Drafted straight out of high school, this youth was killed during his first day of combat
Category: European Theater
Corporal James A. Moore (1921–1944)
A DuPont employee turned communications clerk lost in a tragic accident in England
Major Clinton F. Schoolmaster (1919–1944)
A major and senior controller in a bomb wing by 24, who vanished during a flight
Private 1st Class Austin L. Reynolds (1909–1944)
An interwar veteran of the 1st Division found himself back in his old division during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
Captain Richard M. Durbin (1920–1944)
A DuPont mechanical engineer turned fighter pilot who flew 46 combat missions over Europe
Private 1st Class William W. Lewandowski (1925–1944)
A young father in a Field Artillery unit who was at a command post that came under attack during Battle of the Bulge
Private John J. Skrzec (1920–1944)
A football and basketball star turned Signal Corps lineman who supported the Third Army dash across France
Private James S. McClure (1908–1944)
An undocumented immigrant whose U.S. Army service allowed him the opportunity to become a naturalized citizen just before he entered combat
2nd Lieutenant Charles A. Higgins, Jr. (1922–1945)
A young officer who dropped out Yale to volunteer for the U.S. Army Signal Corps
Private 1st Class Joseph A. McGrath (1911–1944)
A father of a young son and veteran of three campaigns in northwest Europe
