An airplane mechanic-gunner whose detachment calibrated ground radar installations in the Aleutian Islands
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Staff Sergeant Fred J. Harper (1918–1944)
One month before his death, a schoolteacher turned mess sergeant sat for a portrait still cherished by the son he never got to meet
Private Walter S. Turner (1916–1944)
A father, mechanic, and volunteer fireman who entered combat in Normandy as a replacement rifleman
Private Louis W. Bellow (1924–1944)
A music student turned infantryman whose instinct in battle was to rush to the aid of his wounded comrades
1st Lieutenant Robert S. Currier (1919–1944)
A young graduate of Pennsylvania Military College who served as an airborne platoon leader at Anzio and participated in the legendary river assault at Nijmegen
2nd Lieutenant James C. Clark (1919–1944)
A B-29 Superfortress navigator killed in a tragic training accident shortly before he was scheduled to ship out for the Pacific
Yeoman 1st Class William L. Schrader (1924–1944)
A sailor who became the victim of a tragic accident while supporting the liberation of the Philippines
Private 1st Class Irving De Shong (1917–1945)
A truck driver from Wilmington who became a radio operator in an antitank unit
Private Thomas B. Twilley, Jr. (1922–1945)
A paratrooper who perished in a tragedy at sea en route to the European Theater
Staff Sergeant Clarence O. Deakyne, Jr. (1917–1944)
An N.C.O. in the 33rd Chemical Decontamination Company, a victim of the infamous Exercise Tiger disaster shortly before D-Day in Normandy
Delaware's World War II Fallen 