In the last moments of his life, this officer performed an act of heroism that saved his men
Category: European Theater
Private 1st Class Samuel R. Evans (1916–1945)
Wounded in Normandy, he returned to combat in time for the drive into Germany
Technician 4th Grade William H. Allen (1916–1944)
A member of a black Transportation Corps unit who worked on the docks at Southampton immediately after D-Day in Normandy
Private William H. Hudson (1923–1943)
A young soldier who served in the force garrisoning Iceland
Staff Sergeant Lester D. Warren (1915–1944)
A B-24 tail gunner and father of a young son whose plane was hit over France
Technician 5th Grade Harold T. Hitchens (1915–1944)
An armorer in a rifle company who trained for years stateside before entering combat during the Rhineland campaign
Sergeant Wallace S. Wroten, Jr. (1925–1944)
An Army Specialized Training Program member turned infantryman who earned the Silver Star in his first days of combat
Private 1st Class Roy A. Baldwin (1915–1943)
A Wilmington fireman who died in a training accident during preparations for the Normandy invasion
Private Robert M. Tee (1926–1945)
Drafted straight out of high school, this youth was killed during his first day of combat
Corporal James A. Moore (1921–1944)
A DuPont employee turned communications clerk lost in a tragic accident in England
Delaware's World War II Fallen 