An Atlas Powder Company employee turned Navy aircrewman
Category: Pennsylvania
Private Louis H. Way, Jr. (1921–1942)
He had only just begun his military career when claimed by an accident while on pass from basic training
Private Arthur Stamm (1917–1944)
Six years after fleeing Nazi Germany, a Jewish refugee returned to his homeland as an American soldier
2nd Lieutenant Walter M. Boggs, Jr. (1921–1944)
He was on the verge of graduating from training as a naval aviator
Private 1st Class Morton Wolson (1925–1944)
A college student who volunteered for the U.S. Army who first went into combat in Lorraine
Private 1st Class Ralph A. Maloney, Jr. (1924–1943)
A young infantryman who joined the legendary 4th Ranger Infantry Battalion immediately after going overseas
Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class William J. McQuiston (1921–1943)
An aviation machinist’s mate who remained at his post aboard a ditching bomber in a desperate effort to keep it in the air
Aviation Cadet William E. Hairsine (1922–1943)
A young Navy aviation cadet involved in a tragic crash early in his training
Staff Sergeant Hermus J. Hastings (1923–1944)
His B-24 disappeared near Truk shortly before he would have received the Distinguished Flying Cross
Private Roy S. Thomas (1921–1944)
A member of a segregated black Field Artillery unit killed in a stateside accident
Delaware's World War II Fallen 