A B-24 gunner who lost his life when he bailed out over the North Sea after his plane was hit on a mission to Germany
Category: European Theater
Major Paul J. Collins (1923–2021)
A special feature on a Eighth Air Force bombardier who made it home and later assisted with several profiles on this site
2nd Lieutenant Lowell F. Simmons (1918–1944)
A pilot from Maine who was killed in action during his first mission, a raid on Berlin
2nd Lieutenant Rocco DeFilippis (1919–1944)
A bombardier from South Philadelphia killed in action over Germany
1st Lieutenant Seymour Miller (1919–1944)
A furniture salesman turned infantry officer killed in action immediately after going into combat during the Normandy campaign
2nd Lieutenant Harold N. Sheaffer (1920–1944)
A B-17 navigator killed in action during the Allied aerial offensive known as Big Week
Sergeant Harry M. Hinkson, Jr. (1923–1944)
A clerk for the DuPont Company turned U.S. Army Air Forces gunner who was killed in action during a raid on Germany
Private 1st Class Ralph E. Adams (1925–1944)
A Delawarean in the 90th Infantry Division who was killed in action during the Normandy campaign
Private 1st Class Walter F. Johnson (1918–1944)
An infantryman who survived the D-Day landings only to die weeks later during the drive on Saint-Lô
Private Howard W. Hill (1923–1944)
A University of Delaware student turned infantryman killed in action in Germany
