Six years after fleeing Nazi Germany, a Jewish refugee returned to his homeland as an American soldier
Category: Rhineland
Private 1st Class Morton Wolson (1925–1944)
A college student who volunteered for the U.S. Army who first went into combat in Lorraine
1st Lieutenant Joseph F. Myers (1919–1944)
In the last moments of his life, this officer performed an act of heroism that saved his men
Private 1st Class Samuel R. Evans (1916–1945)
Wounded in Normandy, he returned to combat in time for the drive into Germany
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 Robert M. Tee (1926–1945)
Drafted straight out of high school, this youth was killed during his first day of combat
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
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
Delaware's World War II Fallen 