A Jewish infantryman who first went into combat in Normandy shortly after D-Day
Category: Normandy
Private 1st Class Robert A. Wescoat (1910–1944)
A crew member aboard a U.S. Army tugboat lost after an unlucky navigational error during a journey between England and France
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
Private 1st Class Dallas I. Bowden (1923–1944)
A rifleman from Blades who perished in combat near Mortain, Normandy
Private James N. Foley (1921–1944)
Initially the member of a glider unit, this Wilmingtonian ended up pressed into combat as a replacement in Normandy
Private 1st Class John S. Greenfield (1914–1944)
A volunteer fireman from Talleyville lost during the grueling Normandy campaign
Private John A. Ware (1925–1944)
A replacement rifleman from Felton who was killed in Normandy during the Battle of Saint-Lô
Sergeant William I. Smith (1925–1944)
A young rifleman from Rockland who advanced rapidly to sergeant shortly before his death during the Battle of Normandy
Private 1st Class Mario J. Capano (1924–1944)
An Italian immigrant and member of a prominent Delaware family who survived Omaha Beach only to lose his life during the grueling Normandy campaign
Delaware's World War II Fallen 