17In Delaware, Kent County, Okinawa, Pacific Theater, Sussex County, U.S. NavyLeave a comment

The Drexler family lost two sons serving in the U.S. Navy: one in an accident before World War II and the other during the Battle of Okinawa

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