A paratrooper who perished in a tragedy at sea en route to the European Theater
Category: Maryland
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
Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class George A. Penuel, Jr. (1919–1941)
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)
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)
A W.A.A.C. who died of disease shortly after beginning her training
Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Paul G. Gosnell (1911–1941)
One of the first casualties of the Pacific War, Paul G. Gosnell had served for years in both the Marine Corps and Navy
Private George G. Barnett (1913–1944)
Wounded during the defense of Bastogne, he was being treated in an aid station when it was bombed on Christmas Eve 1944
Staff Sergeant Clarence E. Weible (1919–1945)
One of Newark's most highly decorated soldiers, Staff Sergeant Weible was a veteran of three battles
Staff Sergeant Homer B. Wooleyhan (1918–1945)
An N.C.O. in a reconnaissance unit killed in action in Germany during the last months of the war
Private 1st Class George S. Dill (1923–1944)
A combat engineer who entered the service from the Middletown area and first entered combat on Omaha Beach
Delaware's World War II Fallen 